Big Data Climate Challenge Winners Announced
Projects from the Global Forest Watch and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture have been named the winners of the Big Data Climate Challenge, hosted by the United Nations Global Pulse. In...
View ArticleDuPont Pays $1.9M in Pesticide Laws Settlement
DuPont will pay an almost $1.9 million penalty to resolve allegations violations of pesticide reporting and distribution laws, according to an EPA settlement. The agency says the company failed to...
View ArticleCompanies Ready for Carbon Pricing
Dow Chemical Company, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and ExxonMobil are among the 29 major public companies in the US — and 150 globally — that are incorporating an internal carbon price into their business...
View ArticleBASF, Cargill, Novozymes Closer to Bio-Based Acrylic Acid
BASF, Cargill and Novozymes have converted 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP) to glacial acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers — a major step toward their joint development of technologies to produce...
View ArticleCargill Joins TFT, Advances Sustainable Palm Oil
Cargill is becoming a member of The Forest Trust, an international non-governmental organization that partners with companies to build responsible supply chains, in an effort to advance its commitment...
View ArticleBig Data’s Role in Resource Management
IBM’s Lee Green talks about how bid data can improve efficiency and lead to smarter energy systems, smarter supply chain management and smarter traffic systems.
View ArticleUL Launches Conflict Minerals Platform to Meet Reporting Requirements
UL’s Information & Insights division has launched WERCSmart Conflict Minerals Platform to help companies meet conflict minerals reporting requirements. Most corporations struggling to meet the...
View ArticleSeafood Businesses Agree to Consistent Environmental Labeling, Sourcing
The Sustainable Seafood Coalition (SSC), a coalition of major seafood suppliers, brands, supermarkets and restaurants has published two codes of conduct guiding their environmental labeling and...
View Article‘Smart’ Industrial Waste Management on Rise
The global industrial waste management services market earned revenues of $387.40 billion in 2013 and will reach $750.09 billion in 2020, according to analysis by Frost & Sullivan. The analysis...
View ArticleClimate Action Can Spur Economic Growth, Commission Says
Businesses and governments can tackle climate change and improve economic performance, according to a report by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, a group of business and policy leaders...
View ArticleFaulty Wells — Not Fracking — Polluted Water, Study Says
Defective wells, not hydraulic fracturing, is the primary cause of water contamination from shale gas extraction in parts of Pennsylvania and Texas, according to a study by Duke University. Using noble...
View ArticleEnvironmental Executive Moves: Call2Recycle, Waste Management, Aquafor, ABB
Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Call2Recycle: The battery stewardship organization has named Leo Raudys (pictured) vice president of program...
View ArticleCompanies to Phase Down Potent Greenhouse Gases
Coca-Cola, Target, DuPont, Honeywell and other major companies along with the White House have announced a series of commitments to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases...
View ArticleDunkin’ Brands to Source Sustainable Palm Oil in US
Dunkin’ Brands Group, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, has committed to source 100 percent sustainable palm oil in the US by 2016. The company says it will work with its...
View ArticleCarbon Pollution Rules Comment Period Extended
The EPA has extended the comment period for the proposed Clean Power Plan to Dec. 1. The comment period for the carbon emissions rules was originally scheduled to end Oct. 16. The extension comes a...
View ArticleCreating the Circular Economy, Part II
Read Part I of the Circular Economy here. At the end of my last article, I asked whether the “internet of things” can be part of the circular economy. Can this connectedness push consumers to consider...
View ArticleMilliken Nucleator Cuts Packaging Waste
Milliken will launch a nucleator for injection molding high-density polyethylene (HDPE) at Pack Expo International in Chicago, Nov. 2-5. The new polymer additive allows packaging manufacturers to...
View ArticleDemand for LEED Building Professionals Grows
Demand for the LEED Accredited Professional and LEED Green Associate credentials grew 46 percent over a 12-month period, according to the US Green Building Council. The study, conducted by USGBC...
View ArticleCentury Foods Achieve Zero Waste to Landfill
Century Foods International of Hormel Foods reached a recycling rate of 93 percent in 2013 and achieved zero-waste-to-landfill status at all four of its plant locations last October, earning it the...
View ArticleEPA’s Pollution Prevention Program Claims ‘Not Provable’
There is no proof that the EPA’s Design for the Environment program has cut use of hazardous chemicals, according to a report released by the agency’s inspector general, Bloomberg reports. In addition,...
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