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An environmental management system is a set of processes and practices that enable a company to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. Using the ISO 14001 standard provides an internationally recognized framework for environmental management, and for many companies, ISO 14001 certification is a contractual requirement of customers. Local, state and federal government programs exist to reward companies that meet or exceed compliance standards, whether by offering reduced regulatory oversight, such as fast-track permitting, fewer inspections, and less-frequent reporting requirements.
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Between pending legislation and customer demand, companies are getting squeezed for information about where their products are made. Here's how to get out in front of the supply chain transparency movement....
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Between pending legislation and customer demand, companies are getting squeezed for information about where their products are made. Here's how to get out in front of the supply chain transparency......
Many companies employ different software solutions at the plant level than for air, water, carbon and other corporate environmental data, yet the demand to report environmental data throughout...
Complying with regulations on chemicals and other substances can be costly to businesses, but non-compliance can be even more costly....
Today, a new sustainability standard for companies is being released for public comment: ULE 880 - Sustainability for Manufacturing Organization....
Separate reports out this week predict gangbusters growth for various sectors that have sprung up to help companies and governments reduce their carbon footprints. Just-released research predicts......
The agency’s actions are being undertaken under its authority of the existing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), recognizing EPA’s “strong belief” that the 1976 law is......
By incorporating environmental data into its overarching business-intelligence software program, SAP aims to make it easier to measure and manage corporate environmental footprints....
At first glance it seems an impossible task to take on the hundreds or thousands of chemicals in your company's supply chain, but a number of companies have developed useful approaches to......
Kudos to John Kerry and Lindsey Graham for their op-ed in Sunday’s Times, which points the way to a......
The rule will cover about 14,000 power plants, refineries and factories that produce large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, requiring them to install the most up-to-date pollution control......
Big-name companies such as Weyerhauser, Toyota and Sherman-Williams are turning to compost microbes to eat air pollutants and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions....
Carbon accounting firm Carbonetworks has expanded its offerings to help organizations manage more than their greenhouse gas emissions, including energy, waste and water consumption....
In the wake of General Motors' bankruptcy and reorganization, funds for a partnership to clean up toxic mercury waste from old cars could be drying up....
This tool allows a customer to view power consumption for individual components, such as monitors or graphics cards, compare the current savings to older configurations, and establish aggregate......
Companies like Johnson Controls, Eaton and IBM are finding millions of dollars in savings by applying the Lean Six Sigma framework to their internal environmental initiatives, according to this......
The first phase of a three-phase project to establish a green rating system for all of the products on its shelves, Walmart executives today released its 15 question survey that will be mailed to......
The first phase of the mega-retailer's Sustainable Product Index, this tool offers an overview of the project's goals, the 15-question survey the company is sending to all its suppliers, and an...
The new rules apply to all Toxics Release Inventory reports due July 1, and will increase the amount of information that companies must disclose about their releases of toxic chemicals across the......
Over the weekend, New York Governer David Patterson signed legislation requiring large retail stores to recycle plastic carry-out bags. The legislation defines large stores as those with over 10,......
There's a lot of strategic thinking going on in the corporate sustainability world. However, there is little to no traction for this strategy at the local facilities. This is a huge problem ......
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The apparel company's groundbreaking report offers a roadmap on assessing the eco-...- The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy......
- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum by talking about how the city is......
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