Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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03-25-10
Voltage optimisation - improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon
The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will affect around 5,000 large businesses and public sector organisations that consume over 6,000 MW hours of electricity. A failure to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions will result in financial and reputational penalties.
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03-25-10
Caterpillar Inc. Year in Review and Sustainability Reports Now Available Online
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Caterpillar Inc.'s 2009 "Year in Review" and annual Sustainability Report are now available online at www.cat.com. The 2009 Year in Review, "How We Win," highlights the company's financial performance...
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03-24-10
DOW Technology Clearly Reflects Reality of World Water Day 2010 Theme
As nations around the globe celebrated World Water Day, recognizing the importance of water quality and quantity, The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) puts water solutions and technologies in place to help. Recently, low-energy DOW FILMTEC reverse osmosis membranes from Dow ...
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03-24-10
DOW(TM) POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle Wins GLOBE Award for Environmental Excellence in Emerging Technology
The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) today announced that its new DOW™ POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle received a GLOBE Foundation award for "Environmental Excellence in Emerging Technology." The GLOBE Awards are presented annually to extraordinary companies and industry groups wh...
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03-24-10
Kohl's Department Stores Receives EPA WasteWise Gold Achievement Award
Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that the company has received a Gold Achievement Award for Green Purchasing from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WasteWise Partnership. The award recognizes the company's purchase and use of recycled and...
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03-24-10
PE INTERNATIONAL appoints new CTO
PE INTERNATIONAL, the sustainability services and software provider, announced today the appointment of Thomas Odenwald as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The software business veteran will lead the company's technology strategy across all products and services.
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03-23-10
Top U.S. Corporate Executives to Share Insight on Achieving Financial Success Through Sustainable Business Practices
Entrepreneurs and business leaders around the globe with an interest in driving profits through sustainable, environmentally-sensitive business practices will have the opportunity next month to learn firsthand from leading corporate executives.
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03-23-10
Sustainable Brands '10 Announces SB Innovation Open, a Contest for Sustainable Start-ups
Sustainable Life Media today announced the addition of Sustainable Brands Innovation Open (SB'IO) to its flagship conference,
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03-23-10
UPS Using Technology To Offer "Green" Pickup Option to Small-& Mid-Size Customers
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced a new cost-effective and convenient "green" pickup option for small- to medium-sized businesses, becoming the first in its industry to automate the process of having drivers stop at customer locations to pick up packages.
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03-23-10
The March to 2020 Interface Launches Yearlong Look at Mission Zero(TM) Metrics
"To be the first company that, by its deeds, shows the entire industrial world what sustainability is in all its dimensions: People, process, product, place and profits - by 2020 - and in doing so we will become restorative through the power of influence." That's th...
