Breeze Launches AERMET 7.7 for EHS Professionals
Breeze has released a new version of AERMET, the meteorological data preprocessing software for the AERMOD Modeling System for environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals. The AERMOD Modeling...
View ArticleEPA’s Hazardous Waste Rules Need Changes, Retailers Say
New hazardous waste rules will limit retailers’ ability to recycle or reuse unsold consumer products and pharmaceuticals and could cost retailers millions — if not billions — annually, according to a...
View ArticleArch Coal Files for Bankruptcy
Major US coal producer Arch Coal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. Arch Coal says it expects its mining operations and customer shipments to continue uninterrupted throughout the...
View ArticleFrom Green Bonds to Green Boom: What China’s New Green Bond Rules Mean for...
China has become the first country in the world to issue official rules on issuing “green bonds” — bonds that are dedicated to financing sustainable solutions. The new rules are aimed at kickstarting a...
View ArticlePartnership Creates Revenue Stream for Recovered Phosphorous in Wastewater
Through a technology licensing agreement with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, ACWA Services will offer an advanced nutrient recovery solution to UK water companies and anaerobic digestion (AD)...
View ArticleTop EHS Software Suppliers Named
The leading environment, health and safety software suppliers are CMO, Enablon, Gensuite, Intelex, Medgate, ProcessMAP, IHS, SAP and Rivo, according to a Verdantix benchmark. The study findings are...
View ArticleWhat Will Shape the Future of Sustainability?
GRI’s Sustainability and Reporting 2025 Forum met in Rome in October to sketch out the future of sustainability reporting they see emerging. Climate change was a hot topic among attendees including Amy...
View ArticleOil & Gas Firms Under-Reporting Methane Risk, EDF Says
Leading oil and gas companies are failing to adequately disclose meaningful information on emissions of methane, according to a new report by the Environmental Defense Fund. The report, Rising Risk:...
View ArticleWill Multi-Capital Corporate Reporting Take Off in 2016?
Companies are increasingly looking for better ways to report on sustainability performance, driven by customer and investor demands. Last month’s COP 21 climate talks in Paris saw more than 100...
View ArticleLevi’s Facility Is World’s Largest LEED Platinum Warehouse
A Levi Strauss & Co.’s distribution center has achieved the highest level of LEED green building certification, making it the world’s largest warehouse/distribution center to achieve LEED Platinum,...
View ArticleCongress Approves Export of US Crude Oil
On December 18, President Obama signed into law HR 2029, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016, the so-called Omnibus Appropriations bill. This $1.15 trillion measure funded the Federal...
View ArticleSustainable Agriculture Tool Uses Big Data to Increase Yield
A new sustainable agriculture tool uses big data to help farmers reduce risk and increase yield while using water and other resources more efficiently. CropClimate is an interactive website uses...
View ArticleTerraVerdae Expands Bioplastic Portfolio
Bioplastics and biomaterials develoer TerraVerdae BioWorks has partnered with biopolymer firm PolyFerm in a move that TerraVerdae says will allow it to expand its elastomeric PHA biomaterials portfolio...
View ArticlePaint Recycling Program Saves Local Governments Money
Nearly 80 percent of local governments that participated in the industry-run PaintCare stewardship program saved money as a result, with average annual cost savings of $151,905, according to a report...
View ArticleBusinesses Using Carbon Pricing to Manage Climate Risks
Carbon markets are booming, according to two new reports, and business is playing a key role. Global carbon markets’ total value increased 9 percent to €48.4 billion ($52.6 billion) in 2015, boosted by...
View ArticleObama’s State of the Union Pushes Clean Energy, Calls for Coal-Lease Reform
President Obama took on big oil in last night’s State of the Union, emphasizing the US’ transition to clean energy. “Rather than subsidize the past,” he said, “we should invest in the future —...
View ArticleWhy Your Organization Needs a Chief Sustainability Officer
Organization charts normally have boxes for lots of chiefs — whether it’s chief executive officer (CEO), chief financial officer (CFO), chief operating officer (COO) or even chief technology officer...
View ArticleHoneywell UOP Bioreactor to Help Refinery Meet Wastewater Treatment Regulations
Industrial wastewater treatment technology from Honeywell UOP will help a Wyoming refinery remove contaminants from its wastewater to meet new environmental requirements, the company says....
View ArticleAnellotech, Suntory on Track to Develop 100% Bio-Based Beverage Bottles
Anellotech and Suntory Holdings have entered into the next phase of their strategic partnership to develop and commercialize cost-competitive 100 percent bio-based plastics for use in beverage bottles....
View ArticleColumbia Pipeline Group First to Deploy Intelligent Pipeline Solution
Columbia Pipeline Group (CPG) is the first company to deploy the Intelligent Pipeline Solution (IPS), a software system from General Electric and Accenture that helps pipeline operators make informed...
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