Toyota's Environmental Update: Energy Cuts, Zero Waste and Plant-Based Parts
In its 2008 North American Environmental Report, Toyota shows where it's making progress and where it's lagging towards its goals for 2011. Read More
Florida Power & Light Breaks Ground on World's First Hybrid Solar Plant
When it goes online in 2010, Florida Power & Light Company's hybrid plant will also be the second largest solar energy facility in the world and is expected to provide 75 megawatts of solar thermal capacity while directly displacing fossil fuel use, the utility said. Read More
Cadbury Cuts Water Use 10 Percent
The United Kingdom-based candy maker also trimmed energy use and predicts it will cut carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent by 2010. Read More
How Does Green Impact Mergers and Acquisitions?
A new white paper by Deloitte examines how a company's environmental and sustainability activities can impact mergers and acquisitions. Read More
Coca-Cola Taps WWF to Cut Water Use and Emissions
Days after releasing environmental performance data in its latest Sustainability Report, Coca-Cola unveiled new targets for reducing water use and greenhouse gas emissions as part of an extended partnership with WWF. Read More
Nestle Waters North America Issues First Corporate Citizenship Report
Nestle Waters, the largest bottled water company in North America, says the redesign of its half-liter bottle will cut the company's use of plastic by 140 million pounds and help it avoid 260,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
Wal-Mart Ramps Up Standards for Suppliers in China, Around the Globe
Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott with the company's head of international operations and the firm's business chief in China delivered a stern message to suppliers of the world's biggest retailer: Go green the Wal-Mart way or Wal-Mart will take its business elsewhere. Read More
Fetzer Vineyards Converts to Lightweight Glass Bottles
Brown-Forman Corporation's Fetzer Vineyards is converting its entire line of wines to lightweight glass bottles. Read More
Flextime, Telecommuting Most Popular Commuter Benefits: Survey
A TransitCenter Survey found that companies feel higher commuting costs will affect employee retention, and think they should encourage employees to green their commutes. Read More
Xcel to Spearhead Midwest's Largest Biomass Plant
Xcel Energy will invest as much as $70 million on a biomass power plant project in Wisconsin that will be the Midwest's largest. Read More