Litl, PACT, Method Win IDEA Awards
Litl, PACT Underwear and Method Products all took home prizes for sustainable design at the International Design Excellence Awards 2010 (IDEA 2010) sponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA).
Method tied for Best in Show for its new laundry detergent product. The new detergent is eight times more concentrated than normal strength detergent, reducing [...]
Cox Recycles 500 Tons of Waste
Cox Enterprises succeeded in recycling 500 tons of waste last year, according to a company press release.
In 2009, Cox announced a partnership with Redemtech, which was aimed at helping the company responsibly dispose of electronic waste (e-waste). The partnership has resulted in Cox diverting an estimated 1.8 million pounds of e-waste from landfills each year, [...]
Meeting Demands of Carbon Regulators: 5 Levels of Carbon Maturity
The spotlight on mandates for organizations to report and reduce carbon emissions has shone brightly on the two usual suspects of environmental enforcement: EPA and Congress. But amidst a climate bill that seems to face obstacles at every turn, the spotlight is being shared with new regulators that have shown the ability to reach beyond [...]
Air Products Sustainability Report: Emissions Down 5%
Air Products announced that it has reduced direct emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) by more than 5 percent, according to its latest sustainability report. This is the first time Air Products has issued its report using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 guidelines, a voluntary framework used by organizations worldwide to measure and [...]
Loblaw Tops List of Sustainability Leaders
Bombardier [...]
Gerdau Ameristeel Cuts Energy Use 18%
Gerdau Ameristeel has reduced its energy usage at its Knoxville, Tennessee plant by 18 percent and reduced its natural gas use by 47 percent after implementing a series of recommendations by the Department of Energy, according to a report on Knoxvillebiz.com.
The 240-employee plant, which produces rebar and recycles scrap metal, was named an Energy Champion [...]
Starwood Targets 30% Energy Reduction
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide announced that it has set a target of reducing its energy consumption by 30 percent and reducing its water consumption by 20 percent by 2020, according to a company press release. The targets are company-wide and apply to every one of Starwood’s 1,000 hotels, including those it owns, manages, and [...]
Trucking Carbon Accounting System Flawed
The trucking industry must participate in the standardization of carbon accounting, according to a report in Truckinfo, citing a study by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).
According to the report, many operators depend on the U.S. EPA SmartWay Partnership Truck Model when accounting for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This model calculates emissions generated from a [...]
DOE Awards Energy-Efficient Building Funds
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded more than $76 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support advanced energy-efficient building technology projects and the development of training programs for commercial building equipment technicians, building operators, and energy auditors, according to a government press release.
The awards will fund 58 projects throughout [...]
Roundup – McCandless, Dow Corning, Ingram
Free range eggs contain a little something extra: pollutants
LA Times
Tree-free paper products come from bananas, waste
Scripps Howard News Service
ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd. Signs MOU With McCandless Ranch to Develop Hawaiian Carbon Offset Projects
MarketWatch
EPA endorses climate bill
BusinessGreen
Dow Corning Receives $1.2 Million From U.S. Department of Energy to Improve Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings
PR Newswire
WA builders sue [...]
