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July 16, 2007
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HP Pledges to Hit 2 Billion Pound Recycling Mark by 2010 After meeting its goal six months early to recycle a billion pounds worth of electronics, HP has announced it will double that figure by the end of 2010. (The Scotsman) Read more... "Green Teams" Keep Firms in Touch with Environment Increasingly, lower-ranking employees are taking the lead in launching new green projects, establishing in-house recycling programs, encouraging each other to carpool, bike, or take public transportation to work, and shutting off lights and computers when they are not in use. (Chicago Tribune) Read more... IT Initiatives at Heart of HSBC’s Green Resolution As environmental responsibility becomes increasingly important to business, global banking giant HSBC is putting technology at the forefront of efforts to go green. (vnunet.com) Read more... Wal-Mart’s In-Store Pickup Saves 20,000 Boxes Per Month As a result of transportation and packaging efficiencies, the company says that 1,000 gallons of gasoline are saved each week and 20,000 fewer boxes are used each month thanks to its new "Site to Store" program. (Environmental Leader) Read more... IBM Eyes Nuclear Option Big Blue has signed an $84.4 million deal with Spanish utility Iberdrola, one of the world's largest producers of renewable energy, to develop new information technologies and provide services for the utility. (Green Wombat) Read more... Nestle Leads U.N. Push to Cut Company Water Use Six companies led by the world's largest food group Nestle pledged to cut water usage and called on other companies to do the same, saying it was a key environmental issue and business should do its part. (Reuters via Planet Ark) Read more... Exxon Mobil Comes to the Climate Change Policy Table The world’s largest company by revenue is determined to make its mark on global climate change policy. But is it too little too late? Some critics think so. (Ethical Corporation) Read more... New Type of Executive Helps with Greening of Corporations Chief sustainability officers are not simply environmental watchdogs, there to keep operations safe and regulators at bay — they're helping companies profit from the push to go green. (New York Times) Read more... HSBC Commits $90 Million to Green Five-Year Plan In addition to its new $100 million Climate Partnership program to combat climate change, the global investment bank has kicked off a separate drive to improve its environmental performance in other areas, including green building, footprint management, and employee awareness. (Techworld) Read more... Ford, Chrysler Join Call for U.S. Greenhouse Gas Limits Ford Motor Company and the Chrysler Group have joined the United States Climate Action Partnership, a public-private coalition lobbying for national legislation to impose legally binding limits on global warming pollution. (Environment News Service) Read more... Green Business' Go-To Guys It's no longer a surprise when big companies launch environmental initiatives. This has been good for the planet, good for the image of corporate America, and very good for GreenOrder, a small but influential New York consulting firm that advises Fortune 500 clients on how to make money by going green. (Fortune) Read more... In Quest to Go Green, U.S. Firms Retool Car Fleets Corporate America is starting to look at the millions of cars it owns or leases for traveling salesmen, executives, and technicians as an area where it can cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline. (Christian Science Monitor) Read more... U.S. Businesses Waste $1.72 Billion a Year by Not Shutting Down PCs A new survey finds that nearly half of all corporate PCs in the U.S. are not regularly switched off at night, wasting energy, spewing carbon emissions into the air, and costing U.S. businesses $1.72 billion to supply power to machines that are not in use. (Press Release) Read more... More Smart Eco-Strategy News... |
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