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Adnams Becomes First UK Brewery to Carbon Footprint Full Range of Bottled Beers
Adnams Becomes First UK Brewery to Carbon Footprint Full Range of Bottled Beers
Published on November 14, 2013
About a 4 minute read

UK brewery Adnams has become the first brewer to measure the carbon footprint of its entire range of bottled beers, estimating that one bottle is equivalent to traveling 5.3 miles by train.The Southwold-based brewer says after a “rigorous six month... View More

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WRI Launches Upgraded GHG Emissions Tool
WRI Launches Upgraded GHG Emissions Tool
Published on November 5, 2013
About a 2 minute read

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has announced an update to its online tool that helps businesses measure their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool, or CAIT 2.0, offers free online access to global GHG emissions and... View More

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Materials & PackagingMaterials & Packaging
Sochi 2014 Pledging to Be First Carbon-Neutral Olympic Games — For Real, This Time
Sochi 2014 Pledging to Be First Carbon-Neutral Olympic Games — For Real, This Time
Published on November 5, 2013
About a 3 minute read

The upcoming Sochi 2014 Olympics will be the first in history to achieve carbon neutrality, according to a recent announcement by The Dow Chemical Company, the Official Carbon Partner for the Games. This includes carbon footprints associated with the... View More

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Report Predicts IPCC Carbon Budget Crisis Could Ensue by 2034
Report Predicts IPCC Carbon Budget Crisis Could Ensue by 2034
Published on November 4, 2013
About a 4 minute read

According to new analysis released by PwC, the world is on track to blow its 2°C carbon budget, estimated by the IPCC for the next 89 years, within 21 years. This would put the world on a path consistent with potential global warming of around 4°C ... View More

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Envirofit Expands Access to Clean Cooking Tech in Kenya
Envirofit Expands Access to Clean Cooking Tech in Kenya
Published on November 4, 2013
About a 2 minute read

U.S.-based social enterprise Envirofit International has announced it will join the UN-supported anti-poverty program Business Call to Action (BCtA), with plans to reduce greenhouse gases by 193,500 tons of carbon through the sales of 150,000 clean c... View More

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UPS Cuts GHGs by 14,000 Tons Using Big Data
UPS Cuts GHGs by 14,000 Tons Using Big Data
Published on November 1, 2013
About a 3 minute read

UPS has announced the launch of its route optimization software known as ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation), which the company expects will save more than 1.5 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more tha... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
How Aruba Plans to Be Energy Independent by 2020
How Aruba Plans to Be Energy Independent by 2020
Published on October 31, 2013
About a 3 minute read

'Energy independence' is a term we hear a lot of politicians throw around, but not too many actually follow through on their plans or promises.Aruba, however, is actually making good on its goal of energy independence. The tiny Caribbean country is n... View More

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REI Data Center Retrofit Reduces Cooling Energy Use by 93%
REI Data Center Retrofit Reduces Cooling Energy Use by 93%
Published on October 31, 2013
About a 2 minute read

REI says a retrofit of its data center, which houses servers and backup systems for computers, software systems, REI.com and point of sale for its 132 stores in 33 states, has resulted in a 93 percent reduction in the cooling energy used to operate t... View More

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Big Business + Big Data = Big Sustainability
Big Business + Big Data = Big Sustainability
Published on October 23, 2013
About a 6 minute read

When it comes to sustainability, Big Data is proving to be a big opportunity — businesses are now able to collect, store and process mind-boggling amounts of data. IBM estimates that 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every day, meaning that... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
New Waste Management Facility Turning Even More Landfill Gas Into Renewable Energy
New Waste Management Facility Turning Even More Landfill Gas Into Renewable Energy
Published on October 23, 2013
About a 4 minute read

Waste Management has announced it is building a facility that will create pipeline-ready natural gas from its Milam Landfill in Fairmont City, Ill. At a ceremony last week at the landfill, state, county and local officials joined the company to celeb... View More

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Global Climate Change Investment Falling Short of Need, Report Says
Global Climate Change Investment Falling Short of Need, Report Says
Published on October 22, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Global investment in climate change plateaued at $359 billion in 2012, roughly the same as the previous year, according to a new study by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI).The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2013 says this figure falls well bel... View More

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Supply Chain
LG Electronics Earns Marriott's 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award
LG Electronics Earns Marriott's 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award
Published on October 21, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Marriott International has awarded LG Electronics its 2013 Supplier Sustainability Award. The annual award recognizes the Marriott supplier that has made a significant impact on its guests and properties through innovative ideas toward helping Marrio... View More

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New Report Urges America's 'Dirty Dozen' Supermarkets to Replace HFCs
New Report Urges America's 'Dirty Dozen' Supermarkets to Replace HFCs
Published on October 18, 2013
About a 3 minute read

America’s largest supermarkets and retailers, including Walmart and Whole Foods, are failing to take meaningful steps to replace climate-damaging hydroflourcarbons (HFCs), according to a new report released today by the Environmental Investigation ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular EconomyInnovation & Technology
O2E Technologies: Turning the World's Waste Into Food and Fuel
O2E Technologies: Turning the World's Waste Into Food and Fuel
Published on October 17, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Each week leading up to our SB London conference, where the winner of the SB London Innovation Open (SBIOL) will be announced on November 18, we will get to know each of our four finalists. This week, meet the SBIOL public vote winner, O2E Technologi... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Sustainable Startups Finding More Than Cash on Crowdfunding Platforms
Sustainable Startups Finding More Than Cash on Crowdfunding Platforms
Published on October 8, 2013
About a 5 minute read

When the principals behind Peppermint Energy decided to tap into crowdfunding in 2012 to boost their start-up solar enterprise, they found money, but they also discovered another type of equity.“What became obvious to us is that the type of people ... View More

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Consumer Behavior ChangeMarketing & Communications
Don't Just Sell Green, Sell Great
Don't Just Sell Green, Sell Great
Published on October 8, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Heading into this year’s Sustainable Brands conference, I was looking forward to driving BMW’s electric prototype that was on display. In hindsight, however, the technical highlight of the show for me was the Tesla Model S. You know, the ones tha... View More

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Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing & Communications
Microsoft Achieves Carbon Neutrality, Increases Green Energy Use By 70%
Microsoft Achieves Carbon Neutrality, Increases Green Energy Use By 70%
Published on October 8, 2013
About a 2 minute read

Microsoft says it achieved carbon neutrality after introducing an internal carbon fee for renewable energy and carbon offsets, which led the company to increase the purchase of green energy in the U.S. by 70 percent, from 1.1 billion kilowatt hours (... View More

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Supply Chain
HP Pledges to Reduce GHG by 20% in Supply Chain by 2020
HP Pledges to Reduce GHG by 20% in Supply Chain by 2020
Published on October 6, 2013
About a 2 minute read

HP recently announced that it has set a goal of driving a 20 percent decrease in its first-tier manufacturing and product transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity by 2020, compared to 2010, a first for the information technolog... View More

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Supply Chain
SAC and Schneider Electric Developing Higg Index 2.0 for Apparel and Footwear Industries
SAC and Schneider Electric Developing Higg Index 2.0 for Apparel and Footwear Industries
Published on October 3, 2013
About a 3 minute read

Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has announced that it has teamed with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to develop and implement a dynamic web-based solution for the SAC’s sustainability assessment tool, the Higg... View More

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How To Use Well-Managed Data to Realise Your Sustainability Goals
How To Use Well-Managed Data to Realise Your Sustainability Goals
Published on September 26, 2013
About a 7 minute read

Data, Data, DataSustainable business these days requires data, and lots of it. Companies are using sustainability data for a multiplicity of reasons: to inform corporate strategy, comply with regulations, evaluate investments, improve transparency, d... View More

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