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Business travel is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions for many companies. Flying employees around the country or the world for meetings and conferences can greatly increase the carbon footprint of even the most environmentally concerned company. This section looks at new technologies and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of business travel.
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Brendan May, author of "How to Make Your Company a Recognized Sustainability Champion," details what you need to know about the broader business-sustainability environment to help lift your company to the top.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises and the corporate parent of Travelocity are among the travel industry heavyweights that are lining up behind standards set by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council.
Event organizers can now report on sustainability issues like impacts on communities, natural environments, and local and global economies, a move that aims to speed adoption of green meetings,...
One of the other encouraging trends we’ve seen in 2011 is the importance of events. Here are some of the better ones I had a chance to speak at this year.
Two airlines are making big bets on biofuels, with United Airlines today launching the first U.S. commercial flight with an algae-based biofuel, and Alaska Air committing to purchase airplane fuel...
AT&T is touting the environmental and business benefits of its services for remote workers and teleconferencing with a tool that lays out company-specific savings.
Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably...
Sustainability gives Best Buy the vehicle by which it can engage its 180,000-strong workforce and stay competitive, according to CEO Brian Dunn.
An employee-led competition at a Kimberly-Clark facility in Wisconsin that urges coworkers to cycle to work -- even in snowy, below-freezing weather -- is a sure sign that a change in commute...
Like many other areas of business, travel has its own set of systems; yet in most companies, sustainability has not been integrated into managed corporate travel programs. Here are some ideas on...
Members of the new platform, called Global Compact LEAD, will work to implement the newly unveiled Blueprint for Corporate Leadership, a roadmap released by the UN Global Compact last year. The...
From virtual meetings to recycled packaging, here are 20 things businesses of any size can do to improve their environmental impacts and boost their green cred.
Amtrak, the government-owned passenger rail corporation in the U.S., has awarded Siemens a $466 million contract to build 70 electric locomotives with energy efficient features.
This set of solutions from Info-Tech examines the leading vendors of videoconferencing tools and highlights key considerations that companies should take into account in their decision-making...
Some employees of the city of Gothenburg have cut their transportation emissions by up to two-thirds with a commuting tracking tool developed by Volvo IT.
Executives in the hotel, airline and travel industries gathered this week in New York City to address the enviromental challenges large and small that are unique to tourism.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, the world's second largest cruise operator, has cut fuel consumption by about 4 percent with better designed ships, smarter sailing practices and energy efficiency...
Research from Mitsubishi confirms drivers are comfortable with charging times and happy to take electric vehicles on motorways.
Individual companies with four telepresence rooms can avoid 2,271 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions over five years, while saving hundreds of business trips annually, a new study has found...
The U.K. government could save more than £300M (US$433.6 million) and about 60,000 tonnes of carbon over the next three years by banning 'unnecessary' business flights.
U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer has made significant strides on its energy, emissions and waste goals while falling behind on travel emissions, water tracking and organic food sales....
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