Batteries Power Lawn and Garden Fleet
Outdoor power equipment manufacturer MTD Products has signed a joint development agreement with energy storage startup Gridtential that supports MTD’s push to replace the emission-heavy combustion...
View ArticleNuclear Plant Retirements to ‘Slightly Increase’ Carbon
Future US CO2 emissions will be affected by retirements of coal and nuclear power plants, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2014 looks at several...
View ArticleHow Commercial Buildings Can Curb Emissions
Office buildings — which account for some 20 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, according to Building Owners and Managers Association International — can curb their GHGs by implementing seven...
View ArticleLCA Helps Development Cut GHGs 60%
A lifecycle assessment by eTool shows UK-based BioRegional’s One Brighton apartment project is delivering a 60 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to the average UK home. The...
View ArticleFord’s Smart Fleet Tool Saves Customers Money
Ford’s Fleet Purchase Planner is expected to reduce escalator and elevator manufacturer Kone’s carbon emissions output by 850 metric tons annually while saving the company money, the automaker says....
View ArticleSustainability KPIs Trending Upward
Outside of certain industries such as high tech and retail, procurement organizations haven’t universally defined and adopted sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs), according to research by...
View ArticleNational Office Furniture Close to Zero Waste to Landfill
National Office Furniture, a manufacturer and division of Kimball International, has reduced waste sent to the landfill by 44 percent in absolute tons since 2002. Today, the company diverts 95 percent...
View ArticleAirport Cuts Costs, Packaging Waste with Ecolab Cleaning System
Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport cut costs and packaging waste after installing Ecolab’s Hydris cleaning system. In addition to being safer for the environment and employees, the non-toxic...
View ArticleAcquisition Clears Way for Oil and Gas Standards
Petroleum Industry Data Exchange has acquired the PIDX trademarks and standards publications from the American Petroleum Institute. This gives PIDX International the ability to leverage industry...
View ArticleShipping Industry Carbon Credits Developed
AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business and The Gold Standard Foundation have developed a carbon credit methodology for the international shipping industry that they say is the first of its kind....
View ArticleHP Recycled Plastic Ink Cartridges Up 50%
More than 75 percent of HP’s ink cartridges and 24 percent of HP LaserJet toner cartridges are now manufactured with “closed loop” recycled plastic, the company says. This represents a 50 percent...
View ArticleWalmart, Suppliers Launch Recycling Fund
Walmart announced a fund to invest $100 million in recycling infrastructure projects and joined CEOs from Kellogg, Coca-Cola, Monsanto and other major companies to sign sustainable agriculture and...
View ArticleMaking the Natural Gas Boiler Switch
Making modification to boiler burners to allow the use of natural gas often makes sense in the long term in terms of costs and emissions savings, Pollution Engineering reports. Many commercial boiler...
View ArticleCross-State Air Pollution Rule Upheld
The US Supreme Court yesterday upheld an air pollution rule intended to reduce the amount of coal plant emissions that cross state lines. In a 6-2 decision, the court backed the Cross-State Air...
View ArticleHow to Make Money from CSR Activities
Good product performance pays while good environmental performance doesn’t, research published in Strategic Management Journal says. Earlier studies show mixed results on the financial benefits of...
View ArticleDirect Store Delivery ‘Can Save $3M Annually’
Consumer goods suppliers can save millions of dollars by evaluating and improving Direct Store Delivery (DSD) operations — the way that products are ordered, sold, delivered and merchandised —...
View ArticleSupply Chains in the Face of a Changing Climate
The economic damages from weather-related disasters continue to climb worldwide, and will continue on that path. Proactively, organizations are making strides to anticipate and prepare for these...
View ArticleClear Understanding of Sustainability Challenges Drives Innovation
This article is sponsored by Procter & Gamble. Companies and individuals who have a comprehensive appreciation of today’s sustainability challenges are driving environmental innovation. Procter...
View ArticleResilinc Launches CSR Module for SupplyIntel
Supply chain resiliency firm Resilinc has launched SupplyIntel CSR Module to help companies protect against labor, ethics, and environmental compliance and sustainability problems in their supply...
View ArticleCalif. Joins Fuel Cell EV Partnership
In an effort to advance hydrogen transportation, California has joined H2USA, a public-private partnership led by the US Department of Energy. H2USA aims to accelerate the commercialization of clean...
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