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Standards & Compliance Briefing: KLM and UTZ, Carbon Trust Standard, Dr. Pepper

July 19, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

KLM said that it is now serving UTZ Certified coffee on board of all worldwide flights, in a partnership signed with the sustainable farming label. The coffee comes from sustainable coffee farms in Central and South America, UTZ Certified said. Dr Pepper Snapple Group said that its Plano, Texas, headquarters ... Read more »

Empire State Building Lights to Cut Energy 75%; Lightfair Kicks Off

May 8, 2012May 8, 2012 by Leon Walker

The Empire State Building has unveiled plans to install an external lighting system that will use 75 percent less energy than its predecessor, as lighting companies unveil new products at Lightfair International, North America’s largest annual commercial and architectural lighting show, taking place in Las Vegas this week. The Empire ... Read more »

Philips Sustainability Report: Carbon Footprint Falls, Efficiency Rises but Progress Slows

March 1, 2012March 26, 2012 by Leon Walker

Philips Electronics reduced its operational carbon footprint and increased its energy efficiency – both by 4 percent – between 2010 and 2011, but its water intake for manufacturing purposes rose 3 percent over the same time period, according to the company’s 2011 integrated annual report. These figures represent a slow ... Read more »

Lighting Briefing: Philips, Cummings Properties, Noribachi

February 2, 2012June 23, 2013 by Leon Walker

Royal Philips Electronics saw a 70 percent increase in LED lighting sales in 2011, excluding LED chips, reports Optics.org. In the final quarter of 2011, LED-related sales were up 37 percent year-on-year despite a decrease in sales at Philips Lumileds – its LED chip manufacturing subsidiary. Philips Lumileds has launched ... Read more »

EU Business Leaders Say ETS Cheap Carbon Prices Hurt Green Investments

December 16, 2011December 16, 2011 by Leon Walker

Leaders of some of Europe’s largest businesses – including Shell, Alstom, Deutsche Telekom, Philips, Skanska, Tesco, Unilever and Vestas – called on the EU’s politicians to recalibrate the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) in order to bring stability to carbon markets. The business group The Prince of Wales’s EU Corporate ... Read more »

HP Knocks Nokia from Lead in Greenpeace Electronics Guide

November 9, 2011November 10, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

HP has taken the lead in Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, while the scores of former front runners Nokia and Sony Ericsson have dropped. The Guide to Greener Electronics ranks 15 companies on factors including greenhouse gas emissions, product take-back and elimination of hazardous and unsustainable materials from products and ... Read more »

Bulbrite Incandescent Aims to Beat the ‘Ban’

September 19, 2011September 19, 2011 by Leon Walker

Bulbrite has launched its Halogen A19 lamp, an incandescent bulb the company describes as “eco-friendly,” and that complies with the Energy Independence and Security Act. The act takes effect January 1, 2012 and requires general-service light bulbs to operate up to 30 percent more efficiently than current standards require, effectively ... Read more »

Lighting Brief: GE, Philips, FZLED, Magnalight

July 22, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

GE Lighting has announced that it will buy Lightech, a privately held lighting technology company based near Tel Aviv. Lightech specializes in LED electronic drivers and halogen transformers. The purchase price was not disclosed. “For our customers, this acquisition means we will deliver a more optimized, energy-efficient LED lighting system ... Read more »

Lightfair Briefing: Philips, Cree, Switch, Marvell

May 19, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Here’s a roundup of news from Lightfair International, the trade show and conference winding up today in Philadelphia. Philips has unveiled what it says is the world’s first LED replacement for the 75-watt light bulb. The Philips EnduraLED A21 (pictured) is a 17-watt model that cuts energy consumption by 80 ... Read more »

Philips Improves Carbon Footprint; Lighting Drives Product Efficiency

February 25, 2011February 25, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Philips Electronics has achieved a seven percent reduction in its carbon footprint and increased operational energy efficiency by six percent between 2009 and 2010. The company reduced its operational carbon footprint from 1,937 to 1,808 kilotons CO2-equivalent between 2009 and 2010, according to the company’s 2010 annual report. In that ... Read more »

Macy’s Says Lighting Retrofit Will Cut Energy Consumption 73%

December 13, 2010December 16, 2010 by Paul Nastu

Macy’s is retrofitting more than 117,000 halogen-based accent lighting in 86 department stores across the nation in a sustainability campaign that expects to reduce the retailer’s energy consumption by 73%. Philips custom-designed and produced thousands of the 13-watt EnduraLED PAR38 SP15 lamps that could meet Macy’s sustainability goals, as well ... Read more »

HP, Samsung, Lenovo Rise in ‘Green’ Electronics Ranking, Apple Falls

October 27, 2010October 27, 2010 by Gina Roos

While HP, Samsung and Lenovo made the biggest strides in developing ‘green’ products, Toshiba and Microsoft failed to act on past promises, according to the latest update of the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics. Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Philips held on to their No. 1, 2 and 3 rankings, respectively, ... Read more »

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