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The desire to be environmentally friendly and the promise of saving money through improved efficiency were cited in a recent survey as the most significant drivers for companies to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rather than the usual two-minute forum on green topics at Apple's annual meeting, today's gathering in Cupertino focused on environmental issues like never before -- although the company still has a ways to go to prove its commitment to the planet.
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Today, Walmart made its first major commitment to reduce greenhouse gases -- but in typical fashion, rather than set a tough goal that might affect its own growth curve, the company plans to turn up the pressure on its thousands of suppliers to reduce their emissions.
by Marc Gunther
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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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The nonprofit launched the Industry Innovators (i2) project today with charter member companies Amtrak, Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee and Timberland, each of whom received Climate Counts' top scores on the moves they've undertaken to address climate change.
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The U.S. General Services Administration has created the new position of Chief Greening Officer in a bid to move forward President Barack Obama's federal sustainability agenda. It also said Monday it has moved its Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings to the Office of Governmentwide Policy.
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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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Hitachi Consulting and Autodesk have selected SAP's Carbon Impact on-demand solution to support their sustainability initiatives.<br />
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A group of companies and nonprofits that includes Nike, Starbucks and Ceres launched a virtual coast-to-coast race Tuesday in a bid to create momentum for passing U.S. climate change legislation.
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Global Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) has extended its money-saving environmental management program to 20 percent of its portfolio, including two companies located outside the U.S.
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Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to tell that joke, and it’s as good a way as any to introduce Greenbiz.com’s third annual State of Green Business report.
by Marc Gunther
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Climate Group report concludes aggressive federal clean energy policies could generate billions in additional market revenue and create more than 100,000 jobs in a region whose manufacturing sector has been hard hit by the economic recession.
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Only one month after the Copenhagen conference failed to give the world a clear picture of what the future holds, this year's World Economic Forum may do just that.
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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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Sustainability has become the touchstone of the entire discussion about the relationship between business and the society it serves. It is a global issue, with an impact in every country, and every community.
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Leading corporations are already transforming the way they manage carbon in the supply chain, despite the uncertainty and lack of emission reduction targets that came out of Copenhagen, according to the 2010 CDP Supply Chain report released this week.<br />
by Frances Way
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Well, what about that lofty conference theme, “Rethink, Redesign, Rebuild”? The one-line answer: It stayed in Rethink, with brief examples of Redesign. But even that is worthwhile -- getting opinions and challenges from different viewpoints is valuable in itself.
by Colin Dyer
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I have been an admirer of General Electric and its CEO, Jeff Immelt ... But I've got a couple of questions that have been nagging at me. First, has GE become overly focused on Washington? Second, when will Immelt deliver for GE shareholders?
by Marc Gunther
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The 2010 CDP Supply Chain report launches week with blogs provided to GreenBiz.com by Frances Way, who heads CDP's supply chain program. Today she outlines the business case for introducing climate change consideration in supplier relationships.
by Frances Way
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It's been a hive of activity at Davos as business leaders and politicians discuss some of the biggest global issues on the table in 2010. It's clear from conversations and many of the sessions that carbon is still a burning issue here.
by Peter Lacy
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As businesses become increasingly strategic about sustainability, using metrics to measure and manage social, environmental and economic impacts has become standard practice. But how companies use that data to guide their activities varies significantly.
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The League of Conservation Voters highly praised U.S. President Barack Obama for superlative work to foster clean energy and curb climate change during his first year in office -- and then gave the nation's chief executive a B+ for his efforts.
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Although the U.K.'s 100 largest companies are making headway toward the country's climate change goals as a whole, its most carbon-intensive industries are lagging with emissions reduction targets that fall short of national goals.
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The landmark memorandum of understanding identified a variety of projects that can help the dairy industry achieve those greenhouse gas reduction goals and increase its financial and environmental sustainability.
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Everybody’s got one, but some years even our loved ones — not to mention our bosses — fail to ask. But we did.