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July 29, 2008 What's Hot in Climate Today SLM Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Companies Missing Big Payoffs from Low-Carbon Supply Chains Though many opportunities to cut climate emissions in the supply chain either cost little or pay for themselves over time, most companies still don't factor emissions reduction into purchasing decisions, a new study finds. Read more... Also This Week... Airline Jettisons In-Flight Mags to Boost Fuel Efficiency International airline Emirates is banning in-flight magazines from its Airbus 380s in an effort to reduce aircraft weight, the Guardian reports. Read more... KLD Climate Index Outperforms S&P KLD's Global Climate 100 Index (GC100), comprised of companies on the forefront of clean tech, renewable energy, and energy efficiency, has consistently outperformed the S&P/Citigroup BMI World Index since its launch three years ago. Read more... 60% of Supply Chain Managers Measure Transportation Emissions Six out of ten supply chain executives are tracking their climate emissions from transportation and logistics activities, according to a survey of 500 North American companies. Read more... Tesco's New Distribution Center Runs on Straw British supermarket chain Tesco is set to begin construction on a new distribution center equipped with a power plant that generates electricity from straw. Read more... U.K. Business Could Save $5 Billion a Year Through Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency is now the number one cost-cutting priority for U.K. businesses, and no wonder - a new study estimates that British firms waste a staggering 2.5 billion pounds ($5 billion) annually thanks to poor energy practices. Read more... Healthcare Leads Other Sectors on Building-Energy Upgrades Healthcare executives place a higher priority on energy efficiency than executives in other industries, planning more facility upgrades over the next year than any other sector, according to a pair of new studies. Read more... 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! Making Advances in Carbon Management: Best Practice from the Carbon Information Leaders This best practice guide, the result of a joint research project undertaken by IBM and the Carbon Disclosure Project, reads like a "who's who" of carbon-management leaders in the U.K. Find case studies from Aviva, Centrica, Scottish and Southern Energy, Tesco, Thomson Reuters TNT, and Unilever, among others. Download now (PDF)... Solution Providers

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