Walmart's Road to Self & Supplier Sustainability
by Heather Philipp on 03/09/2010

Tags: GHG, Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Supplier Assessment, Sustainability Index, Wal-Mart, Walmart

Since 2005, Walmart has been diving feet-first into sustainability. Read more and watch the video.

The launch of Walmart's Sustainability Index last year turned a lot of heads in the retail and environmental space and many of us watched and waited to see how serious it was. Many have criticized... [more]

Report Shows Greater U.S. Wind Resources
by Kevin Maddaford on 03/09/2010

Tags: AWEA, NREL, wind power, wind resources

A new study by NREL shows the U.S. has greater wind resources than previously estimated.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and AWS Truewind, a renewable energy consulting firm, have collaborated on a project to update information about wind energy resources and potential... [more]

Graham Hill Tells Suppliers Why & How To Reduce GHG's
by Heather Philipp on 03/03/2010

Tags: GHG, Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Supplier Assessment, Sustainability Index, Wal-Mart, Walmart

Graham Hill of Treehugger.com outlines for businesses why greenhouse gases are significant and how to reduce them as part of Walmart's GHG reduction announcement February 24, 2010.

View our FREE Walmart Sustainability Index Assessment Webinar + Quick Guide   Treehugger.com has joined with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to support the sustainability initiatives... [more]

Walmart's 20 Million MT GHG Reduction Goal
by Heather Philipp on 02/26/2010

Tags: GHG, Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Supplier Assessment, Sustainability Index, Wal-Mart, Walmart

Read about and watch video on the Wal-Mart super-chain's plan to reduce 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution.

View our FREE Walmart Sustainability Index Assessment Webinar + Quick Guide   In collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and moderated by Treehugger.com, the maga-retailer... [more]

Walmart's Sour Cream Sustainability Story
by Heather Philipp on 02/24/2010

Tags: Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Supplier Assessment, Sustainability Index, Wal-Mart, Walmart

Read more about Walmart's sustainability initiatives, including viewing their video The Secret Life of Sour Cream.

View our FREE Walmart Sustainability Index Assessment Webinar + Quick Guide   Over the course of the last few month's we've watched news and processes around the Walmart Sustainability... [more]

Building Green Achieves More Than Efficiency & Sustainability
by Megan Brown on 02/15/2010

Tags: CoStar Group, LEED, LEED benefits, LEED Building ROI, LEED Certificiation

Many people fear high costs of incorporating sustainability into the design and building process, especially in today’s economy.

In reality, there is no significant difference in the cost of building green, as compared to non-green buildings. Even though construction costs have risen dramatically over the past year,... [more]

Shades of Green - Understanding Greenwashing
by Megan Brown on 02/11/2010

Tags: Corporate Sustainability, Green Marketing, Greenwashing, Sustainable Marketing

There are lots of definitions, explanations, polls and evolving research on ‘Greenwashing.’

It is a hot topic of conversation and consumers are getting more involved in the process. So how do you communicate your environmental practices, initiatives and goals more effectively? The... [more]

Carbon Disclosure to be Mandated by SEC
by Matt Wood on 02/11/2010

Tags: carbon disclosure, carbon offsets, Carbon registries, GHG inventories, GHG reporting, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

A new publication puts a spotlight on carbon disclosure and its importance.

Carbon disclosure and reporting has taken a giant leap forward with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new interpretative guidance clarifying climate change related... [more]

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