Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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02-03-09
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet; Establishes Nearly 80 'Hybrid Branch' Locations in U.S.
ST. LOUIS, MO. - February 3, 2009 - Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as "hybrid branches." The designated "hybrid branches" have a high co...
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02-02-09
PGI Strengthens Corporate Sustainability Program with the Appointment of Company's First Chief Sustainability Officer
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PGI (OTC Bulletin Board: POLGA/POLGB) today announced it is strengthening its corporate sustainability program with a focused and expanded initiative in this area led by the company's first chief sustainability officer (CSO)....
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02-02-09
International Forum Addresses Energy Issues Facing Postal Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 2, 2009 - With the combined energy needs to operate nearly 1 million post offices and mail processing centers worldwide, plus the fuel for hundreds of thousands of mail delivery vehicles, energy is a critical issue for postal agencies in every nat...
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02-02-09
SAP Named to Global 100 List of the Most Sustainable Large Corporations in the World for Fifth Year in a Row
WALLDORF, GERMANY. - Feb. 2, 2009 - For the fifth year in a row SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) has been named to the Global 100 list of the most sustainable corporations in the world. Corporate Knights Inc. and international financ...
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01-29-09
Calling for a New Era of Global Leadership, UN Secretary-General Urges Business Action on Climate and Other Global Challenges
DAVOS. - 29 January 2008 - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged business leaders worldwide to embrace global cooperation and partnership on a scale never before seen and to eschew short-term thinking and seek long-term solutions to climate change and other pressing g...
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01-29-09
Procter & Gamble Selected as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations."
CINCINNATI, OH. - January 29, 2009 - The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced that it has been selected as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World" for 2009 by Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors Inc. Th...
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01-28-09
American Architectural Foundation and United Technologies Corp. Launch Sustainable Cities Design Academy
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Major building projects in four Northeast cities may be among the most energy efficient developments in the nation because of expert guidance provided by a new national "Sustainable Cities Design Academy." The joint effort o...
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01-26-09
National Geographic Magazine Signals Commitment to Leadership Role
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 26, 2009 - National Geographic magazine announced today a new editorial team focused on developing in-depth environmental and energy stories. Overseen by Editor in Chief Chris Johns, the team is headed by Dennis Dimick, executive editor for the env...
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01-26-09
Call for Applications: Standards Committee to Develop Sustainable Gaming Standard
Madison, WI. - January 26, 2009 - Today, Leonardo Academy, an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer, announced a call for applications for the Standards Committee that will work to develop a sustainability standard for the gaming industry. Individuals and organizations ...
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01-22-09
Molson Coors Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Aluminum Can Introduced by Bill Coors in 1959
- Jan. 22, 2009 - Today marks the 50th anniversary of the aluminum can, as introduced by Bill Coors and Coors Brewing Company in 1959, which changed the global industry standard for packaging beverages and started a recycling revolution.
The a...
