Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a concept tractor-trailer Feb. 17 during a meeting to report on progress in meeting the company's sustainability goals. The Wal-Mart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) features a microturbine hybrid power ...
Tags: Unveils, Tractor-Trailer, Trailer, Transportation, auto
A new study published in the journal Science says that the total impact of switching to natural gas depends heavily on leakage of methane (CH4) during the natural gas life cycle, and suggests that more can be done to reduce methane ...
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US-based in-store marketing firm Windsor Marketing Group (WMG) has launched new fully recyclable pallets, the deep green skid pallets at its headquarters in Suffield, Connecticut. With the move the company expects to expand the ...
With the release of its new Sustainability Report, DuPont announced it has achieved most of its 2015 sustainability goals three years ahead of schedule and have made substantial progress toward the rest. “At DuPont, sustainability ...
SPARWOOD, BC, Nov. 29, 2013 /CNW/ - For its outstanding performance in the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) initiative's three focus areas--environmental footprint, communities and people, and energy efficiency--Teck's Elkview Operations in ...
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The rest of the consumer product company’s sites in the UK and Ireland are at 94.4% recycling in overall tonnage. The FMCG giant set environmental targets in 2011 to reduce its packaging by 20% (per consumer use) by 2020 compared ...
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The General Services Administration (GSA) concluded that the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED green building rating system can and should be used in government buildings to advance energy efficiency and to save taxpayers' money. ...
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The General Services Administration (GSA) concluded again today that the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED green building rating system can and should be used in government buildings to advance energy efficiency and to save ...
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Cotton Australia and Cotton Incorporated announced a joint program to raise awareness of the responsible growing practices among cotton producers in Australia and the United States. Called Cotton LEADS, the program is aimed at textile ...
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Walmart today announced the launch of a Great Value line of LED lightbulbs for less than US$10 in all of its U.S. stores, with the goal of making LED lightbulbs more accessible and affordable for consumers. The new line will be available ...
Emery Oleochemicals, a leading natural-based chemicals producer, has established a new business unit -- Eco-Friendly Polyols (EP) in recognition of the opportunities in the global polyol industry. The EP business offers innovative, ...
Tags: Eco-Friendly Polyols, Decoration
Cargill has teamed up with TEVA Energy to install a solar energy system at a meat processing facility in Fresno, California. The company has added solar energy at the facility to pre-heat water used throughout the plant for food safety ...
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Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a high-growth specialty chemicals company, announced today the commercial availability of Inherent C18 Diacid — a mid-chain length, bio-based diacid — that enables producers of polyamides and ...
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Clariant was included in the European Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI Europe). In taking this step the analysts of RobecoSAM have confirmed that when it comes to sustainability, Clariant is among the leading companies in the chemical ...
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BASF is evaluating its office buildings worldwide in terms of sustainability. This year, the company has already assessed economic, environmental and social criteria of seven buildings in Europe, Asia, North and South America. The ...
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