Decarbonization
IFMA Facilities Snapshot
The International Facility Management Association's latest survey of facility managers charts their views on how energy-saving, other sustainability measures, space, staffing and spending will fare through the first quarter of 2011. Read More
How Do You Know If Your Package Was Shipped Green?
How did that get there? It's a question that I've found myself asking at lot these days. Goods movement, freight, logistics -- call it what you will. Regardless of name, it's the source of a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. Read More
Using LEED as the Starting Point for Greater Sustainability
Congratulations. You've been LEED certified. Think you're done? Think again. LEED isn't a destination -- it's a vehicle that can place your company on the road to sustainability. Read More
IBM Adds Corpus Christi to Roster of 'Smarter Cities'
Corpus Christi has become the latest municipality to enlist IBM's Smarter Cities solutions to ramp up resource efficiency and sustainability efforts. Read More
The Power of One: Coca-Cola
Bryan Jacob, energy and climate protection manager for Coca-Cola, is in charge of Coke's global effort to reduce the greenhouse gases that are emitted by the company's 10 million vending machines and coolers. Read More
Brewing Green
10 commitments to sustainability from brewers in Britain, including a 67 percent reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020. Read More
Understanding Water-Related Risks and Opportunities
Concerns about the world’s most precious resource -- water -- are growing, and businesses are increasingly taking note. Many large companies have already experienced disruptions in operations, increasing expenses and other adverse impacts related to water. A new suite of tools called Aqueduct, under development by the World Resources Institute, provides the context to help firms understand, manage and mitigate water risk. Read More
The Power of One: Union Pacific
Mike Iden has spent a lot of time at Union Pacific working on making locomotives more efficient as well as reducing their emissions, including developing new low-emission engines and redesigning containers to reduce drag. Read More
How Starbucks Saves Millions a Year in Energy with LED Lighting
When Starbucks converted the lighting in more than 7,000 of its stores from to LEDs developed for the company by GE, the company ended up saving roughly $4 million per year in energy costs, and proving that LEDs are ready for prime-time. Read More
Is a Sector Approach the Best Alternative to a Global Climate Deal?
Although an ambitious global agreement is the optimal outcome, pursuing a sectoral approach could succeed in reducing greenhouse gas emis Read More