environmental impact measurement News
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Waste’s environmental impacts measured with new method, but better data needed
Life-cycle indicators to monitor selected waste streams’ impacts on the environment have been developed by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). These are presented in a recent study which describes a method for analysing waste’s impacts using these indicators. The study also reveals the need for better statistics and more detailed categorisation of waste ...
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Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Michael J. Van Patten, CEO/Founder, Mission Markets, New York, NY – December 10, 2010
Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide global audience. The goals of Five Questions about SRI are fourfold: To reflect on what SRI in emerging markets means to practitioners; ...
By 3BL Media
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Carbon Trust to measure environmental impact of Tour de France
The opening stage of this year’s Tour de France will have its environmental impact measured thanks to the Carbon Trust and Leeds City Council. The 2014 Grand Départ will be the first time that cycling’s most prestigious race has come to Yorkshire. The Carbon Trust will measure the environmental impacts of the Tour de France’s Grand Départ from Leeds, looking at ...
By Carbon Trust
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80% of Europeans are concerned about the environmental impact of products
According to a new survey, most Europeans would be prepared to change their purchasing habits and buy more environmentally-friendly products, but many feel they lack information and distrust manufacturers' environmental claims. The survey on the "Attitudes of Europeans towards building the single market for green products" indicates that more than three-quarters of respondents are willing to pay ...
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UltraViolet devices earns ISO 14001 certification
Leading provider of ultraviolet (UV) technologies adds another certification to a growing list of internationally recognized achievements. UltraViolet Devices, Inc. (UVDI) is pleased to announce their achievement of earning the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 Environmental Management Certification. ISO 14001 is a voluntary standard that establishes a framework and ...
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IQR recycling attracts great interest at Entsorga trade fair
Swedish IQR had decided to build an impressive exhibit at this year’s Entsorga trade fair. The response was tremendous. Interest in the unique Swedish recycling technology continues to grow. “We had more visitors in four hours at Entsorga than during an entire trade fair in Stockholm. That says a lot. Entsorga is perhaps the world’s most influential trade fair for global environmental issues, ...
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Intertek Acquires RDC Environment, European Center of Expertise for Environmental Impact Solutions
Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries around the world, announces its acquisition of Brussels-based RDC Environment, which specializes in environmental impact measurement, life cycle analysis (LCA), carbon footprinting, eco-labeling, greenhouse gas inventory and energy auditing for consumer products companies, and water and waste management ...
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Better monitoring of environmental pollutants
One of Mistra´s Idea Support projects has developed a new technique for measuring a material´s chemical activity, i.e., how it reacts with and influences organisms. The technique is simple, cheap and appropriate for both field and laboratory use. Several of the methods that are used for calculating how different chemical environmental pollutants impact organisms measure concentrations of such ...
By Mistra
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BSR report reveals opportunities to improve corporate environmental performance measurement tools
1With growing public scrutiny over how corporate operations affect "ecosystem services"--those natural systems that businesses rely on for raw materials, adequate supplies of clean water, and protection from natural disasters--companies from Dow Chemical to Puma are launching initiatives to measure their impacts using a new class of tools. But according to BSR, which conducted the first ...
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Grangemouth oil refinery strike over in UK
Operations at Kinneil have started back up following the cessation of the strike action at the Grangemouth Oil Refinery. The three production trains at Kinneil will be brought back into commission in the order: Train 3, Train 2 and finally Train 1. BP is working closely with Ineos to ensure that the dry gas produced by the terminal is accepted by the refinery as soon as practicable where it is ...
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EU calls on paper industry to improve sustainability
Paper production is an important source of exports for Portugal, with 90 per cent of product sold overseas, mainly in Europe. New research maps pollution and greenhouse gas emissions to stages in the paper production process. The industry produced significant pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions during the pulp and paper production stages of the process. Identifying pollution hotspots during ...
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Wyndham Worldwide Achieves 8 Percent Energy Reduction Across 10 Million Square Feet
(Marketwired) - Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN), one of the world's largest hospitality companies, again demonstrated its ongoing leadership in global sustainability best practices, achieving an 8 percent reduction in energy use in the first full year of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings Challenge. The government program, launched in 2011 by President Obama, calls on commercial ...
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Programs for green cities
Finding out what works Written by Nancy W. Stauffer.You can read the original story in MIT NewsThis article first appeared in Energy Futures: Spring 2012, the magazine of the MIT Energy Initiative. Subscribe today. In cities across the country, bike-sharing plans, tree-planting initiatives, and other programs aimed at enhancing urban sustainability are becoming increasingly popular. As mayors ...
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Tesco cuts packaging weight reduction target
Retail giant Tesco has cut its packaging weight reduction target from 25 per cent by 2010 to 15 per cent by 2010. The supermarket chain has recently released its corporate responsibility report 2009. The report states: “Since we started working with our suppliers and the wider industry to reduce packaging it has become clear that this is a complex issue and that weight alone may not be the most ...
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Carbon footprint: sustainable supply chain 2008 29-30 May 2008
Rising food and energy prices and the impacts of climate change are heightening the demand to create a more sustainable business environment, especially in the food & drink supply chain. Environmental drivers are now synonymous with economic drivers as businesses strive to reduce their environmental impacts across the entire lifecycle, and gain commercial benefit from being more efficient across ...
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New tool to assess the environmental impact of landfill sites
A fast and reliable method to measure the environmental impact of landfill sites has been developed by researchers. Analysis of the chemical composition of gas emissions and water leaching from sites provides a detailed picture of the extent of environmental pollution around landfill sites. Such monitoring is essential in order to manage risks to human health and natural resources. Despite the ...
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Clarke Energy’s Southern African Operations Awarded ISO Accreditation
Clarke Energy's Southern African operations, in partnership with the Clarke Energy Quality, Environment, Health and Safety (QUENSH) team, have spent the last six months working towards obtaining a fully Integrated Management System (IMS) incorporating ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and OHSAS 18001:2007. Dave Dingle (QUENSH Department Manager) praised the hard work and dedication of Emile ...
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EPA, green sports alliance partner to protect people’s health and the environment
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an agreement with the Green Sports Alliance to work together to address environmental challenges faced by sports venues, organizations and teams. EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined Green Sports Alliance Executive Director Martin Tull today to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Second Annual Green Sports ...
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Environmental Defense Fund partners with Wal-Mart to cut global shopping bag waste
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will serve as Wal-Mart’s (NYSE: WMT) environmental partner in the Global Plastic Shopping Bag Waste Reduction Commitment that the retailer announced today at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. EDF will help Wal-Mart develop reduction, reuse and recycling strategies as well as monitor efforts to reduce plastic shopping bag waste by an average of ...
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Greenstone Carbon Management to host workshop on reducing carbon footprint at leading food & beverage industry conference
Greenstone Carbon Management, the global specialist carbon solutions company, has announced today that it will host a workshop at the Sustainable Sourcing for the food and beverage industry conference in Holborn, London. The conference which will be held 21st - 23rd September 2010 will help participants explore the latest updates on integrating sustainable sourcing into businesses, and the latest ...
By Greenstone+
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