Sustainable Packaging Growth Losing Ground
The consumer’s emphasis on sustainability in packaging is not growing as quickly as it did one year ago, according to a packaging industry study, 2011 Sustainability in Packaging, from Packaging Digest...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Dealers Fight Fuel Rules, Utility MACT Rule,...
Auto dealers are fighting the Obama administration’s tough new fuel economy standards, taking the place of car companies that agreed to adopt an average efficiency target of 54 miles per gallon by 2025...
View ArticleChicago Airports Plan Solar, Alternative Fueling, Composting
The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) announced a series of sustainability initiatives at the 2011 Airports Going Green conference in Chicago, including plans for a 60-acre solar panel installation,...
View ArticleAn Economist’s Take on Climate Change
Brian Murray, director for economic analysis at Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, discusses climate change and energy security from the economist’s point of view at the...
View ArticleGreen Fleet Briefing: Firms Buy 15,600 Renaults; Prius Production Cut Back
Nineteen French companies, including GDF Suez, Air France, Veolia and France Telecom Orange, along with public procurement agency UGAP, have agreed to buy 15,637 Renault Kangoo Z.E. electric vans over...
View ArticleSocial Networking Site Aims to Link Sustainability Professionals
Enablon has launched Wizness, an online collaborative platform for solving sustainability business challenges, with 250 member companies already on board. In development for two years, Wizness has been...
View ArticleHP Data Center Project ‘to Reduce Energy up to 89%’
HP has unveiled Project Moonshot, an initiative to reduce data center energy use by up to 89 percent through the sharing of storage, networking, management, power and cooling across thousands of...
View ArticleWalmart, Coke Lead as Firms Buy Over 250 Fuel Cell Systems
Walmart, Coca-Cola, Sysco and Whole Foods are leading the charge of companies deploying fuel cells for stationary power, back-up power and forklifts, according to a study by non-profit group Fuel Cells...
View ArticleFive Ways To Make Your Fleet Greener For Less
Once, fleet owners explored green technologies as a means for a public relations bump. Consumers liked seeing green cars and trucks on the road, and they rewarded companies who made those investments....
View ArticleLeveraging Public-Private Partnerships to Make More Sustainable Food
Consumers today want healthier food that has minimal impact on the environment. The reality, however, is that agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to both carbon and water footprints. As...
View ArticleStandards & Compliance Briefing: GHS 90 Days Away, Green Code, NSF/ANSI...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has submitted a final rule to revise its Hazard Communication Standard to align with GHS, MSDSonline reported. The Office of Management and Budget now...
View ArticleWaste-To-Energy Briefing: Urine Power, U.S. Capitol, Dynamis and SITA
Urine could be an abundant fuel for electricity generation, according to researchers from the U.K.’s University of the West of England, Bristol. The researchers have found a way of directly producing...
View ArticleStudy: Smart Fabrics Pose E-Waste Threat
The burgeoning smart fabric industry could pose a serious e-waste hazard, according to a New York Times report. Researchers have been weaving small electronic components into textiles, allowing the...
View ArticleHow AECOM is Engineering Greener Streets
AECOM corporate vice president and chief sustainability officer Gary Lawrence discusses how the company finds sustainability successes, while recognizing the increasing complexity of sustainability...
View ArticleCSCI: Adopt Network Efficiency Strategies or Pay Up
Company executives need to adopt specific best practices for energy efficiency in networks and across connected devices, or unneeded energy use will continue to negatively affect their companies’...
View ArticleUN Backs Fight Against EU Airline Law
The U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization came down yesterday against the European Union’s plans to force non-EU airlines into a cap and trade scheme. The ICAO adopted a working paper by 26...
View ArticleFacebook Installing Solar Cogeneration System
Facebook is planning to create both electricity and hot water with a solar energy system at its new Menlo Park, Calif., headquarters. With the capacity to generate 10 kw of electricity and 50 kw of...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Supplier Slammed with Humane Society SEC Complaint
The Humane Society of the United States has lodged a legal complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that Smithfield Foods, a pork supplier to fast food chain McDonald’s, is...
View ArticleUniv. Central Florida Wins Energy Star ‘Battle of the Buildings’
The University of Central Florida has won the EPA’s 2011 Energy Star National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. UCF’s winning building was a parking garage (pictured) on the university’s...
View ArticleThe Three Stages of Staff Sustainability Engagement
Programs to involve staff in sustainability programs break down into three key stages, according to a report by brand consulting firm BBMG. In Green the Team, the firm draws on recent experience...
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