environmental planning News
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Green training for green businesses
No serious program will succeed without information and support. Too often, a form of proxy Green exists where environmental concerns are shifted others and forgotten. To have a Green program in the company requires broad participation and continued improvement. Remember, we did not get into the environmental problem in a day, and it is estimated that it will take 3-5 years for a company to ...
By 3BL Media
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New AT&T eco-rating system to help consumers learn about environmental features of mobile devices
People eager to check out the newest, fastest and coolest mobile handset devices will soon be able to learn about its environmental features too. That's because a new eco-rating system is planned for launch later this year by AT&T*, which developed the system in collaboration with BSR, a global business network and consultancy focused on sustainability. Consumers will find AT&T ...
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FirstCarbon Solutions to Acquire Michael Brandman Associates
FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental and sustainability solutions for business, today announced plans to acquire privately-held Michael Brandman Associates. The strategic convergence will broaden the opportunity for FirstCarbon Solutions and Michael Brandman Associates to provide even more comprehensive and integrated environmental sustainability services to ...
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UN: Environmental Protection Enhances Economic Development
NEW YORK, New York (ENS) - Egypt, Peru, Vietnam, and Mongolia are among the countries putting the environment at the core of their plans to cut poverty by 2015, according to a report issued Friday by two United Nations agencies. Environmental sustainability and economic development work best when they are linked, the report demonstrates by documenting progress in 158 countries. The UN ...
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Stericycle Becomes Member of Practice Greenhealth
LAKE FOREST, Ill., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRCL) today announced it has become a member of Practice Greenhealth, a nonprofit organization spearheading positive environmental stewardship and best practices in the healthcare community. Stericycle also announced it is one of 15 members of the Practice Greenhealth (PGH) Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) ...
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Corporate express challenges aussie businesses to go green
Corporate Express has recently announced two major initiatives designed to encourage and assist Australian businesses to become more environmentally and socially sustainable. Corporate Express' Go Green Guide - for a Greener Workspace aims to encourage and facilitate sustainable procurement for Australian businesses. The guide includes tangible advice and simple 'how to' steps for businesses of ...
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PSEG Joins UN 'Race to Zero' Initiative, Commits to Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets
PSEG announced this week that it has joined the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the Race to Zero campaigns and commits to developing science-based targets. The Race to Zero and Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaigns are designed to help mobilize support from businesses, cities, regions and investors for a healthy and resilient zero-carbon economy in line with global efforts to limit warming to ...
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Sustainability Gets a Warmer Embrace from U.S. Companies
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 30, 2007 (ENS) - If past is prologue, then to forecast where businesses will be in tackling environmental protection, humane labor practices, biodiversity, water supply and other sustainability challenges, we have to look back. Fifteen years ago, when the GreenMoney Journal was launched, a relative handful of niche companies such as Ben & Jerry's, Timberland, and ...
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adidas Group presents Environmental Strategy, commits to using 100% Better Cotton by 2018
adidas AG / adidas Group presents Environmental Strategy, commits to using 100% Better Cotton by 2018 Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. For immediate release March 22, 2011 adidas Group presents Environmental Strategy, ...
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