London Gov’t Urges Olympics to Rethink Dow Chemical Sponsorship
London’s city government has called on the International Olympic Committee to reconsider its sponsorship contract with Dow Chemical, saying the deal has tarnished the games’ reputation. The London...
View ArticleIIRC Releases Draft Integrated Reporting Framework
The International Integrated Reporting Council released a draft outline of an integrated reporting framework in an effort to establish a basic structure that will be globally accepted as the corporate...
View ArticleGreenpeace Upgrades Apple Data Center Rating
Greenpeace has adjusted Apple’s grade in an evaluation that ranks industry leaders in cloud computing, and credited the company for making significant improvements in its clean energy policies, but...
View ArticleGRI’s Mike Wallace Discusses Sustainability Reporting Standards
Recorded at the New Economics Institute Strategies for a New Economy Conference on June 9, 2012, Mike Wallace speaks about how his work as Director of Focal Point USA for the Global Reporting...
View ArticleIBM Smarter Computing Cuts Suffolk Life’s Power Use 37% in Four Weeks
Pension company Suffolk Life has reduced its power consumption 37 percent in four weeks, and expects to save £30,000 ($57,250) annually, after adopting IBM’s Smarter Computing approach to its IT...
View ArticlePartnerships ‘Key’ to Automaker Success – but BMW, GM and Peugeot Play the Field
Automakers including General Motors, Toyota, BMW, Volkswagen and Ford are partnering to share technologies like alternative fuels, electric vehicles and advanced composites in response to “megatrends”...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Hyundai Suit, Shell CCS, BP Penalties, Light...
Here’s the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 12 items. Hyundai faces a class-action lawsuit from Consumer...
View ArticleUS Consumers Rank Last for Sustainable Behavior, National Geographic Says
Americans rank last compared to the rest of the world in sustainable behavior – as they have every year – and don’t feel guilty about this, according to a National Geographic survey. The annual...
View ArticleHess Sustainability Report: Water Use Rises 27% in One Year
Oil and gas company Hess Corporation’s fresh water use jumped 27 percent last year to 13 million cubic meters, primarily due to higher use in its North Dakota operations and in its gas processing and...
View ArticleWalgreens Slapped with Hazardous Waste Allegations
Walgreen Co. has disclosed in its July 12 SEC filing that the company has been served with a civil complaint alleging certain violations of California’s hazardous waste regulations. The alleged...
View ArticleApple Reverses EPEAT Decision – With New Listings, to Boot
Apple has rejoined the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool registry just days after withdrawing its 39 desktop computers, monitors and laptops – and its MacBook Pro with Retina Display,...
View ArticleFatTwin Free Air Cooling System Reduces Data Center Costs, Says Supermicro
Supermicro, provider of high-efficiency server technology and green computing, has released FatTwin, a new high-capacity free-air cooling system that reduces data center costs, according to the...
View ArticleCA Technologies’ DCIM 4.0 Integrates Data Center, IT Management
CA Technologies has announced its CA Data Center Infrastructure Management 4.0 (CA DCIM 4.0) software for monitoring and optimizing power, cooling, space and assets in the data center. CA DCIM 4.0...
View ArticleImplementing Sustainable Data Center Practices
Environmental stewardship, innovation and leadership are becoming increasingly important as we take steps to create a sustainable environment for future generations. This is particularly important when...
View ArticleSteps to Sustainability Transformation: Lessons from the Surfboard Industry
The culture of surfing is awash in environmentalism. It has soul, it’s connected to the natural rhythms of the earth, it has icons like Jack Johnson singing about reducing and reusing. Beneath the...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: ISO 20121 for Events, ISO 50001, RJC
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. ISO has released a new standard – ISO 20121 – supporting...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Roundup: FedEx to Test Nissan, GE and PayPal, E15 Warning
FedEx will this month begin testing Nissan’s 100 percent electric e-NV200 commercial vehicle in Yokohama, Japan. The e-NV200 test model, which will be used for about one month, will be evaluated for...
View ArticleVerizon Taps Eltek for Off-Grid Hybrid Solar Installation
Energy systems manufacturer Eltek has completed an off-grid hybrid solar power installation for Verizon Wireless in California. The energy company installed a Flatpack2 HE hybrid solar-propane DC power...
View ArticleBaltimore Convention Center Inks $10m Energy Savings Contract with Constellation
Constellation Energy and the Baltimore Convention Center have signed an energy savings performance contract to install about $10 million in water and energy conservation measures. Under the terms of...
View ArticleAlaska Files Suit to Block Low-Sulfur Fuel Rules for Ships
The state of Alaska has filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Anchorage to block federal environmental regulations that require ships to use low-sulfur fuel. The regulation, established by the EPA...
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