Decarbonization
Turner Construction Wins Big with Green Building
With almost 200 LEED-certified projects to its credit and another 230 LEED-registered projects in progress, Turner is one of the biggest construction companies in the U.S. Read More
How to Pack Lighter and Tighter for Eco-Smart Shipping
Smart companies have found that eliminating unnecessary packaging and increasing load factor cuts fuel costs, lowers shipping costs per unit, improves asset utilization and reduces emissions. Read More
UPS Boosts Mileage 40% with Prototype Plastic Delivery Vans
UPS engineers have lowered fuel consumption of deliver vans by about 40 percent with a prototype vehicle made from rugged, lightweight ABS plastic. Read More
Kraft's Recipe for Greener Mac-n-Cheese and Oreos
Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably sourced coffee by 2015. Read More
Schneider Electric Rolls Out Data Center Power & Cooling in a Box
The company has created a new type of modular structure designed to cut the costs and deployment times of powering corporate data centers, designed to take up just four parking spots' worth of space. Read More
Costa Coffee, Kenco, Mars Honored by Rainforest Alliance
Costa Coffee, the Kenco Coffee Company ad Mars Inc. are among the winners of Rainforest Alliance's Sustainability Standard-Setter Awards for 2011. Read More
How Many Patents Does It Take to Reinvent the Automobile?
Why did General Motors file more clean energy patents last year than any other company? The answer offers a window into the future of vehicles. Read More
Simple Steps to Tackle Complex Supply Chain Sustainability Issues
The supply chain director at the world's third-largest apparel company explained in a recent webcast how Philips-Van Heusen works with suppliers to maintain their environmental and social performance. Read More
New York City Pushes Ahead Toward Sustainability with PlaNYC
New York City updates and expands its ambitious green agenda, PlaNYC, as the city's long-term master plan for sustainability celebrates its fourth anniversary. PlaNYC was launched on Earth Day 2007. Read More
Green Accounting as the Path to a Sustainable Future
Growth can no longer be measured in strictly economic terms. Sustainable growth has become the new goal, and environmental accounting could well be the solution for assessing it. Read More