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Consumers Have Minimal Knowledge of Corporate Environmental Performance

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/02/2010

By partnering with Earthsense, which polled U.S. consumers on their perception of corporate sustainability, and Trucost, which compiled a comprehensive quantitative assessment of companies’ global environmental impact, New Scientist magazine has discovered that U.S. consumers only have a li ...

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Chicago’s Green Office Challenge Expands to Nashville, San Diego, Others

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/02/2010

The Green Office Challenge, a program created by the city of Chicago and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability USA as one strategy to help the city reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 25 percent by 2020, is being adopted by four local governments in Charleston, SC; Nashville, TN; San Diego/P ...

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Ratings System Targets Environmental Impact of Roadways

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/02/2010

The University of Washington and CH2M HILL have released a project-based roadway sustainability rating system that provides performance metrics and best practices for roadway design and construction. It covers the design process, construction activities within the work zone, materials hauling act ...

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Companies Wanted for UN’s Sustainable Value Chains Pilot

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/02/2010

A UN pilot on reporting standards for sustainable value chains is getting underway. The United Nations Environment Program and the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry are actively seeking large global companies to take part in the pilot, which aims to develop and test a “capa ...

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Four Strategies to Achieve World-Class Carbon Management

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/02/2010

World-class carbon management requires a chief sustainability officer, a cross-functional strategy for reductions with a 2020 target, coordinated business process changes and an integrated carbon management technology platform, according to a new study from research firm Verdantix.Firms will fail ...

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