Can Trade Liberalization Be Aligned with Long-term Environmental Health?
Trade liberalization and free trade in their purest forms do little to encourage effective improvements in environmental quality. The goal of trade liberalization is to reduce or eliminate governmental...
View ArticleHow Emissions Growth Affects Business
As part of the Logica sustainability debate Nigel Topping, Chief Innovation Officer, Carbon Disclosure Project discusses the effects of emissions growth on business.
View ArticleLEED-Rated Furniture Store Opens
Home furnishings company City Furniture has opened a LEED-rated superstore in Florida. The nearly 94,000 square foot City and Ashley Furniture HomeStore in Boca Raton meets LEED standards on energy...
View ArticleLEDs and Fluorescents ‘Poised for 75% Share’
Fluorescent and LED lights will account for over three quarters of the U.S. lighting market by 2020, according to a report by Pike Research. LED adoption will start to accelerate by 2014-2015, the...
View ArticleEPA Revokes Mountaintop Mining Permit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday that it is revoking a water permit for one of the nation’s largest mountaintop removal mine projects because it would pollute water, harm...
View ArticleIBM, Deloitte, Logica Praised for Sustainable IT
Deloitte, IBM and Logica stand out as the most capable companies in sustainable technology services, according to a report by analyst firm Verdantix. The study of the 15 largest global IT services...
View Article‘Nuclear Sludge’ Candy Recalled for Lead Contamination
A candy company has voluntarily recalled its Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars, after some of the products tested positive for lead contamination. Circle City Marketing and Distribution of...
View ArticleEnvironmental Enforcement: Two New England Shipyards Settle EPA Claims
Two New England shipyards have agreed to pay penalties to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that they violated federal environmental laws. Rose’s Oil Service, a shipyard and...
View ArticleStimulus to Fund Energy Audits for Massachusetts Companies
The state of Massachusetts has launched a stimulus-funded program to help businesses improve their energy efficiency. Clean energy company Nexamp will conduct energy audits for companies in...
View ArticleEPA Says 19 New Chemicals Require Testing
On January 7, 2011 the Environmental Protection Agency or EPA announced a new rule for manufacturers of 19 additional high production volume (HPV) chemicals: manufacturers of these chemicals must...
View ArticleConstruction Firm Keeps 60,000 Tons from Landfills
Building firm Reno Contracting has diverted 72 percent of its construction debris from landfills since the beginning of 2009, the company has reported. The construction firm said that in that period it...
View ArticleGHG Rule Defense a White House ‘Priority'; UK Plc Demands Mandatory Reporting
Defending new rules on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be a top administration priority this year, a U.S. Justice Department official has said. Ignacia Moreno said Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleFedEx Express Pledges LEED Rating on All New Build
FedEx has announced that it aims to secure LEED certification for all its new FedEx Express facilities in the U.S. FedEx Express said it was adopting the standard on the heels of its Las Vegas facility...
View ArticleMeat Producer Cuts Water, Electricity Use
Food producer National Steak and Poultry (NSP) has reduced its fresh water use by 7.5 percent and saved 222,000 kW of electricity in a little over a year, the company says. NSP said its environmental...
View ArticleHow Climate Change Impacts Utility Customer Service
Consider this: you lead a large energy company that enjoys a reputation for quality customer service. Without warning, a natural disaster – such as a flood or earthquake – strikes and interrupts...
View ArticlePepsiCo UK Aims to Ditch Fossil Fuels by 2023
PepsiCo’s operations in the British isles plan to be fossil fuel- free by 2023, the company has announced. PepsiCo UK and Ireland’s second environmental sustainability report says the company will make...
View Article10 Trends Driving Action on Climate Change in 2011
Nobody expects the incoming Congress to take dramatic action on climate change, just as nobody was surprised that the international leaders meeting in Cancun couldn’t reach strong, binding agreements...
View ArticleHonda Rolls Out Global Supply Chain Guidelines
Honda is expanding its environmental purchasing guidelines to cover all its suppliers around the world, the company has announced. The car maker said its revised Green Purchasing Guidelines cover all...
View ArticleBest Practices Webinar – Energy and Environmental Management
The list of environmental issues for businesses to manage seems endless. Companies must identify and prioritize ways to tackle energy, carbon, water and waste, and be able to justify and communicate...
View ArticleHow to Combat Logistics Inefficiencies in Your Organization
We all know that transport bears much of the carbon footprint blame in the average company’s supply chain. However, do we know how much, and is it really our problem? Many a time I have experienced...
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