Making the Global Goals HPE’s Business

Fri, 05/26/2017 - 09:45

2015 was a year filled with positive achievements for our collective future, with the adoption of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. However, in 2016, the voices of many in the world told us clearly that good intentions are not enough and that the current economic system is broken for them, with many asking whether the costs of globalisation are greater than its benefits. And now, nearly half-way into 2017, the world continues to face economic, social, environmental and political uncertainty.

HPE Launches World’s First Supply Chain Program Based on Climate Science

Thu, 05/25/2017 - 11:05

HPE is leading the way to a sustainable ICT supply chain with emissions reductions targets that could equate to taking 21 million cars off the road for an entire year. This first-of-its-kind supply chain management program will serve as a model for the industry and the world.

84 Lumber’s Longstanding FSC® Certification Typifies the Company’s Commitment to Sustainability

Thu, 05/25/2017 - 09:00

Customers no longer view sustainable building materials as a specialty option. Rather, for many builders and homeowners, they’ve become mandatory.

Volkswagen Intends to Almost Halve Environmental Impact of Production by 2025

Wed, 05/24/2017 - 17:00

The Volkswagen brand has set itself new, ambitious targets for reducing the environmental impact of production. By 2025, vehicles and components are to be produced in a way which is 45 percent more environmentally compatible than in 2010, the reference year for the current Think Blue. Factory. environmental program.

Mark Murray: California Recycling in Decline

Wed, 05/24/2017 - 14:00

In 2013 California boasted a recycling rate of 85%. In 2017 that number is now 79% – that is the first time it has dipped below 80% since 2008. Why is the most populous state in the union moving in the wrong direction on this important indicator?

De Beers Group Gathers Business Leaders to Discuss a Legacy Boost for Community

Thu, 05/25/2017 - 09:35

Ways of bringing about positive changes to the host community of De Beers’ Venetia mine were on the agenda at a business breakfast.

Consumers Energy Commitment to the Environment

Tue, 05/30/2017 - 09:10

As featured in the Consumers Energy Sustainability Report 2017: We are the Great Lakes State. Here in Michigan, our lakes, rivers and streams define us. We’re beach-goers, anglers and stone-skippers. We must keep this precious resource thriving for centuries of Michigan summers to come.

Billionaire Bloomberg to Fund $5m Public Health Projects in 40 Cities Worldwide

Wed, 05/24/2017 - 17:05

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire bête noire of both the sugar industry and the tobacco industry, famously fought for a ban on the sale of large-sized colas and other sweet drinks when he was mayor of New York and lost. Although that is not how he sees it.

Protecting the Environment and Growing the Economy Go Hand-in-Hand

Tue, 05/23/2017 - 16:05

San Francisco has reduced its carbon emissions by 28 percent since 1990, while growing its GDP by 79 percent. And it’s far from alone. Across the country, cities have been proving that protecting the environment and growing the economy go hand-in-hand.

Rise: The View From Cape Town

Wed, 05/31/2017 - 09:35