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Boeing on Track to Meet Environmental Targets by 2012

June 21, 2010 by Gina Roos

Boeing is on track to reach its environmental targets by 2012 even though some improvements have been modest over the first few years of its environmental initiative, says Mary Armstrong, Boeing’s vice president of the corporate environment, health and safety team, reports HeraldNet. Boeing’s goals include reducing hazardous waste generation, ... Read more »

Intel Cuts Emissions by 45%, Water Use Rises 3%

May 20, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Intel has reduced its absolute global-warming emissions by more than 45 percent below 2007 levels and more than 40 percent below 2004 levels on a per chip basis as of the end of 2009, according to the company’s 2009 Corporate Responsibility Report. Intel also reduced its PFC emissions by more ... Read more »

Boeing Reduces GHG Emissions, Energy Use Slightly in 2009

May 18, 2010May 18, 2010 by Gina Roos

Boeing has reduced carbon dioxide emissions at major U.S. facilities by 31 percent, energy consumption by 32 percent, hazardous waste generation by 38 percent and water consumption by 43 percent on a revenue-adjusted basis since 2002, according to the company’s 2010 Environmental Performance Report. Boeing says it’s on track to ... Read more »

Hormel Cuts Water Use by 9%, Energy Use Rises by 3%

May 5, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Hormel Food has reduced water consumption by 9 percent and solid waste to landfills by 16 percent or 7,275 tons in fiscal year (FY) 2009, compared to 2006 levels, according to the company’s corporate responsibility report. However, Hormel’s indirect energy consumption increased 3 percent in fiscal year 2009 while direct ... Read more »

Agilent Cuts Water Use by Nearly 24%

April 14, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Agilent cut its global water consumption by nearly 24 percent in 2009, from 1.074 million cubic meters in 2008 to 0.818 million cubic meters in 2009, according to the company’s Corporate Citizenship Report 2009 (PDF). Agilent also reduced the amount of waste it produces globally by 15 percent, cutting generated ... Read more »

Crown Equipment Achieves Zero Landfill at Ohio Plant

April 2, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Crown Equipment has achieved zero landfill status at its New Knoxville, Ohio, facility, recycling 96 percent of its waste, with the remaining 4 percent (less than 1 ton per month) converted into energy at a waste-to-energy facility, according to the company’s 2009 ecologic report (PDF), reports Reliable Plant. The heart ... Read more »

Novo Nordisk Cuts CO2 Emissions by 32%, Water Use by 20%

February 8, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Novo Nordisk exceeded long-term targets for reducing CO2 emissions, water consumption and total energy consumption, while increasing its workforce by 8 percent and sales by 12 percent in 2009, according to the company’s integrated annual report. The pharmaceutical company reduced CO2 emissions by 32 percent and water consumption by 20 ... Read more »

BrownFlynn Sets Baseline for Future Environmental Performance

January 6, 2010December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

BrownFlynn, a corporate responsibility and sustainability consulting firm, says it is “walking the talk” with the release of its first sustainability report based on the Global Reporting Initiative. The company has determined its baseline environmental performance including electricity and water use, based on its 2008-09 reporting period, in order to ... Read more »

Bombardier Exceeds Water, Energy Use Reduction Targets

December 2, 2009December 14, 2010 by Gina Roos

Despite missing its target to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 15 percent between fiscal year 2004 and 2009, Bombardier Inc. has cut its GHG emissions by 10 percent and aims to reduce emissions by an additional 10 percent by 2015, according to the firm’s latest corporate social responsibility report. ... Read more »

Costa Cruises Cuts Fuel and Water Use by 5%

November 30, 2009 by Gina Roos

Costa Cruises, a cruise line and travel company based in Europe, has cut fuel and potable water consumption by five percent during the fiscal year starting in December 2007, according to its fourth Sustainability Report, reports Breaking Travel News. Fuel consumption per mile traveled was decreased from about 356 kg ... Read more »

Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

November 20, 2009 by Gina Roos

Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. The ... Read more »

Heinz On Track to Reduce GHG Emissions, Waste, Energy Use and Water Consumption 20% by 2015

November 13, 2009 by Gina Roos

H. J. Heinz Company has significantly reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, solid waste, energy use and water consumption over the past year, keeping the company on track to meet its 20 percent reduction target across the board by 2015, according the firm’s 2009 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Here are ... Read more »

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