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P&G, Hasbro, Stew Leonard’s Among NEEP Energy Efficiency Honorees

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships has announced the latest group of Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency: P&G-Gillette in Boston, Massachusetts cut energy use 9.1 percent with an annual cost savings of $1,444,792. Stew Leonard’s...

Published 03-23-2008 5:20 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Awards, Electricity, Savings, Industry Events, Strategy & Leadership

Will Recession Derail Your CSR Efforts?

Two major corporate social responsibility question will be faced during the economic downturn, according to Ethical Corporation. Will consumers continue to pay a premium for ethical goods? One thing manufacturers have going for them is the consumer belief...

Published 03-19-2008 12:57 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Business-to-Business, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Economics, Consumption, Finance & Reporting

Applied Materials’ Green Sales Triple To $122 Million

While Applied Materials’ chip-equipment-making business has struggled, according to MarketWatch, net sales for its energy and environment solutions group more than tripled on year to $122 million in the company’s fiscal first quarter, even...

Published 03-18-2008 4:18 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Efficiency, Solar Energy, Finance & Reporting

Wal-Mart Says Latest High Efficiency Store Cuts Energy Use 45%

Wal-Mart has unveiled what it says is its most energy efficient U.S. store in Las Vegas - the HE.5 prototype - that will use up to 45 percent less energy than the baseline supercenter. The HE.5 begins a new series of prototypes designed for specific climates...

Published 03-18-2008 1:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Construction, Contracts & Installations, Retail & Restaurants

Greenest Computers Rated By PC Mag

PC Magazine says that 2008 will go down as the year the computing industry made a concerted effort to build PCs that are energy-efficient and easy to recycle. To gauge manufacturers efforts on creating the greenest computer, PC Magazine has created a...

Published 03-17-2008 7:56 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Electricity, Research & Technology, Retail & Restaurants

NY Mets Unveil Citi Field’s Green Specs

The New York Mets have teamed up with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement several environmental measures in Citi Field, which will open in 2009, MLB reports. In separate news, Major League Baseball and the Natural Resources Defense Council...

Published 03-16-2008 5:30 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Construction, Recycling, Water, Contracts & Installations

Big Business Talks Green At WSJ’s ECO:nomics Conference

The Wall Street Journal held its CEO-level “ECO:nomics - Creating Environmental Capital” conference in California last week. Here are some of the highlights as reported on WSJ’s Environmental Capital. Wal-Mart: Lee Scott, president and...

Published 03-16-2008 4:41 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Biofuel, New Technology, Predictions, Nuclear, Strategy & Leadership

Report Says Green Building Best Way To Cut GHG Emissions

Promoting the green design, construction, renovation and operation of buildings could cut North American greenhouse gas emissions that are fuelling climate change more deeply, quickly and cheaply than any other available measure, according to a new report...

Published 03-14-2008 1:16 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Facilities, U.S., North America, Efficiency, Construction, Research & Technology

Con-Way Freight Dials Back Speed To Save Fuel

Less-than-truckload freight transportation company Con-way Freight has turned back the speed governors on its 8,400-tractor fleet in a move to improve fuel conservation and reduce carbon emissions. The company has adjusted the governors on its truck engines...

Published 03-11-2008 3:20 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Efficiency, Strategy & Leadership

PHH GreenFleet Adds Telematics Service

PHH Arval has added data from telematics to GreenFleet’s PHH Onboard service to help companies cut their emissions. Using data captured from the telematics device in each vehicle, PHH Arval says that companies can monitor and impact driver behavior...

Published 03-11-2008 1:41 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Automotive, Efficiency, Products & Planning

Nissan Disses U.S. Green Building Council

In July, Nissan North America is moving its headquarters to a 50-acre green campus with a restored wetland. But Nissan isn’t seeking a seal of approval from the U.S. Green Building Council. Rob Traynham, the company’s director of corporate...

Published 03-10-2008 6:31 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Efficiency, Construction, Contracts & Installations

Nature Provides Recipe For Sustainable Manufacturing

By studying the Earth’s biosphere, managers can learn how to build ecologically friendly products that reduce manufacturing costs, Gregory Unruh writes in the Dallas Morning News. To make recycling easier, manufacturers should think fewer materials...

Published 03-10-2008 4:34 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Waste, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Recycling, Products & Planning

Zurn, Eaton Launch Green Building Website

Eaton Corporation is the first company to join a new green initiative launched by commercial plumbing products manufacturer Zurn Engineered Water Solutions. The primary mission of Stand Up for the Earth is to help organizations reduce their environmental...

Published 03-10-2008 2:06 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Facilities, Business Services, Efficiency, Construction, Education, Products & Planning

Ballmer Talks UP Green IT At CeBIT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about the company’s Green IT initiatives at CeBIT.

Published 03-09-2008 11:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, New Technology, Research & Technology, Today's Green Video

DuPont Titanium Cuts Energy Use, Saves $100 Million

DuPont Titanium Technologies says it has cut its energy consumption per pound of product by nearly 30 percent - saving more than $100 million in the process as oil prices hover at the $100 per barrel threshold. The business estimates that it has saved...

Published 03-03-2008 2:05 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Industrial Goods, Strategy & Leadership

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