Technology
4 Key Success Factors in Sustainable Technology
What do Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and Logica have that sets them apart from other global firms competing in the field of sustainable technology? New research from Verdantix identifies their common success factors. Read More
Organic Valley Turns to Solar Windows for Green Power, Energy Savings
The co-op that brought sustainable farming to the dairy industry has adopted the latest twist in solar technology: windows embedded with solar cells that generate electricity and save energy by boosting the benefits of daylighting. Read More
Greenpeace’s Cool IT Leaderboard, Version 5
The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy use and advocate for clean energy policies finds Google and Cisco in the top spots. Read More
Hertz Sets Off on 'Living Journey' for Global Sustainability
The car rental firm today unveiled a three-pronged platform for strategic growth and sustainability, focused on smart mobility, low-carbon transportation, and community-focused philanthropy. Read More
Why Google Invests in Clean Energy
Last year, Google invested more than $900 million in clean energy projects. But does it have an energy policy? Does it need one? Read More
3 Ways Carbon Management Software Firms Can Capture the Market
From big players like IBM and SAP to smaller startups like C3, vendors of energy and carbon management software have a big challenge to capture a slice of the broad demand for companies of all sizes. Read More
12 Acquisitions that Transformed the Energy Management Software Market in 2011
As the need for visibility into a company's carbon emissions and energy use accelerates, the major players in the market are stepping up their acquisitions and evolution. You can count on more changes coming soon, but here's the current lay of the land in this fast-changing market. Read More
How SAP's Software Benefits Poor Rural Women In Ghana
As part of its CSR initiatives, SAP has partnered with PlaNet Finance to help fund, and make more efficient, the work of rural shea harvesters in Africa -- improving lives and helping to improve the environment in one fell swoop. Read More
How Companies Can Make Buildings Greener and Better
As the technology to manage building performance and efficiency evolves, so do the voluntary initiatives that provide standards for the new solutions. Companies that take a hand in the process can accelerate the pace and adoption of building innovation. Read More
Calif. Utilities Embrace Green Button Project to Unleash Energy Data
As California utilities launch a customer feature to download energy usage data, the Green Button project is seen as a catalyst to create an ecosystem for app developers to produce new products and services Read More