HP's Flexible 'Butterfly' Data Center Prefabbed to Save Costs
The company's new modular facility is targeted at companies' rapidly growing data storage and management needs, and is designed to cut energy and cooling costs significantly. Read More
The Value of Rewarding Consumers Who Make Green Choices
Most mainstream consumers are not willing to sacrifice price, performance and/or quality to buy more sustainable products. But what if we could completely shift consumer’s environmental habits by providing monetary rewards for doing the right thing? Read More
Tampa Electric and Siemens Join Forces to Capture Carbon
Siemens will help the Florida power generator capture the carbon dioxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant on Tampa Bay. Read More
Introducing ULE 880 – Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations
Today, a new sustainability standard for companies is being released for public comment: ULE 880 - Sustainability for Manufacturing Organization. Read More
10 Principles of Responsible Product Stewardship
We cannot enjoy the benefits of products without some environment degradation and some health risks. But we can be safer and more sustainable in how we make and use products if we all practice product stewardship. Read More
It's Time to Give Up Spreadsheets for Tracking Carbon Emissions
CFOs, CIOs and sustainability teams at large companies have used spreadsheets for years to track corporate carbon emissions. We are now, however, at a tipping point where the benefits of carbon management software outweigh the benefits of spreadsheets. Read More
Office Depot Advances Plans to Green Stores Inside and Out
Office Depot has opened its first store registered as a green building project under LEED standards for commercial interiors -- the latest move in the company's program to make its sites more environmentally friendly. Read More
Marriott Unveils Design Prototype for Green Courtyard Hotels
Marriott International has introduced a design prototype for a LEED-certified hotel, an industry first, and has already scheduled a new Courtyard Hotel in South Carolina to be constructed according to the green building plan. Read More
UPS Digs Deep into Footprint, Sets High Goals for Fuel Efficiency
United Parcel Service decreased energy and water use as well as its greenhouse gas emissions last year in the U.S., prompting the company to set a new goal of 20 percent improvement in automotive fuel efficiency by 2020, according to the firm's latest sustainability report. Read More
Energy Efficiency Saves IT Industry $2B Annually
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative today announced that energy efficiency efforts from the global IT industry had resulting in huge cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and big savings on energy bills. Read More