Latest Carbon footprint Stories
SYDNEY, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Europe's leading drinks publication, The Drinks Business, last night named an Australian family owned and operated winery winner of the Best Green Launch at the 2010 Green Awards in London. Wakefield Wines won the award at The Drinks Business Green Awards which recognises and rewards drinks businesses for significant environmental, sustainable and climate change initiatives. The inaugural event comes at quite possibly the most crucial time for environmental...
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- As the fashion world turns its attention to the Tents at Bryant Park, this year marks the first time that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City will be a completely carbon neutral event. In an initiative underwritten by leading carton packaging manufacturer Tetra Pak, and supported by Tetra Pak's customer and natural beverage supplier O.N.E.(TM) Natural Experience, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week will be using a combination of emission reduction...
SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Costco.com now sells the world's first CarbonFree® Certified carbon neutral paper shredder, made by GoECOlife(TM). The paper shredder has earned Carbonfund.org's CarbonFree® Certified Label, the world's leading carbon neutral product label and the first in the U.S. To earn the CarbonFree® Product Certification, the GoECOlife(TM) SOHO 8-Sheet ULTRA-QUIET(TM) Paper Shredder underwent a rigorous product life-cycle assessment performed by WSP...
PURCHASE, N.Y., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In Miami temperatures are heating back up and excitement is building for the Super Bowl, but PepsiCo is doing its best to cool things down and keep the energy lower than ever. PepsiCo announced today it will place the first hydrofluorocarbon-free (HFC-Free) coolers in the United States throughout Miami as part of a pilot project to reduce the carbon footprint of its refrigeration equipment. The 35 new, innovative coolers use less energy than...
VANCOUVER, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Carbon Friendly Solutions Inc. (TSX Venture Exchange: CFQ) ("CFS" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its participation in the recently published Ecosystem Marketplace report titled "State of the Forest Carbon Markets 2009", which surveyed 100 market participants, 65 of whom develop forest protection and restoration projects. Ecosystem Marketplace is a leading source of news, data, and analytics on markets and payments for ecosystem services...
WALLDORF, Germany, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Consulting, the business and IT consulting company of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), has signed an agreement to use the SAP® Carbon Impact on-demand solution from SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) to help measure and manage its carbon footprint reduction efforts. Hitachi, Ltd. has stated long-term environmental targets of becoming emission-neutral as a company by 2015 ("Vision 2015") and helping to reduce global CO2 emissions in general by 100 million...
SAINT NICOLAS, Belgium, January 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In the coming decade, Europe will be hit by abnormal heat waves more often, meaning additional air conditioning, higher energy costs and more CO2 emissions. The European Parliament did not wait for the UN climate conference in Copenhagen to set a good example. Recently, its enormous dome-glass building was entirely covered with the sun-resistant and energy-saving Luxasolar(R) window film, developed by Belgian company Luxafoil NV. After...
NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, December 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ballast Nedam will achieve a 30% reduction in its CO2 emissions by the end of 2020. One result of the 2009 Carbon Awareness Programme (CAP) was the establishment of the Carbon Footprint. Ballast Nedam's CO2 emissions for 2008 totalled 80 kilotons. Before the end of 2010, Ballast Nedam will have achieved a 10% reduction in emissions compared to 2008 levels (adjusted for changes in turnover). These are the specific targets...
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Center for Public Policy Research is showcasing the hypocrisy of the carbon-emitting travels of global warming activists at COP-15 in Copenhagen by offering conscience-clearing "hypocrisy offsets" to attendees. The hypocrisy offsets parody carbon offsets sold and traded allegedly to allow people to live carbon-neutral lives. The hypocrisy offsets also highlight the insincerity of world-traveling, energy-guzzling COP-15 delegates....
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Language Fusion, a rapidly growing provider of language services and related technology, today announced they have offset their carbon footprint produced during 2009 business operations. A company familiar with recycling and low emissions strategies, Language Fusion has partnered with Carbonfund.org to support renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091216/SF26600LOGO) Language...
