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55% Of Companies Have ‘Green Data Center Action Plans’

About 55 percent of companies have established detailed strategies for making their data centers more energy efficient, according to a survey of senior and C-level executives that will be released next month by data center operator Digital Realty Trust...

Published 08-30-2007 12:05 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Research & Technology, Facilities, Hi-Tech

Schwarzenegger Meets With German Minister To Discuss Carbon Trading

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's foreign minister, plan to begin talks today about how California could work with the European Union to create a system that would allow companies to buy and sell credits for emission...

Published 08-30-2007 11:34 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Feature, Major Players, Climate, Business-to-Business, U.S., credits, Policy & Law, Government, Economics, Utilities

Qantas Plans September Takeoff For Carbon Offset Program

Qantas says that beginning in September, consumers and businesses will be able to purchase carbon credits to offset their carbon dioxide emissions, Australia's The Age reports. The company hasn't said how much the offsets will increase the price...

Published 08-30-2007 10:57 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Products & Planning, Business-to-Business, credits, Business-to-Consumer, Australia

GM Plant Eliminates Waste, Goes Landfill-Free

General Motors' Baltimore transmission plant has reached zero landfill status. The plant is the eighth GM facility to be tagged as landfill-free. The GM Powertrain Baltimore plant will be the exclusive manufacturer of GM’s all-new two-mode hybrid...

Published 08-30-2007 10:32 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Automotive, Manufacturing

Volkswagen To Offset Projected Emissions Of Cars

Volkswagon of America plans to offset the carbon emissions of projected consumer use. From September 1, 2007, until January 2, 2008, every vehicle sold by Volkswagen will have its carbon emissions offset for the first year of ownership. In addition, the...

Published 08-30-2007 10:04 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, U.S., credits, Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Pricing

Stora Enso Installs New Sustainability Management Software

Paper, packaging and forest products company Stora Enso is installing sustainability management and reporting software from Proventia Solutions. The system combines Proventia's sustainability management and reporting solution with Hyperion's financial...

Published 08-30-2007 9:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Reporting, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Contracts & Installations, Economics

Ford Turns Paint Fumes Into Energy

Ford Motor Co. is purchasing a fuel cell from FuelCell Energy for its Oakville, Ontario, facility to reduce paint solvent from automotive painting operations by turning its fumes into 300 kilowatts of electricity. The Direct FuelCell unit turns Volatile...

Published 08-30-2007 9:06 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Manufacturing, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity, Fuel Cells

New York’s Dormitory Authority To Require LEED Standards

The Dormitory Authority, a New York state agency that provides financing and construction services to public and private universities and nonprofit health care facilities, will require new projects to meet...

Published 08-29-2007 11:57 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Policy & Law, Construction

Snyder’s Increases Efficiency, Makes Changes To Packaging, Transportation

Pretzel maker Snyder's of Hanover has increased sustainability and cost-savings by making changes to packaging specifications and the way it transports products and raw materials. Georgia-Pacific worked on the project. The company...

Published 08-29-2007 10:50 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, U.S., Manufacturing, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations

Starbucks Finds CSR Silver Lining In Box Office Failure Of Artic Tale

Arctic Tale, a Paramount Classics documentary co-financed by National Geographic Films, has only grossed roughly $600,000 domestically since its release July 25, The LA Times reports. Starbucks signed on to promote the film with special in-store signs...

Published 08-29-2007 10:05 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Economics

Enterprise, GM, VeraSun, Kroger Step Up FlexFuel Marketing Efforts

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has dubbed one of its Cincinnati rental locations as an official "VE85/FlexFuel branch." On June 28, a similar VE85/FlexFuel branch was announced in Washington, D.C. VeraSun...

Published 08-29-2007 9:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Retail & Restaurants, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Biofuel

Office Depot Cuts CO2 Emissions 10% Through Efficiency Upgrades

Office Depot has reached a 10.1% absolute reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from natural gas and electricity consumed in its North American retail stores, warehouses, and offices by installing more energy efficient technology. Between 2005 and 2006...

Published 08-29-2007 8:44 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Refitting, New Technology

ARB Issues CO2 Vehicle Emissions Instructions

The California Air Resource Board has issued a mail-out (PDF) to inform all off-road and on-road engine and vehicle manufacturers of the new requirement to report carbon dioxide emissions measured...

Published 08-29-2007 7:50 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Feature, U.S., Automotive, Policy & Law

Airlines Kiss Paper Tickets Goodbye

The global airlines body IATA has placed its last order for paper tickets, CNET reports. "In just 278 more days, the paper ticket will become a collector's item," said Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the International Air Transport...

Published 08-28-2007 2:02 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Feature, Major Players, Global, Sustainability, Business-to-Consumer, Policy & Law, Conservation, Travel

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Touts Recycling Efforts

Raymour & Flanigan Furniture says it's on track to recycle 15.2 million pounds of waste this year "Furniture ships from our manufacturers in cardboard, plastic and Styrofoam packaging," explains Michael Goldberg, Executive Vice President...

Published 08-28-2007 1:58 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Clean Energy, Recycling

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