Sign up now to have "Climate Management Weekly" delivered fresh to your inbox every week!

April 22, 2008 What's Hot in Climate Today SLM Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

National Grid to Create "Carbon Budgets" for Business Operations National Grid has upped its already ambitious emissions reduction goal from 60% to 80% by 2050. The utility says it will integrate "carbon budgets" into the day-to-day management of its American and British electricity and gas businesses beginning next April. Read more... Also This Week... Report: CIOs Being Frozen Out of Firms' Climate Strategies Bold climate commitments aside, companies continue to overlook the role of IT in minimizing carbon footprint - and CIOs seem reluctant to act as changemakers, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. The survey of senior executives finds that despite the availability of climate-friendly technologies such as teleworking, video conferencing, and supply-chain optimization, just 36% of companies specifically mention IT activities in their emissions-reduction plans. Read more... HP Greens Air Freight from China, Earns Smartway Logo Hewlett-Packard is piloting the use of lightweight, recyclable-plastic pallets to ship its notebook PCs from suppliers in China. In related news, the computer giant has become the first company to earn the right to display U.S. EPA's SmartWay cleaner-transport logo on some of its products. Read more... DHL Targets 30% Reduction in Carbon Footprint Deutsche Post World Net, the logistics division of DHL, is targeting a 30% reduction in carbon emissions for "every letter mailed, every container shipped, and every square foot of warehouse space used" by the year 2020. The new GoGreen program was created in part to satisfy growing demand among climate-conscious corporate customers, according to Deutsche Post CEO Frank Appel. Read more... More Climate Management News & Tools... We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions below any SLM news story and we'll feature the best of them here. (Note: You must be a registered SLM user to post. Not yet signed up? Click here!) Forward to a Friend! Sustainable Brands ‘08 on Track to Double in Size! SB'08 will put you in personal touch with the leaders of the sustainable brand movement, including senior executives from Dow, Clorox, HP, Yahoo!, Method, Interface, Keen Footwear, New Belgium Brewery, Steelcase, Nestle, Seventh Generation, IDEO, Frog Design, Ziba Design, and more. Download the conference agenda here (PDF), and register today -- signups are already topping last year’s final figures! Top Headlines from Other SLM Channels New Hitachi Datacenter Touts Latest Energy-Efficient Technologies Why Windows XP May Be Driving Up Your Energy Bills Sony Turns Old TVs into New Flat-Screens High-Profile Green Programs Can Cut Both Ways, Survey Finds Tesla Sues Designer in Electric Car Dust-Up Solution Providers

Sustainable Life Media is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable processes, practices and products. We bring you top stories related to the what, who and how of environmental and social innovation, and help you connect with thought leaders, peers, partners and solutions providers that can help you quickly reach your goals. This work is licensed under a CreativeCommons License. Copyright Sustainable Life Media Inc. 2008

Terms of Use | Privacy | Unsubscribe | Contact | How We Can Help | Partners