Microsoft, BMW Among Top Supply Chain Climate Performers
Air France, BMW, Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft are among 79 companies leading in climate change performance, according to a new evaluation and benchmarking tool created for CDP supply chain members and...
View ArticleGeorgia Power Cancels Biomass Plans
Georgia Power is abandoning plans to convert a coal-fired unit to biomass after finding that the conversion would not be cost-effective for customers. The utility – part of Southern Company – first...
View ArticleWill EU Climate Goals be Voluntary?
The European Commission is considering making renewable energy targets nonbinding on individual nations. The commission will tomorrow consider a climate proposal to reduce carbon emissions limits 35...
View ArticleEnvironmental Leader’s 2014 Insider Knowledge Report
Environmental Leader invites you to share the results of a sustainability initiative, environmental or energy management lesson or other insight you gained during the past year for our annual Insider...
View ArticleLean Manufacturing Yields ‘Green’ Results
If you’ve ever sat in traffic having simultaneous thoughts that “all of these vehicle emissions are bad for the environment,” and “I wish I lived closer to work,” then you already have a sense of how...
View ArticleSustainability: What is Coca-Cola Doing?
From The World in 2014 Summit, New York City (December 5th, 2013) What are effective strategies for businesses to make the most meaningful impact? Can these efforts create new jobs? Can investors...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: CSSD, Tervita, Advanced Emissions Solutions,...
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Center for Sustainable Shale Development: The a collaborative established last year between Chevron, Shell and...
View ArticleChina’s Industrial Air Pollution Reaching US
Air pollution generated by China’s export industry is making its way across the Pacific Ocean and contributing to smog in the US, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers. The study...
View ArticleMeasurabl Integrates With Energy Star Portfolio Manager
Measurabl now supports direct data integration with the EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager, which the sustainability reporting startup says will allow its clients to complete the Global Real Estate...
View ArticleChemical Spill Company Files for Bankruptcy
Freedom Industries, the company responsible for the chemical spill in West Virginia earlier this month that left more than 300,000 residents and many businesses without drinkable tap water, has filed...
View ArticleTyson Foods Tells Farmers Improve Pigs’‘Quality of Space’
Tyson Foods has sent a letter urging its farmers to “implement improved ‘quality and quantity of space’ standards” for pregnant pigs, just weeks prior to facing a shareholder vote on the practice of...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Chemical Spills, Beijing Plant Ban, Enbridge
Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, have written the Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act,...
View ArticleYou Can Make Money in the Water Business, Lux Research Says
The $600 billion water industry boasts a sizable number of profitable large companies, according to Lux Research, which says new entrants are bringing emerging technologies that will disrupt the...
View ArticleDuPont to Use EOS Climate’s Refrigerant Asset System
EOS Climate says it will provide the DuPont refrigerant distributor network access to its Refrigerant Asset System, which was launched in November. Through this collaboration, EOS offers its customers...
View ArticleMondelez Achieves 100% Sustainable Palm Oil Two Years Early
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100 percent of the palm oil it bought in 2013. This is two years ahead of the company’s existing commitment...
View ArticleEnvironmental Suits Loom for Chile’s Copper Mines
Usually business-friendly Chile may be witnessing a turning tide, as more and more mining and energy projects get stalled by environmental objectors. The $5 billion Castilla coal-fired plant was...
View ArticleEU to Cut Carbon Emissions 40% by 2030
Europe will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 as part of a deal reached today. The European Commission’s draft 2030 climate and energy package also sets an...
View ArticleIndustry Associations Launch Conflict Minerals Compliance Center
Major industry associations including the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) have teamed up to address conflict minerals...
View Article18 Ways to Raise Employee Awareness About Sustainability
Employee engagement is a hot topic in corporate sustainability circles these days–and for a good reason. Without the support and enthusiasm of staff at all levels of the company, it’s difficult to...
View ArticleRoyal Caribbean Supports Gestation-Crate-Free Pork
Royal Caribbean Cruises wants its pork suppliers to detail their efforts to eliminate gestation crates used to confine pregnant pigs. In 2012, the company that owns Royal Caribbean International,...
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