Conservación & Desarrollo (C&D), a Chilean consulting firm, partnered with San Francisco-based Climate Earth to compute what they believe to be the first life cycle environmental impact of a building in Latin America.
Mattel said it will boost recycled content in its paper packaging, avoid virgin fiber from controversial sources and increase the use of fiber that is third-party certified.
Investing $188 billion to properly manage stormwater in the U.S. and preserve water quality may potentially create nearly 1.9 million jobs over the next five years, according to a new report.
A growing list of companies are turning their employees into sleuths tasked with a single purpose: to identify and quantify opportunities to save energy. The process is called a Treasure Hunt, and over the last decade, more than 200 of the events at GE have uncovered $150 million in energy savings.
For years, companies have clamored for internationally recognized methodologies to measure the greenhouse gas emissions from products and across corporate value chains.
The Energy Department said this week it needs to invest more in the transportation sector to help wean the country off oil. At the same time, the government will delay new fuel economy rules and the top five most congested cities are named.
Pressure for suppliers to produce low carbon products and reduce their own emissions will grow in the coming years, driven in part by shareholder pressure.