Archive for: June, 2011

Dole Hosts Sustainability Summit to Improve Brand Image

Dole Banana Plantation

Dole Food Company Inc. has a history of poor sustainability practices that have made the international press and damaged their brand.  They are working to improve both their corporate practices and their image.  To that end they  hosted more than 30 academics, researchers, members of NGOs, opinion leaders and Costa Rican officials during a three-day sustainability [...]

McGraw Hill to Build Largest Solar Energy Site of its Kind

McGraw-Hill New Jersey

The McGraw-Hill Companies and NJR Clean Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, today announced plans to build on McGraw-Hill’s East Windsor, N.J., campus the largest privately-owned, net-metered solar project in the Western Hemisphere.

ISO 50001 Standard for Energy Management Released

iso50001

The much anticipated ISO50001 Energy Management Standard has been released by the National Standards Institute (ANSI). With world energy prices soaring and calls for energy security coming from government, businesses, and consumers alike, the demand for organizations to manage their energy performance has never been more acute.

New Green Building Management Application Released by Archibus

archibus-autocad

ARCHIBUS, a global provider of real estate, infrastructure, and facilities management solutions, has announced the release of ARCHIBUS V.19.3.

UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub

UPS aircrafts are loaded with containers of packages bound for their final destination at the UPS Worldport All Points International Hub

The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its most vital hub in Louisville, Kentucky this month.

Mattel’s Sustainability is Target of Greenpeace Campaign

Mattel Greenpeace Protest

This past week’s events highlighted the need for a comprehensive sustainability policy in business today. Greenpeace launched a global campaign against the world’s largest toy company, Mattel, alleging their paper packaging is produced from Indonesian rainforests.

Kodak Gives Their Top Energy Award to Brazilian Plant

Manaus, Brazil

The  Kodak manufacturing site in Manaus has earned the inaugural Kodak Energy Saver Award, recognizing the top Kodak site worldwide for energy conservation.

Three Verallia Plants Receive ENERGY STAR® Award

glass

Glass container producer, Verallia North America, has had three of its manufacturing plants honored as the first and only in the industry to earn the 2010 ENERGY STAR® from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for superior energy performance.

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