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Sponsored: Climate Pledge signatories are trailblazing paths to decarbonization — and our new docuseries shows how companies are changing the way they do business.
by Sally Fouts
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This week's roundup of corporate sustainability news explores the California Carbon Challenge, the best of B-Corps, Volvo's electric roads scheme and much more.
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Architects have a historic opportunity to transform the ever-growing built environment's impact for the better.
by Lance Hosey
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Gov. Cuomo's executive order is focusing on implementing retrofits on the state's oldest buildings first.
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An urban climate change revolution is happening around us, with cities all over the world making real progress on reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. What's motivating cities to act on climate change?
by Conor Riffle
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The U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Commerce are jointly funding three training centers to help building operators optimize efficiency and reduce energy waste.
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Good data collection can not only keep a sustainability program on track, but help companies set up an effective -- and potentially profitable -- program in the first place.
by Eric Louie
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The co-founder of Artists for Humanity talks about training in the arts, and all it entails in terms of community, responsibility and hard work, helps to set them up as future leaders of a more sustainable world.
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3M, Best Buy, GE, Walgreens, and Alcoa join President Obama's "Better Building Challenge" in $4 billion commitment for energy efficiency improvements to federal and private sector buildings.
by Derek Top
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From bring corporate tax dollars back to the U.S. to shoring up our crumbling infrastructure, ideas like Connecticut's Green Bank are starting to gain traction in Washington -- and not a moment too soon.
by Ron Pernick
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I have the radical confidence to believe in a positive future, one in which our better instincts enable us to interpret the evidence presented by the laws of the planet so that all life on Earth can prosper.
by Rob Watson
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New York City updates and expands its ambitious green agenda, PlaNYC, as the city's long-term master plan for sustainability celebrates its fourth anniversary. PlaNYC was launched on Earth Day 2007.
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The company today unveiled a new program designed to help expand the adoption of its fuel-cell technology, allowing companies to purchase energy from on-site Bloom Energy Servers without purchasing the boxes outright.
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A misunderstanding of the difference between sustainability versus energy efficiency may not just be slowing the move to sustainability, but could actually be working against the world's green goals.
by Seth Scott
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With the help of its local utility, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will launch a three-year energy efficiency project that will trim electricity use 15 percent and save the university $50 million.
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Whirlpool, Ford, Johnson Controls, Jones Lang LaSalle, Sears Holdings, Lowe's, Kohl's and Servidyne are among the many companies recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Program this year for making strides in energy efficiency.
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The city of Wilmington and Honeywell have embarked on a sweeping $14.5 million efficiency project that includes two solar arrays, increased water reservoir capacity, a traffic light retrofit and upgraded lighting and HVAC systems for 11 facilities.
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<a href='http://bacardilimited.com/'>Bacardi Ltd.</a>, the world's largest privately held spirits company, cut greenhouse gas emissions 9.2 percent in the last fiscal year by increasing efficiencies and the use of renewable energy, while <a href='http://www.us.kpmg.com/'>KPMG LLP</a> shrank its carbon footprint in the U.S. by reducing air travel, use of electricity and waste.
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I promised a post on the State of the Union, and I’ve realized the issue to address is the degree to which the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches of government delay or derail real regulatory action on climate change and green building.
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Energy efficiency giant Johnson Controls has joined The Climate Group, the international nonprofit focused on finding smart policies and technologies to cut global emissions and advance development of a low-carbon economy.
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As all eyes are on Copenhagen for these two weeks. It seems the three main perspectives on a global climate solution are: Hope, Cope and Nope.
by Rob Watson
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The banking giant's new commercial banking group focused on clean technology firms will add to the $600 million the company has already dedicated to the market.
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Two sets of rankings released in the last week aim to gauge the greening of the nation's colleges and universities. But it's in the gap between the rankings that the most interesting results are found.
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Utility company <a href='http://www.nationalgridus.com/'>National Grid</a> began sending energy report cards to 50,000 of its Boston area customers this week, hoping their ability to compare consumption with their peers will drive down energy use.
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The ambitious executive order signed by President Obama on Monday not only requires all departments of the federal government to set hard emissions-reductions targets, it will also have a huge impact on adoption of specific green building and green IT practices.