"Our employees are our biggest assets." Most organizations have used this phrase in countless employee meetings and documents. Yet how many organizations truly leverage this asset - their employees - to the fullest? To maximize the productivity of employees while maintaining control of labor expenses, organizations must have an accurate...
This paper focuses on Greenhouse gas GHG emissions trading and project-based mechanisms for GHG emission reduction which are two possible policy instruments that countries can use to address climate change. As climate change is insensitive to the location of GHG emissions and reductions, these trading-based instruments are particularly attractive in...
LONDON -- The Ethical Corporation Institute has launched a new report on how the FT 500 companies are reporting their GHG emissions to stakeholders. The Ethical Corporation Institute's new 'Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting 2008' report shows staggering inconsistencies in how companies calculate and verify their greenhouse gas...
Nation's largest electric and gas utility outlines roadmap to reduce, displace or offset 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually by 2020 - the equivalent of taking 3 million cars off the road CHICAGO -- Exelon Corporation today unveiled a comprehensive environmental plan that sets the...
Jonathan Harvey to present best practices for implementing greenhouse gas GHG allowance auctions WORCESTER, MA, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- World Energy Solutions, Inc. (TSX: XWE), a leading operator of online exchanges for energy and environmental commodities, today announced that Jonathan Harvey, VP, Government will present a session...
CLEVELAND, OH, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- CSA America, Inc., a leading developer of standards, codes and personnel certification programs, announces the development of a personnel certification program for individuals that perform third-party greenhouse gas GHG verification services in regulatory and voluntary markets. "The use of third-party verification...
FOLSOM, Calif. -- The California Independent System Operator Corporation California ISO Board of Governors yesterday approved a vastly improved process that will accelerate the development of generation needed to meet California's Renewables Portfolio Standard and greenhouse gas GHG reduction goals. Power plant developers enter the ISO's generation interconnection queue as...
Proven Leader in Smart Water Management Announces Commitment to Reduce Global Climate Change PETALUMA, Calif., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., provider of the market-leading WeatherTRAK smart water management solution (http://www.weathertrak.com/), today announced its participation in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Climate Leaders program...
$2 billion invested in carbon capture and storage; $2 billion in public transit CALGARY, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The provincial government of Alberta, Canada is surging ahead on its climate change action plan with a $4-billion investment in reducing greenhouse gas GHG emissions. The province...
LONDON AFP — Cutting back on the amount of food that Britons buy but throw away uneaten could help cut rising global prices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a government-commissioned report said Monday. The Cabinet Office study said British consumers spend an average 420 pounds (528 euros, 826...
The Premier healthcare alliance has announced a climate and energy collaborative focused on reducing the healthcare industry's carbon footprint. SPHERE--Securing Proven Healthcare Energy Reduction for the Ecosystem--will build on Premier's environmental leadership and commitment to a healthy environment, focusing on reducing industry energy costs and greenhouse emissions. Healthcare...
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Day 3 Highlights / Key Facts Padmasree Warrior delivers first keynote as Cisco's Chief TechnologyOfficer Warrior and several senior executives conduct press briefings via CiscoTelePresence on the company's key initiatives and big bets with reportersfrom San Francisco, New York and Europe. More than...
Industry Leader Joins North America's Largest Climate Change Organization ATLANTA -- Boral Bricks, a leading manufacturer and distributor of building and construction materials, has become a Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry. The Climate Registry is a non-profit organization established to measure and publicly report greenhouse...
An inconvenient truth of the OXFAM Canada biofuels 'study' released today is that it has no basis in fact. Here are the facts on biofuels in Canada. OXFAM MYTH: "The most recent science indicates ethanol made from corn in Canada may actually emit more greenhouse gases than gasoline over the...
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) Day 2 Highlights / Key Facts Cisco CEO and Chairman of the Board John Chambers delivers keynote Cisco announced three new corporate and technology initiatives: 1. Green: Cisco states goal to reduce its global greenhouse gas GhGemissions 25 percent...
BOONTON, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Carriers and other providers in the global ICT information and communications technology industry can bring to bear an expansive array of technologies and services to substantially improve the environment while generating over $1 trillion in new industry revenue over the next five years,...
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) Highlights / Key Facts More than 10,000 Cisco customers, partners, and industry peers areattending Cisco Live! 2008 in Orlando, Fla., this week. Cisco Live! focuses on a number of IT topics, particularly theopportunities around collaboration -- with new technologies, the environmentand most importantly, with...
As part of an ongoing commitment toenvironmental responsibility, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced that ithas set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas GHG emissions from itsworldwide operations by 25 percent over the next four years, reaching itsgoal in absolute terms by 2012. The company will deploy a uniquemultiprong approach...
By Certifying Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Global Building Products Manufacturer Johns Manville Joins the Ranks of U.S. Companies Recognized for Their Commitment to Reducing Those Emissions That Contribute to Climate Change DENVER -- Johns Manville JM, a leading global manufacturer of energy-efficient building products, announced it has verified...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance was quick to respond after federal opposition leader Stephane Dion introduced his party's carbon tax plan on June 19th. "While the devil is always in the details," says CTA's CEO, David Bradley,"the last thing the trucking industry needs is more tax on diesel fuel; with diesel...
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