“This past weekend was an excellent opportunity for Dole to share its latest developments in sustainability and engage through an open dialogue with our guests about the ‘Four Pillars of Sustainability,’”

Included in the trip were site visits to El Muelle Pineapple Plantation, Rio Frio Banana Farm and its New Millennium Packing Plant, one of Fundecor’s reforestation and conservation project and the Dole Chile Container Vessel at the Port of Moin. The itinerary was constructed to highlight Dole’s efforts in reducing the carbon and water footprints in pineapple and banana production from farm to retailer.

“This past weekend was an excellent opportunity for Dole to share its latest developments in sustainability and engage through an open dialogue with our guests about the ‘Four Pillars of Sustainability,’” said Sylvain Cuperlier, Dole’s Vice President of Worldwide Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. “With input from key stakeholders, such our guests this past weekend, we hope to continue the development of new programs and methods for improving the sustainability of our products and business all over the world.”

The program concluded on June 13 with a panel discussion on corporate responsibility and sustainability. Dole project partners, such as the Rainforest Alliance, Soil & More and Ostfold Research, presented existing projects that are monitoring and improving the way Dole executes farming in Costa Rica.

“One of the most impressive elements of this trip has been the trust Dole has built through transparency,” said Tobias Bandel, Managing Partner from Soil & More. “This weekend, Dole has opened up their facilities for stakeholders with differing opinions. They provided honest answers and indicated a sincere desire to continue their commitment to sustainable agriculture.”

Members from the Dole Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability team will remain in Costa Rica through the week as speakers at the GLOBE conference on the intersect of business and the environment. The GLOBE 2011 event will focus specifically on Latin America. The Dole team will be presenting the pros and cons of using sustainability as a competitive advantage and on sustainable water management.

Please visit www.dolecsr.com to learn more about the “Four Pillars of Sustainability” and Dole’s environmental programs around the world

The 14.1 megawatt solar system will significantly offset the need for other energy sources to run McGraw-Hill’s offices in East Windsor, including the Corporation’s growing data center. The clean, renewable energy produced by the project is expected to reduce the equivalent of about 10 percent of McGraw-Hill’s annual global car
bon emissions and significantly lower the company’s long-term electricity costs.

“Our plan to use solar power underscores our commitment to green, sustainable business practices,” said Harold McGraw III, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies. “We are excited by the environmental benefits of using solar energy while helping us control costs, and we’re thrilled to once again have a fantastic partner in the East Windsor community, which has served as a focal point of our operations for nearly five decades.”

“To bring the largest privately-owned, net-metered solar system in the Western Hemisphere to New Jersey is an exciting opportunity,” said Laurence M. Downes, chairman and CEO of New Jersey Resources. “Together with McGraw-Hill, we are making renewable energy, and the benefits it provides, a greater piece of our energy future. As a leader in the energy marketplace, NJRCEV will continue to look for new solar opportunities that are consistent with our core energy strategy and benefit our customers, company and state.”

The solar array is expected to produce 18 million kWh annually, eliminating approximately 12,687 metric tons of carbon equivalent emissions from the atmosphere per year or the equivalent of removing the carbon dioxide emissions produced by approximately 2,488 cars. According to a study by Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy on the “Economic Impacts of Energy Infrastructure Investments,” it is estimated that up to 294jobs will be created as a result of this project.

Mayor Janice Mironov stated, “East Windsor is excited about McGraw-Hill’s major initiative and the tremendous financial investment it represents in our township. The project will generate jobs, help green our environment and enhance the competitive attraction of East Windsor as a home for much of McGraw-Hill’s prestigious operations. We value the company and this is a great signal of McGraw-Hill’s commitment to remain, invest and grow in East Windsor.”

NJRCEV will invest $60 million to develop and install the state-of-the-art, ground mount solar array on a 50-acre parcel on McGraw-Hill’s property adjacent to the Corporation’s two office buildings, including the Corporation’s 180,000 square foot data center. The system will be installed by Advanced Solar Products of Flemington, NJ with assistance from MVM Advisors LLC of New York, NY. Advanced Solar Products’ ballasted racking system, manufactured in New Jersey, requires no ground penetrations making it more environmentally-friendly and McGraw-Hill intends to plant approximately 25 acres of trees to surround the solar panels. In total, McGraw-Hill currently operates approximately 900,000 square feet of building space on the site.

The data center, which opened in 2008, is the central hub of the Corporation’s global computing needs and is using increasing amounts of electricity to deliver more of McGraw-Hill’s digital products around the world, including Standard & Poor’s RatingsDirect; Connect, McGraw-Hill’s popular teaching and learning platform for higher education; and Platts’ price assessments for liquefied natural gas.

NJR expects that investments made by NJRCEV will qualify for a 30 percent federal investment tax credit. In addition, the energy produced will be eligible for Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs), which can be sold to Load Serving Entities in New Jersey to meet their renewable energy requirements.

The system is expected to be completed in two phases, with 50 percent of the capacity expected operational in December 2011, and the remaining 50 percent in March 2012.

As a result of McGraw-Hill’s recent business practices, the Corporation has been listed on the 2010 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the FTSE4Good Index Series, and Newsweek’s Green Rankings.

The solar installation at McGraw-Hill is the latest commercial project announced by NJRCEV. The company has already announced an investment of nearly $36 million in rooftop and ground mount solar systems in Monmouth and Middlesex counties with a capacity of 7.5 megawatts.

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.

ISO 50001, Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, can be used by any organization wishing to manage its energy use and efficiency. Targeting broad applicability across national economic sectors, it is estimated that the standard could influence up to 60% of the world’s energy use. The standard was developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) project committee (PC) 242, Energy management, with the chairmanship held by the United States.

“Energy efficiency is often called the ‘forgotten fuel’ because efficiency is sometimes ignored in discussions about alternative energy sources,” said Edwin Pinero, ISO PC 242 chair and executive vice president and chief sustainability officer at Veolia Water North America. “ISO 50001 provides organizations and companies with technical and management strategies to increase energy efficiency, reduce costs, and improve environmental performance.”

With an emphasis on performance and continual improvement, ISO 50001 specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system.

“Individual organizations cannot control energy prices, government policies, or the global economy, but they can improve the way they manage energy in the here and now,” said ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele. “Improved energy performance can provide rapid benefits for an organization by maximizing the use of its energy sources and energy-related assets, thus reducing both energy cost and consumption. The organization will also make positive contributions toward reducing depletion of energy resources and mitigating worldwide effects of energy use, such as global warming.”

As the U.S. member body to ISO, ANSI serves as ISO PC 242 secretariat in partnership with the Brazilian member body to ISO, the Associacao Brasileira de Normas Tecnicas (ABNT). Forty-four ISO member countries participated in its development, with another 14 as observers. Liaison organizations include the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the World Energy Council (WEC).

ANSI accredited the Georgia Institute of Technology Energy and Sustainability Services (GT ESS) as administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO PC 242. In this capacity, GT ESS staff provide administrative facilitation for all aspects of the U.S. TAG’s work. Roland Risser from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) serves as the U.S. TAG chair, Aimee McKane of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory serves as vice chair, and Deann Desai of the Georgia Institute of Technology serves as secretary.

ISO 50001 is based on the common elements found in all of ISO’s management system standards, assuring a high level of compatibility with ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management). ISO 50001 can be implemented individually or integrated with other management system standards.

For more information on ISO 50001 or to purchase the standard, visit webstore.ansi.org/iso_50001

Underwriters Laboratory is offering a webinar on July 13th, entitled “ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS) Standard – Practitioners Guide to Implementation”.  For more details, click here.

This software release  introduces the new Web-based Green Building application as well as expands its Smart Client technology, which supports Web- and Windows-based AutoCAD drawing access and management from any on-site or remote location.

In addition V.19.3 provides the ability to run ARCHIBUS functionality simultaneously in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Simplified Chinese, by connecting to the same application server and project database.

The  Green Building application helps assess net GHG equivalent impact, shows carbon footprint change over time for each building or an entire portfolio, tracks progress through sustainability certification projects — using LEED, BREEAM, or any other certification criteria — and manages data and documents required for requalification.

The application also helps estimate anticipated payback on sustainability investments and correlates environmental data to facility use and operations. It thereby provides the timely and reliable data required for making and defending strategic sustainability decisions.

Web-based Smart Client and the Smart Client Extension for AutoCAD & Revit now include drawing management features accessible from the Drawing List tab of the ARCHIBUS user interface.

The new drawing management features support:

•Individual or remote site management of drawing changes, while keeping drawings completely synchronized with the full drawing set stored on a centralized server.

•Site outsourcing of ARCHIBUS hosting, while retaining the ability to work on drawings using the building owner’s copy of AutoCAD or Revit.

•Site outsourcing of CAD drafting to third-parties.

•Architect access to customers’ drawings for revisions while remaining 100% in live synch with the customer’s standards, such as building and department names, room standards, account codes, and employee lists.

•Error reduction and improved oversight of large drawing sets using ARCHIBUS Web Services to perform real-time validation of entered values.

•Use of AutoCAD or Revit desktop tools by CAD specialists to leverage the full power of the processors in their CAD workstations.

•CAD or BIM workstations that work with existing software using one small plug-in – the ARCHIBUS Smart Client Extension for AutoCAD & Revit.

Once an administrator enables the appropriate features, for example, CAD specialists can formally check-out and lock drawings on their local machines. When they are done working on them, they check-in the drawings and unlock them. The program tracks all drawing changes for review and audit purposes.

The check-out and check-in features use Web Services so that they can deliver drawings over the Internet and not just over a LAN or WAN.

When the drawing management features are enabled, the Enterprise Graphics publishing feature inside of ARCHIBUS also uses Web Services to upload published graphics. This then allows CAD specialists to update, via the Internet, a centralized server with graphics changes that can be used by the rest of the organization.

“There is a finite amount of petroleum-based fuel available from our planet so it is important that UPS and other companies invest in ways to use alternative fuels and technologies, including biodiesel,” said Scott Wicker, UPS Chief Sustainability officer. “This project helps us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels with the added benefit that it will also reduce air pollution and carbon emissions.”

UPS recently installed a biodiesel fuel tank and fueling station at its Worldport facility. It will allow fueling operators to blend specified percentages of biodiesel “on the fly,” starting with 5 percent biodiesel (B5), and working up to 20 percent biodiesel (B20).

The single most important point in all of UPS’s global operation, Worldport:

•Processes 416 thousand packages an hour

•Is the size of 80 football fields

•Turns 100 aircraft a day

The 30,000 gallon biodiesel tank and station at Worldport fuels nearly 200 vehicles and diesel equipment, most of which help load packages on and off the planes.

The National Biodiesel Board called UPS’s switch to biodiesel monumental.

“For a giant like UPS to use biodiesel is not only an outstanding vote of confidence for biodiesel, but an example of how America’s first advanced biofuel will fuel the drive towards genuine corporate sustainability,” said Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board.

Biodiesel blends of up to 20 percent can be used in any diesel engine without modifications, making it one of the most cost-effective ways to clean up heavy duty equipment.

“Biodiesel supports green jobs and domestic energy security here and nationally, and we commend UPS for making biodiesel a part of its commitment to sustainability,” said Melissa Howell, executive director of the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition.

Biodiesel is an advanced biofuel made from readily available, renewable resources. It is drop-in diesel fuel replacement that reduces greenhouse gas by 80 percent, without negatively impacting land use or the food supply.

Greenpeace made  a media splash when Activists rappelled down the face of Mattel’s 15-story El Segundo headquarters and hang a giant banner of a frowning Ken doll look-alike with the message: “Barbie, it’s over.  I don’t date girls that are into deforestation.” 

The campaign also includes a page dedicated to the cause on Greenpeace’s website and a YouTube video of the news of Barbie’s exploits in the rainforest being explained to Ken.

In response to the public outcry,  Mattel acknowledges receipt of  83,000 emails -Greepeace says 200,000 were sent, the company issued a press release announcing that they will implement a corporate sustainable procurement policy  for all of their product lines which will address the important issue of deforestation. The policy will include requirements for packaging suppliers to commit to sustainable forestry management practices. In addition to addressing current concerns about packaging sourcing, Mattel’s policy will also cover other wood-based products in its toy lines, such as paper, books and accessories.

If you don’t want to be playing catch-up and run the risk of having to defend your company’s decisions and policies in the media, get to work on being sustainable!

Here are the YouTube videos Greenpeace posted, the first explains how they know where the packaging comes from:
The second is the video with Ken talking about Barbie:

“These are conversations we are eager to have because Kodak can be a partner with our customers in working toward greater sustainability.”

The Manaus Site reduced energy usage by 36% in 2010 through a strengthened focus on a broad-based energy conservation that has been in place for several years.

Kodak implemented the Energy Saver Awards to drive further progress in achieving corporate Sustainability Goals, targeting a 50% reduction in both energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions by 2013, versus a baseline year of 2002. Through 2010, Kodak had achieved a 49% reduction in both of those areas.

“Kodak people worldwide have driven truly impressive energy reductions through a concerted focus on our initiatives in this area,” said Philip Faraci, Kodak’s President and Chief Operating Officer, who was at the Manaus Site today to present the award.

“At the same time, the people at our Manaus Site deserve special praise for their extraordinary efforts that have achieved such outstanding results. As we complete our corporate transformation, such focus on our business imperatives is critical in positioning Kodak as a leader in the markets we serve. Our Manaus Site has excelled as we have given it expanding responsibilities for our portfolio of digital products.”

“In our conversations with customers, we are increasingly hearing about the importance of sustainability,” said Gilberto Farias, Managing Director, Latin America South. “These are conversations we are eager to have because Kodak can be a partner with our customers in working toward greater sustainability.”

The Manaus Site performs final manufacturing operations on a broad spectrum of products for Kodak’s commercial and consumer businesses for customers in Latin America.

“The key thing at our Manaus Site has been to have our people truly engaged in the energy conservation program,” said José Augusto Dibo, Manaus Site Manager. “The more people who are involved, the more opportunities we can develop.”

The three plants, located in Dunkirk, Ind.; Milford, Mass.; and Port Allegany, Penn., have demonstrated best in class energy performance and, on average, use nearly 25 percent less energy when compared to similar plants across the country.

“We are very proud to operate the only three glass container plants in the country to be recognized for advanced energy performance,” said Joseph R. Grewe, President and CEO with Verallia North America. “This special recognition from the EPA validates our efforts and drives our commitment to reach new levels of achievement.”

Compared to average glass container plants, these ENERGY STAR certified facilities annually save 1,342,742 million Btus of energy and prevent approximately 61,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, which is comparable to eliminating the emissions from almost 12,000 cars.

“The ENERGY STAR is the distinguishing mark of energy efficiency for glass container manufacturing plants in the United States and identifies these three plants with a status among the most energy-efficient based on their performance in EPA’s National Energy Performance Rating System,” said Jean Lupinacci, Director, Commercial and Industrial Branch for ENERGY STAR. “Verallia North America should be commended for their ability to reduce energy use and protect the environment through energy efficiency.”

Released in fall 2009, EPA’s ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicator for glass container plants has become an important tool in helping improve energy efficiency of the industry. Developed in coordination with U.S. glass manufacturers, ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicators allow companies to measure their energy performance against others in the industry and set informed improvement goals.

The plant awards are the third honor from the EPA that Verallia North America has been associated with this year. In January, the company was presented with ENERGY STAR certification for its distribution center in Fairfield, Calif. which is among the top 25 percent of high-energy performing facilities in the U.S.

In March, the company shared in the honor of the 2011 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award which was announced for parent company Saint-Gobain. All Saint-Gobain businesses in the U.S. were recognized for their leadership in conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The award marked the third consecutive year the EPA had honored Saint-Gobain and U.S. subsidiaries like Verallia North America.

In 2009 and 2010, the company was recognized as an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year. Companies which consistently meet the Partner of the Year criteria are presented with the Sustained Excellence Award. No other manufacturer of glass containers has ever been honored as a Partner of the Year or presented with a Sustained Excellence Award.

Source: Verallia Press Release

“We are happy to have seen our sales double in 2010 as we see increased adoption of our digital product. However, we are setting our sights much higher in years ahead. During 2010 we had several very important events and projects, including”

Total revenues for 2010 were $576,797, an increase of $292,807 or 103% over 2009. The Company recorded gross profit of $146,850, or 25% for 2010, an improvement over the 2009 gross margin of 21%. Net loss for the year, including $326,824 in non-cash expenses related to stock based compensation, $818,541 in non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of a debt discount, and $828,827 in non-cash gain on the change in fair value of certain outstanding warrants, was $3,275,960.

Steven Strasser, Chairman and CEO of Power Efficiency, stated, “We are happy to have seen our sales double in 2010 as we see increased adoption of our digital product. However, we are setting our sights much higher in years ahead. During 2010 we had several very important events and projects, including:

• Our first major project in Asia at the Venetian, Sands and Four Seasons hotels in Macau
• Our technology being installed at the U.S. Capitol Complex and Washington Dulles International Airport
• Signing a private label supply agreement with Schindler Elevator Corporation, the world’s largest escalator supplier
• Signing a private label agreement with one of the largest U.S. industrial distributors. This company has begun selling our three phase products and is working with us to develop and sell our single phase products incorporated directly onto single phase motor, creating a dynamic energy saving single phase motor
• Significantly increasing our international sales to almost one quarter of our revenue
• •Completing a $5 million financing, including the elimination of all debt
• Signing a collaboration agreement with the Interplex Group in Malaysia, a large conglomerate that manufactures numerous products, including escalators and elevators.”

Mr. Strasser further commented, “In the past several months, we received orders from, and begun deliveries to, two major airports in the U.S., and are bidding on many more airport and transit system projects. Furthermore, we have begun several pilot projects in Hong Kong and Singapore, and are training the East and Southeast Asian offices of our global vertical transportation partners so that they may begin sales of our products in those markets. We believe the rapidly developing Asian markets are going to provide the most growth in the long term, since that is where most new equipment is made, and most commercial and industrial development is taking place.”

Additional Information Relating to Power Efficiency’s Trading Data

Due to certain recent disruptions in the marketplace relating to quotations on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) operated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, there may not be trading data for many companies, including Power Efficiency, on the OTCBB. Investors are advised that this is not through any change of the Power Efficiency’s filing or regulatory status, as Power Efficiency remains a fully reporting Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Rather, management believes that incomplete or missing trading data on the OTCBB is a result of a shift in major market makers’ preference for the OTCQB platform over the OTCBB platform.

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About Power Efficiency Corporation

Power Efficiency Corporation is a clean tech company focused on efficiency technologies for electric motors. Power Efficiency is incorporated in Delaware and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev. The Company has developed a patented and patent-pending technology platform, called E-Save Technology, which has been demonstrated in independent testing to improve the efficiency of electric motors by up to 35% in appropriate applications. Electric motors consume over 25% of the electricity in the U.S. and many operate inefficiently. E-Save Technology can be licensed to motors, controls and equipment manufacturers. Power Efficiency’s products, based on E-Save Technology, can be licensed to motors, controls and equipment manufacturers. Power Efficiency’s products, based on E-Save Technology, include an industrial Motor Efficiency Controller for three phase applications, such as escalators, crushers, granulators, mixers, saws and MG elevators, as well as a new Appliance Motor Efficiency Controller for small single phase applications such as residential and light commercial appliances. For more information, go to http://www.powerefficiency.com/

The WindMade initiative is a direct response to increasing consumer demand for sustainable products, some of the world’s leading corporations and non-profit organisations announced today.

“Governments are dragging their feet, but consumers want to see change now. The private sector needs to step up to provide the solutions we need to respond to the global energy and climate crises. With WindMade, we want to facilitate the change that the public demands,” said Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council, and interim CEO of WindMade.

A global survey(1) of more than 25,000 consumers across 20 markets shows that 92 percent of respondents believe that renewable energy is a good solution to mitigating climate change, and that if presented with a choice, most of them would prefer products made with wind energy, even at a premium.

However, while many companies have already made bold statements about their commitment to renewable energy, consumers have to date no way of verifying the source of the energy used. WindMade will offer them the transparency they require for making informed choices.

“We want to build a bridge between consumers and companies committed to clean energy, and give consumers the option to choose more sustainable products. We hope that this will create a strong element of consumer pull which will accelerate the pace of wind energy development globally,” said Ditlev Engel, CEO and President for Vestas Wind Systems who pioneered the WindMade initiative. “We strongly encourage forward-looking companies to join us in this effort.”

The WindMade consortium hopes to attract leading consumer brands as members. To use the WindMade label for their communications or products, WindMade members will undergo a certification process to verify their wind energy procurement. The standard for certification is currently being developed by a technical expert group. The aim will be to drive the development of new wind power plants, over and above what would be developed anyway.

“It is crucial that the WindMade criteria live up to the high standards necessary for the label to serve consumers’ desire to make tangible impact and boost clean renewables. We believe that voluntary certification is one key to raising the bar for mainstream performance. We hope to see WindMade develop into a good example of a standard for corporations to close the gap between ambition and reality in the important area of renewable energy,” said James Leape, Director General of WWF.

“This is the first time we can connect to consumers, something we’ve wanted to do for a long time,” said Georg Kell, Executive Director of UN Global Compact. “As a market-based solution supportive of the Global Compact’s mission, WindMade has the potential to be a strong force in advancing the use of renewable energy by business everywhere.”

The WindMade initiative will be presented in more detail at a high-level gathering of the founding partners during the World Economic Forum in Davos on 28 February. This event will be attended by senior executives of leading brands, as well as other interested parties. A public consultation will be held from March 2011 to inform the development of the certification standard.

For more information visit http://www.windmade.org.