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Resources wasted equals profits lost. Whether that waste comes in the form of a pile of unusable metal scrap on the assembly line or as excess heat in a data center, it is an inefficiency in business operations, and where there are inefficiencies, there is room for improvement. In this section, we explore the ways that companies are addressing waste through lean manufacturing, environmental management systems and other processes, as well as how companies are reporting their progress to customers and regulators.
- Seven companies joined KKR's Green Portfolio Program on its fourth anniversay, including Del Monte Foods, Capsugel, TDC A/S, Versatel, KION Group, Bharti Infratel and Dalmia Bharat Cement....
- As the Rio+20 conference approaches, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development warns that a radical adaptation in the use of natural capital is required.
- Building engineering company Integral Group unveiled a building with the world's highest LEED rating for commercial interiors in Oakland, Calif., this week. Here's a slideshow of the features......
- A webcast just hosted by Joel Makower explored in-depth why solid data are critical to sustainability success -- and how that success can be hindered by manual reporting methods....
- The world’s largest business software company has launched a new initiative to focus on the many challenges that urban centers face when trying to tackle sustainability issues....
- At VERGE London, speakers discussed how the convergence of energy, information, transportation and building technologies is impacting cars, buildings, cities, energy and more. Check out the Twitter...
- Intel soundly beat its greenhouse-gas emissions goals, but missed several other targets: It consumes more water and creates more chemical waste than previously, instead of less. Are its new goals...
- In advance of SAP's largest user conference this week, Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf spoke with GreenBiz about decoupling emissions from revenue growth, employee engagement and what......
- PG&E's new rate proposal would encourage EV drivers to charge when there's plenty of spare capacity on the electrical grid, at a price that -- in real dollars -- is less than half what......
- Organic waste makes up approximately 30 percent of the annual U.S. waste, so cutting it is key to meeting waste-diversion or zero-landfill goals. Here's what you need to know to succeed....
- The paperless office remains a myth. But in the last five years, offices actually have started using less paper and reaping the savings. Here are some tips for creating an effective "less paper...
- Over the past 10 years more corporations have realized that optimizing energy use is not only good for business, it's essential.
- Nike’s new sustainability report highlights how the sporting goods giant is pushing innovation in both its products and supply chain.
- The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy has released two tools to help companies calculate and cut emissions from processing plants and milk transportation.
- The biotech firm made major savings in its $29 million annual energy spending through a combination of facility management practices and adoption of innovative technologies to reduce energy use....
- With industrial and manufacturing companies guzzling nearly a third of U.S. energy, efficiency represents a big opportunity to improve their bottom lines. Unfortunately, most are behind the curve....
- Newcomer Seldera hopes to take the buiding automation market by storm with a system that requires no upfront cost and promises to slash energy costs by up to 20 percent....
- RecycleMatch, a Houston startup that runs an online marketplace for waste, is changing its business model. It now will help big companies sell their waste through cloud-based software.
- Helping customers develop the capacity for sustainable management could be the best way for primary-industry companies -- and countries -- to differentiate themselves. Air Canada shows how it could...
- DuPont's buildings division went from sending 81 million pounds of waste to landfill in 2008 to zero in 2012. Here's how they did it.
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