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News from November 2009Current News posted November 24, 2009
Whirlpool Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home
appliances, today announced the release of the company's first global,
comprehensive sustainability report. The report provides an overview of
the company's efforts to make a sustainable difference in the world.Read more posted November 24, 2009
IBM
has introduced a consulting service to reduce the costs and
environmental impact associated with managing property, equipment and
business activities.
Sustainable Asset Analytics is designed to help clients manage real
estate, supplier performance, carbon data collection and analysis,
asset lifecycle maintenance, and all processes and systems used to
support these activities. The service can be applied to everything from
buildings to information technology and other office equipment to
manufacturing tools and warehouse machinery to business travel.Read more posted November 12, 2009
Boreal Water Collection Inc.
announced today they will debut their private label water in the ENSO
biodegradable plastic bottle at the PLMA trade show in Chicago.
"Boreal Water Collection's goal is to become North America's leading
producer of high-end private label bottled water," said Francine
Lavoie, President and CEO of Boreal Water Collection. "We along with
our Canadian affiliate, Les Sources Saint-Elie Inc., are committed to
providing our customers with the highest quality private label bottled
water at affordable prices along with our outstanding customer service.
We offer our customers a wide range of bottling products with various
labels, shapes, and sizes which are now available in ENSO, the world's
first truly recyclable and biodegradable plastic bottle."Read more posted November 11, 2009
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) announced today that it has
joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)
WasteWise program.
As the first national voluntary solid waste reduction program,
WasteWise encourages organizations to reduce municipal solid waste
through waste prevention, recycling and buying or manufacturing
recycled products.Read more posted November 08, 2009
DOE announced on Tuesday its award of more
than $155 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to 41
industrial energy efficiency projects across the country. The nine
largest projects, totaling $150 million and leveraged with $634 million
in private industry support, will promote the use of combined heat and
power, district energy systems, waste energy recovery systems, and
energy efficiency initiatives in hospitals, utilities, and industrial
sites. For example, ArcelorMittal USA will use the waste gas from a
blast furnace at its steel mill in East Chicago, Indiana, to power a
boiler that will produce electricity and steam for on-site use. The
plant currently wastes 46 billion cubic feet of blast furnace gas per
year. Overall, these industrial efficiency projects will result in
nearly 14 trillion Btu in estimated energy savings, which is equivalent
to more than 112 million gallons of gasoline per year.Read more posted November 08, 2009
Rexam's 100% recycled liquid oval sets a new standard for
efficiency, performance and environmental-friendliness. It also wins
awards. The product recently won the "Greener Package Award" and the
"DIANA Award," both industry landmarks for excellence.Read more posted November 05, 2009
 Porsche AG has announced it is expanding its automobile
production at the main factory in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to include one
of the most modern and environmentally-friendly paint shops in the
world that will significantly reduce overall emissions of this
notoriously problematic industrial process and still result in a more
superior paint finish on the cars going through it.Read more posted November 04, 2009
The National Quality Institute (NQI), an independent, not-for-profit, organization committed to advancing organizational excellence across Canada, and Zerofootprint, a leading developer of tools to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of individuals and organizations, today announced that they have teamed up to create the NQI/Zerofootprint Carbon Index, to provide NQI members with greater insights about their carbon emissions through peer-based benchmarking.Read more posted November 04, 2009
Abbott announced that it is saving 1 billion gallons of water
annually since launching a comprehensive, global effort in 2004 to
preserve natural resources through reducing use of water in the
production of its nutrition and other health care products.Read more posted November 04, 2009
 Aggregate Industries Northeast Region has earned the Green-Star Certification of its North Grafton Ready Mix plant in North Grafton, Massachusetts. The North Grafton Ready Mix Plant was recognized by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association for its Environmental Management System (EMS) as a tool for environmental benchmarking and continual improvement, and as a means of recognizing those companies that adhere to the essential principles of the environmental and sustainability movements. In addition to North Grafton's EMS, the site also demonstrates sustainable practices by using two unique systems. The site has recycled 173,143 gallons of its water in 2009 and has tripled its oil change intervals in its mixer fleet through the addition of an oil bypass system. Both practices reduce the site's dependence on natural resources.Read more | |
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