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Businesses Show Progress on Climate Change Reporting, But Room For Improvement Remains

By Abhijit Khanna on January 11, 2010 Comments Off on Businesses Show Progress on Climate Change Reporting, But Room For Improvement Remains Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, aviation industry, BRIC + SA, carbon accounting, Carbon Disclousre Project, Chicago Climate Exchange, Copenhagen Climate Change Summit, corporate climate change disclosures, Emerging Markets, GHG emissions reporting, Global Reporting Initiative, greenhouse gas emissions, International Panel on Climate Change, International Standards Organization, mandatory reporting rules, mitigation strategies, oil industry, voluntary reporting rules, World Business Council for Sustainable Development

The ACCA and GRI released a report during the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit that provides insight into the efforts of businesses worldwide to report on their greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation strategies. While noting positive steps in the right direction, the report details areas for improvement.

Greening Your Small Business

By Jennifer Kaplan on January 5, 2010 3 Comments American marketplace, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, e-waste recycling, end-of-life recycling programs, energy consumption, energy efficiency, Energy Information Administration, energy-efficient, environmental impact, global warming, Green Computing, green information technology, green practices, greenhouse gas emissions, greening movement

Jennifer Kaplan takes a look at how small businesses can have a big impact on the economy and why it is to their advantage to go green.

USGBC Call For Proposals and Reviewers For Greenbuild 2010

By Jessalyn Dingwell on December 20, 2009 2 Comments call for proposals, call for reviewers, carbon footprint, Chicago, Chicago IL, clean energy, Climate Change, CO2, corporate social responsibility, energy efficiency, environment, environmental, GBCI, global warming, green building, green building certification institute, green building certifications, green collar jobs, green conferences, green economy, green education, green experts, green job fair, green jobs, green speakers, greenhouse gas emissions, LEED, leed exam, leed exam prep, Phoenix, Phoenix Convention Center, renewable energy, smart grid, solar energy, solar;, sustainability, sustainable building, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, wind, wind energy

The USGBC is accepting proposals for educational sessions and applications for peer reviewers to evaluate these proposals for the 2010 Greenbuild Conference.

GSA’s Robert Peck Offers Vision for Federal Green Building

By Jessalyn Dingwell on December 16, 2009 1 Comment 2005 Energy Policy Act, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Arab oil embargo, architecture, BIM, Building Information Modeling, CA, California, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, clean energy, Climate Change, CO, CO2, daylighting, Department of Energy, ecobuild america, energy, energy efficiency, environmental, EPA, Executive Order 13514, federal buildings, federal land, general services administration, global warming, green building, green conferences, green economy, greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gases, GSA, lamping, LEED, Obama, public buildings, public policy, recycling, robert a peck, robert peck, San Francisco, smart grid, solar energy, solar;, sustainability, Sustainability officer, sustainable building, Thom Mayne, triple-glazed windows, World War II, zero carbon footprint

Robert A. Peck, Commissioner of Public Buildings at the U.S. General Services Association (GSA), presented a keynote presentation at Ecobuild America this week entitled GSA: Green Pioneer – Green Proving Ground. Peck presented his vision for the GSA as a leader in green building technology and discussed how the 5.5 billion dollar appropriation from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will impact the GSA’s work.

How Leading Companies are Pioneering Innovation in Carbon, Water and Waste

By Abhijit Khanna on December 13, 2009 2 Comments Abhijit Khanna, AquaSciences, AT Kearney group, BASF, biomimicry, business sustainability, Calera Corporation, Carbon, Carbon Disclosure Project, carbon footprint, CEO Water Mandate, Chicago Climate Exchange, Climate Change, climate change risk management. Mandatory reporting, climate risks, Coca-Cola, compliance, corporate sustainability, corporate water strategy, CorporateRegister, creative destruction, desalinization, DJSI, Dole, Domani Consulting, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, DuPont, e-waste, ecoefficiency, Ecopatent Commons, environmental, environmental performance, Environmental Protection Agency, Global e-Sustainability initiative, Global Reporting Initiative, green innovation, Green Policies, green products, Green Rankings, green rankings. KLD, greenhouse gas emissions, Greenhouse Gas Protocol, Hewlett-Packard, innovation, Innovation Opportunities in Response to Today’s Environmental Hot Buttons, Interfaceflor, LEAN manufacturing, Levi Strauss and Company, life straw, NanoH20, nanotechnology, Nestle, NIKE, Nike Trash Talk, Patagonia, PepsiCo, reputation, reverse osmosis, risk management, risk management practices, SAB Miller, SB Boot Camp, Serious Materials, social performance, Sprint, Subaru, supply chain, sustainability consulting, sustainability performance, Sustainable Brands Boot Camp, Sustainable Life Media, Tennant, Trucost.Green Score, Vestergaard Fransden, Wal-Mart, waste, Water, Water Disclosure Project, water footprint, Water Footprint Network, water management companies, water neutraility, water neutrality, water utilized upstream, water-resource management, Waxman-Markey Kerry Boxer, Will Sarni, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Xerox, zero-waste

A summary of the second webinar in the Sustainable Brands Boot Camp series, Innovation Opportunities in Response to Today’s Environmental Hot Buttons: Climate Change, Water & Waste. The webinar was led by Will Sarni, CEO and founder of Domani Consulting, an integrated sustainability consulting firm, and featured examples of new, innovative business and product strategies from various markets that are successfully being brought to market in response to emerging environmental and social strains.

Investors Identify Good Risk-Adjusted Returns in Climate Change Investment Opportunities around the world

By Sharath Bhaskar on December 13, 2009 2 Comments Climate Change, Copenhagen climate change conference, Deutsche Bank, environment, global warming, greenhouse gas emissions, kyoto protocol

The Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management Division (DeAM) recently released a scientifically researched report which gives investors an analysis of climate change policies and shows risk factor to 109 countries, states and regions on key government mandates and supporting policy frameworks. This report provides DB’s investors a reference for policies that are being discussed at upcoming “Climate Change Summit” in Copenhagen (Denmark).

EPA Concludes that Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health and the Environment

By Chris de Morsella on December 7, 2009 1 Comment and sulfur hexafluoride, asthma, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, CH4, Clean Air Act, Climate Change, CO2, Department of Transportation, energy efficiency, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, GHG, global warming, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, health endangerment, heat wave, HFCs, hydrofluorocarbons, Lisa P. Jackson, methane, motor vehicle, N2O, National Highway Safety Administration, national security, nitrous oxide, Obama, ozone pollution, perfluorocarbons, PFCs, public health, respiratory illness, SF6, Supreme Court, U.S.

In a major new announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that greenhouse gases (GHGs) threaten the public health and welfare also explicitly stating that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. This conclusion by the EPA has been reached after a thorough examination of the scientific evidence and careful consideration of public comments.

LEED For Neighborhood Development: Update and Free Certification Exam

By Jessalyn Dingwell on December 6, 2009 1 Comment carbon emissions, carbon footprint, Climate Change, Congress for the New Urbanism, corporate social responsibility, density, energy efficiency, environment, environmental, EPA, foot traffic, global warming, green building, green certification, green economy, green infrastructure, green jobs, green professionals, greenhouse gas emissions, LEED, LEED for Neighborhood development, LEED ND, mother nature, Natural Resources Defense Council, nature, neighborhood design, new urbanism, public transit, renewable energy, sidewalk, smart grid, Smart Growth, solar energy, sustainability, sustainable building, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, vehicle miles traveled

The Green Building Certification Institute (USBGCI) is accepting applications from professionals interested in taking the LEED AP Neighborhood Development beta exam and potentially earning the credential for free. You must submit the application and required documentation online by December 15th. The final, balloted version of LEED for Neighborhood Development was recently released with a few interesting changes including new requirements for certification of at least one green building, walkable sidewalks, increased density, and an allowance for minor construction such as boat access ramps in green buffer areas that encourage human interaction with nature.

DOE to Invest $18 Million in Small Business Clean Energy Innovation Projects

By Tracey de Morsella on November 23, 2009 3 Comments 166, 871). These projects will help develop smart controllers, Advanced Building Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Advanced Gas Turbines and Materials, advanced heat exchange technology, Advanced Industrial Technologies Development, Advanced Manufacturing Processes, Advanced Solar Technologies, Advanced Water Power Technology Development, advanced water treatment technologies, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, cement industry, clean energy, clean energy U.S. economy, Combined Heat, component cooling techniques, Concentrated Solar Power systems, cool roofs, dewatering systems, distillation, distributed energy generation systems, DOE, efficient industrial processes, electric vehicles, environmental performance, for up to $1, greenhouse gas emissions, heat loss, high performance materials, hydropower systems, innovation, nanomaterials, near-term commercialization, ocean thermal energy conversion systems, peak demand, power line sensor systems, Power Plant Cooling, small advanced technology firms, small businesses, Smart Controllers, smart grid, Smart Grid Applications (8 projects, solar-powered systems, Steven Chu, Thermal Load Shifting, thermal loads, thermoelectric power generation, water heat recovery, Water Usage, wireless networks

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced more than $18 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support small business innovation research, development, and deployment of clean energy technologies. In this first phase of funding, 125 grants of up to $150,000 each will be awarded to 107 small advanced technology firms across the United States.