Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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10-19-09
Electricity Usage down 19 percent at Antioch University New England
Since setting its 2020 carbon neutrality target in 2007, Antioch University New England has reduced campus electricity use by a cumulative 19 percent. Specifically, Antioch New England (ANE) reduced electricity consumption by 152,400 kilowatt hours over the past three years,...
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10-19-09
Procter & Gamble Releases 11TH Annual Sustainability Report
The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today released its 2009 Sustainability Report titled "Designed to Matter." The report outlines P&G's progress in improving the environmental profile of products and operations and delivery of several new, sustainable product inn...
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10-14-09
Green Gap Redux: Green Words Gone Wrong
EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment, today released the results of the sixth EcoPinion Survey to test consumer awareness and acceptance of terms used by the media and energy industry for messaging and communications around energy cons...
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10-14-09
EDF’s Climate Corps Identifies $54 Million in Savings at Leading Corporations
This past summer, 26 MBA students from across the country joined Environmental Defense Fund's (EDF) Climate Corps program to help Fortune 500 and other leading companies uncover e...
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10-14-09
Sustainable Supply Chain Leaders Reap Bottom-Line Benefits, According to New Report From Greentech Media
GTM Research, the research arm of Greentech Media, has released a new report: "Greening the Supply Chain: Benchmarking Sustainability Practices and Trends." The findings of the report shed light on the current and future market of sustainable supply chain trends, reporting a...
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10-13-09
Top Green Jobs During the Recession
Green Dream Jobs and green workforce development consultant Jim Cassio released data that shows the top green job titles posted by employers and in which cities over the past year - during the recession.
Although a plethora of studies show the ...
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10-12-09
IFMA World Workplace 2009 Event Powered by Green Energy through Participation in the Cleaner and Greener® Program
October 12, 2009 - Leonardo Academy announced today that the International Facility Management Association's (IFMA) World Workplace conference has attained Cleaner and Greener® certification through the quantification and offset of emissions related to both climate change an...
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10-08-09
RSC Equipment Rental Introduces Equipment Emission Tracking
RSC Equipment Rental, the operating company of RSC Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RRR) today launched an equipment emission tracking service that automatically calculates greenhouse gas and criteria pollutant emissions from diesel powered equipment. The data regarding these emissions ...
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10-08-09
State of the World Forum and Bioneers Join Forces on the 2020 Climate Leadership Campaign
State of the World Forum, Bioneers and a coalition of groups worldwide are coming together around the Forum’s 2020 Climate Leadership Campaign. State of the World Forum President Jim Garrison will announce the U. S. Campaign launch at the Bioneers conference in San Rafael, C...
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10-08-09
Campbell Soup Company Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for the first time.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI tracks the financial performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide....
