EPA Provides Additional Information on Clean Power Plan
The EPA has made available additional information on the Clean Power Plan and proposed goals to reduce carbon pollution in areas of Indian Country and US territories where fossil-fuel power plants are...
View ArticleReport: Climate Change Increasing Conflict Risk in 32 Countries
Climate change vulnerability and food insecurity is increasing the risks of conflict and civil unrest in 32 countries, including the emerging markets of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria and the...
View ArticleLego Builds on IPCC Meeting
Lego looks to be continuing its recent climate-change action campaign. After ending its promotional deal with Shell, following pressure from Greenpeace that called on Lego to stop making toys with...
View ArticleEU on Track to Meet 2020 Climate Goals
European Union greenhouse gas emissions fell almost 2 percent between 2012 and 2013, putting the EU very close to its 2020 reduction target, according to analysis from the European Environment Agency....
View Article12 Steps for Improved Sustainability Strategies
A Verdantix report aims to help chief sustainability officers and VPs of environmental sustainability to understand the circumstances where natural capital — the finite stock of natural assets (air,...
View ArticleEPA Adds BPA, 22 Other Chemicals to TSCA List
Twenty-three chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA), seven phthalates and two flame retardants, have been added to the EPA’s list of chemicals for assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act....
View ArticleLEED Retail Participants on the Rise
Between 2012 and 2013, green building investment jumped by $1 billion in the retail sector, and the percentage of retail owners involved in green building more than doubled, from 18 percent in 2011 to...
View ArticleGMA Slams EWG’s Food Rating System
The Grocery Manufacturers Association has slammed a new food rating system by the Environmental Working Group, calling it “severely flawed” and saying it will give consumers “misinformation” about the...
View ArticleWells Fargo Launches $10M Clean Tech Startup Fund
Wells Fargo has launched a $10 million environmental grant for clean technology startups. The Innovation Incubator (IN2) program, funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the Energy...
View ArticleChina’s Largest Steelmaker Chooses Veolia’s Wastewater Treatment
Veolia has been selected by Tangshan Iron & Steel, a subsidiary of China’s largest steelmaker Hebei Iron & Steel Group, to build and operate industrial water treatment and recycling facilities...
View ArticleLess CO2, More Profit? Absolutely!
I find it difficult to believe that even in this day and age that companies still need to be provided with incentives to ensure that they are operating in a carbon-friendly manner. If your moral...
View ArticlePatagonia’s Commitment to 100% Traceable Down
To ensure the humane treatment of birds that supply down, as of fall 2014 Patagonia uses only 100 percent traceable down. The company traces it from farm to factory to make sure the birds that supplied...
View ArticleAkzoNobel Additive Makes Roads Safer, Cuts CO2
AkzoNobel has launched an additive for road salt that helps to protect against frost damage and makes driving safer. Inspired by the ability of certain animals to withstand cold and prevent ice forming...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: Boeing, Indianapolis, SCT Fleet Solutions
Boeing and Commercial Aircraft of China have opened a demonstration facility that will turn waste cooking oil into aviation biofuel. The two companies estimate that 500 million gallons of biofuel could...
View ArticleLevi’s, M&S, Other Brands Pledge Zero-Deforestation Fashion
Levi Strauss & Co., Marks & Spencer, Portico Brands and ASOS have joined Canopy’s Fashion Loved by Forests initiative, committing to ensure their fabric sourcing doesn’t harm endangered forests...
View ArticleIHG Rolls Out Sustainability Tool Across 4,700 Properties
InterContinental Hotels Group plans to roll out its online environmental sustainability tool, which helps hotels manage energy, carbon, water and waste, across the company’s 4,700 global properties by...
View Article3E, Locus Team Up on EH&S Risk Management
3E Company and Locus Technologies have announced a strategic collaboration that brings together 3E’s substance-level global regulatory content and product-level safety data sheet data and Locus’...
View ArticleUSGBC Announces LEED 2009 Extension
The US Green Building Council says it will allow LEED users to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until Oct. 31, 2016 — an extension of almost a year and a half. The original date for...
View ArticleBunge Makes Sustainable Palm Oil Pledge
Global agribusiness giant Bunge has committed to building a traceable supply chain for 100 percent of the palm oil and palm derivatives it trades, processes and utilizes in commercial and consumer...
View ArticleThe Digital Revolution
The last article started the buildup to using data (from wherever) to drive innovation, clarity and transparency, business model/economics, institutionalization, and benchmarking for industry in...
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