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Hospitality giant reveals how staff training and carbon bonuses are helping to cut energy use and slash emissions.
by James Murray
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SC Johnson, the maker of household products ranging from Windex to Ziploc bags, has met -- if not topped -- its five-year environmental goals.
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Like Santa, companies concerned about their carbon footprint can trim it by investing in energy efficiency, opting for greener packaging and buying local, whenever possible.
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How can you have more clouds and greater visibility? It's easy, when the clouds are internet data centers hosting the next generation of energy and sustainability management software
by Clay Nesler
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Maersk is testing a range of algae-based biofuel blends aboard a container ship headed to India as part of a project with the U.S. Navy.
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As of this month, the more than 3,750 properties that are part of Hilton Worldwide are participating in the company's LightStay sustainability management program. Christopher Corpuel, Hitlon's green guru, tells GreenBiz how they made it happen.<br />
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Growing the raw materials that go into Kraft's portfolio of products, including Chips Ahoy, Boca, Triscuits and, of course, Macaroni and Cheese, is responsible for the bulk of the company's environmental footprint.
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The Merced County jail and a nearby juvenile justice facility in California's Central Valley are expected to draw about 70 percent of their electricity from a new 1.4 megawatt solar farm that fans out across 4.5 acres.
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The push to build the infrastructure for electric cars in the U.S. accelerates with GE's entry into the cyber market and IKEA's latest installation of Blink chargers at stores.
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The Swedish furniture retailer now plans to bring solar power to 33 of its 44 stores, distribution centers and office buildings in the U.S.
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GI Joe has been green since 1964, when the action figure first went into battle for toymaker Hasbro. Now the plastic and cardboard package he comes in will be environmentally-friendly, too.
by Marc Gunther
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The company plans to transform its packaging for toys and games, turning to material with more recycled content, according to green goals detailed today.
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The process of creating our first comprehensive CSR Report has been an eye-opening experience.
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For the first time ever, the private sector may have a place in the negotiating text at the UN climate talks taking place in Durban, South Africa.
by Roger Platt
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New data suggests worldwide emissions surged in 2010 following a small dip during the economic downturn. The news comes as world leaders attempt to find common ground on the fate of the Kyoto Protocol.
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A new report released at COP17 finds that four US Banks -- JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley -- are the top funders of coal-fired power plant projects around the globe.
by Robert Kropp
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The still-unproven carbon capture and storage technology is one of the most controversial topics among the business community at COP17. Will the ability to sequester emissions from fossil fuels save us, or doom us to rapid climate change?
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A new series of articles in Grist drags Walmart over the coals for not being as sustainable as it could be. While the author raises valid points about Walmart's level of action, there is more to the story.
by Marc Gunther
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This weekend, about 600 global executives gathered for an industry-focused side event to the UN's COP17 negotiations. here are some of the top-level takeaways.
by Heather King
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Autodesk is on a mission to dispel any doubts about the power and possibilities that cloud computing brings to sustainable design. The technology and its impacts on design are Topic A at company's user conference in Las Vegas.
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After working quietly to set sustainability goals and begin pursuing them, The North Face is now detailing its trek toward a greener supply chain and operations.
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From emerging good news about on-the-ground implementation to deciding the fate of the Kyoto Protocol, participants in the current U.N. Climate Summit have their work cut out for them, even though expectations and hope for progress are as low as can be.
by Jake Schmidt
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The North American arm of LG Electronics will target its energy use to achieve its new 2020 goal.
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The first class of 14 companies have signed up for the new WindMade label, making a big bet that shoppers will seek out products made in factories powered by wind energy.
by Adam Aston
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The 17th session of the United Nations' convention on climate change kicks off next week in South Africa. Although hopes and expectations for results from the event are as low as possible, there are still reasons to pay attention to COP17.
by Heather King