Energy, Utilities & Waste
News and content about corporate responsibility innovations in the energy, utilities & waste industry.
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01-30-20
Duke Energy Named One of Fortune’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ for Third Consecutive Year
After a year in which the company continued providing cleaner energy to its customers, shifting to more flexible, low- and no-carbon sources while maintaining high reliability and rates below the national average, Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has been named to Fortune magazine’s 2020 list of the World...
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01-27-20
National Grid Named Top Diversity Employer
National Grid won two awards recognizing the company’s inclusion & diversity efforts in the workplace. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation designated National Grid as a “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” in their 2020 Corporate Equality Index, and gave the company a score of 100 points ...
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01-22-20
Ørsted, Recently Named the Most Sustainable Company in the World, Forms New Research Partnerships to Advance Technology for Protection and Conservation of Right Whales
Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is proud to announce an exciting and innovative partnership with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the University of Rhode Island (URI), and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to launch the Ecosystem and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (ECO-PAM) project. ...
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01-21-20
DHL Global Forwarding Partners With Xylem Watermark for Critical Aid Shipments and Humanitarian Logistics Support Around the World
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced today that leading global wat...
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01-21-20
Global 100 Index: Ørsted Is the World’s Most Sustainable Company
Renewable energy company Ørsted is the world’s most sustainable company according to the
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01-17-20
Xylem Expands Regional Headquarters in Singapore With New Technology Hub
Xylem (NYSE:XYL), a leading global water technology company dedicated to solving the world’s most challenging water issues, tod...
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01-09-20
National Grid Wins Two EEI Awards for Storm Assistance and Recovery
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today presented National Grid with the Emergency Assistance Award and Emergency Recovery Award for restoration efforts during hard-hitting storms in 2019. National Grid provided support during severe thunderstorms in New Jersey and Long Island in the summer mon...
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01-09-20
Smithfield Foods Generates Renewable Natural Gas from Wastewater to Power North Carolina Communities
Smithfield Foods, Inc., in partnership with Duke Energy and OptimaBio, LLC, is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) ...
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12-17-19
Duke Energy Provides Nearly $300,000 in Grants to Support Species Protection, Water Resources, Pollinator Programs in Florida
The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded more than a quarter-million dollars to 16 nonprofit organizations committed to protecting and restoring Florida’s vital natural resources.
The grants will fund programs that protect and rehabilitate Florida wildlife, as well as conserve and restore na...
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12-17-19
CLP Announces New Decarbonisation Actions Under Climate Vision 2050
CLP Holdings Limited (CLP) today announced its latest decarbonisation actions under the updated Climate Vision 2050, pledging not to invest in any additional coal-fired generation capacity and to progressively phase out all remaining coal assets by 2050.
The commitments underscore CLP’s co...
