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P&G, Hasbro, Stew Leonard’s Among NEEP Energy Efficiency Honorees

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships has announced the latest group of Northeast Business Leaders for Energy Efficiency: P&G-Gillette in Boston, Massachusetts cut energy use 9.1 percent with an annual cost savings of $1,444,792. Stew Leonard’s...

Published 03-23-2008 5:20 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Awards, Electricity, Savings, Industry Events, Strategy & Leadership

Will Recession Derail Your CSR Efforts?

Two major corporate social responsibility question will be faced during the economic downturn, according to Ethical Corporation. Will consumers continue to pay a premium for ethical goods? One thing manufacturers have going for them is the consumer belief...

Published 03-19-2008 12:57 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Reporting, Business-to-Business, Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Economics, Consumption, Finance & Reporting

Applied Materials’ Green Sales Triple To $122 Million

While Applied Materials’ chip-equipment-making business has struggled, according to MarketWatch, net sales for its energy and environment solutions group more than tripled on year to $122 million in the company’s fiscal first quarter, even...

Published 03-18-2008 4:18 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Efficiency, Solar Energy, Finance & Reporting

Big Business Talks Green At WSJ’s ECO:nomics Conference

The Wall Street Journal held its CEO-level “ECO:nomics - Creating Environmental Capital” conference in California last week. Here are some of the highlights as reported on WSJ’s Environmental Capital. Wal-Mart: Lee Scott, president and...

Published 03-16-2008 4:41 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, Climate, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Clean Energy, Economics, Biofuel, New Technology, Predictions, Nuclear, Strategy & Leadership

Con-Way Freight Dials Back Speed To Save Fuel

Less-than-truckload freight transportation company Con-way Freight has turned back the speed governors on its 8,400-tractor fleet in a move to improve fuel conservation and reduce carbon emissions. The company has adjusted the governors on its truck engines...

Published 03-11-2008 3:20 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Efficiency, Strategy & Leadership

Nissan Disses U.S. Green Building Council

In July, Nissan North America is moving its headquarters to a 50-acre green campus with a restored wetland. But Nissan isn’t seeking a seal of approval from the U.S. Green Building Council. Rob Traynham, the company’s director of corporate...

Published 03-10-2008 6:31 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Automotive, Efficiency, Construction, Contracts & Installations

Nature Provides Recipe For Sustainable Manufacturing

By studying the Earth’s biosphere, managers can learn how to build ecologically friendly products that reduce manufacturing costs, Gregory Unruh writes in the Dallas Morning News. To make recycling easier, manufacturers should think fewer materials...

Published 03-10-2008 4:34 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Waste, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Recycling, Products & Planning

Ballmer Talks UP Green IT At CeBIT

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talked about the company’s Green IT initiatives at CeBIT.

Published 03-09-2008 11:42 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, New Technology, Research & Technology, Today's Green Video

DuPont Titanium Cuts Energy Use, Saves $100 Million

DuPont Titanium Technologies says it has cut its energy consumption per pound of product by nearly 30 percent - saving more than $100 million in the process as oil prices hover at the $100 per barrel threshold. The business estimates that it has saved...

Published 03-03-2008 2:05 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Industrial Goods, Strategy & Leadership

Westar Releases Energy Plan

Westar Energy has published an energy plan, Meeting Our Customers’ Energy Needs: A Strategic Plan for Uncertain Times (PDF) that outlines the company’s future plans. Westar says its strategy embraces state and federal policies encouraging...

Published 02-25-2008 4:28 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency, Electricity, Utilities, Coal, Finance & Reporting

Draft Of Energy Star Efficient Server Guidelines Released

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the first draft (PDF) of the Energy Star power efficiency specifications for computer servers, EDN reports. The plan is for the EPA to first create a Tier 1 of relatively easily attainable power efficiencies...

Published 02-20-2008 5:33 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Electricity, New Technology, Research & Technology

UPS, FedEx Find Ways To Save Gas

With record setting gas and diesel prices, fuel-efficient package delivery has taken on an even higher level of importance for UPS, FedEx, and other truck-dependent businesses, AP reports. High-tech solutions, old-fashioned fuel surcharges, equipment...

Published 02-20-2008 12:40 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Efficiency, Strategy & Leadership

Subaru Among Companies Nearing Zero-Waste

Subaru says that 99.8 percent of the refuse from its Indiana plant - on track to produce 180,000 cars this year - is recycled or reused so it doesn’t go to a landfill, including about five percent that goes to a waste-to-energy plant that burns...

Published 02-19-2008 2:32 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, Automotive, Manufacturing, Efficiency, Recycling, Strategy & Leadership

Windows Server Launch Will Detail Energy Efficiency

When Microsoft launches the latest versions of Windows Server, SQL Server, and Visual Studio later this month, one of the talking points will be energy savings, according to InformationWeek’s Microsoft Weblog. Microsoft will put out a document detailing...

Published 02-18-2008 11:54 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, Marketing, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Products & Planning

L.A. Poised To Adopt Tough Green Building Ordinance

Two Los Angeles City Council committees voted Friday to require that all major commercial and residential developments cut projected energy and water use and reduce the overall environmental footprint, The LA Times reports. The ordinance is endorsed by...

Published 02-18-2008 11:23 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Efficiency, Construction, Policy & Law

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