Beyond Climate Change Estimations

By Nikos Avlonas, President & Founder, Centre for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE)

The need for Carbon Footprint Verification as important tool for transparent reporting

Increasingly, leading organizations regard the mitigation of climate change as an important part of their role in society. Climate Change is becoming an ever-pressing matter and its mitigation more and more demanding from all members of society, including businesses and public organizations. Read more

Nuclear or Renewable Energy: Who Wins the Debate?

By Kayla Albert

As the world watches Japan struggle with a near-nuclear meltdown, people have begun to question how they will recover from a disaster of such epic proportions. In turn, this has sparked a debate over the sustainability and safety of nuclear power as a whole, and whether renewable energy will now get the support it has been lacking. Read more

Greenlots delivers its first batch of charging stations for Electric Vehicles in Hong Kong

Greenlots, one of Asia’s provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs), recently announced the successful delivery of an initial network of 15 charging stations for EVs, for a major utility in Hong Kong. As part of a competitive tender, Greenlots was awarded a contract to install an initial test network, which in turn allows the utility to prepare for the larger roll-out of electric vehicles in Hong Kong as well as regionally in Asia Pacific. Read more

CA Technologies & Capgemini Announce BPO Partnership to offer Global Energy, Carbon and Sustainability Outsourced Managed Service

CA Technologies and Capgemini, providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, recently announced a partnership to establish a global Energy, Carbon and Sustainability Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) service. The partnership, which brings together the expertise of Capgemini’s rapidly growing and successful Business Process Outsourcing Business Unit and CA Technologies leading CA ecoSoftware solution, will help customers better manage complex sustainability data collection and increasingly challenging reporting demands, enabling them to focus on sustainability strategy and carbon reduction activities. Read more

Towards nugatory for InterfaceFLOR

Interface Inc. is on a quest to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2020. The initiative, called “Mission Zero”, will eliminate its impact on the environment. Moreover, the global carpet manufacturer and sustainability pioneer is also calling for businesses worldwide to seek greater responsibility and transparency with environmental claims. Read more

CA Technologies named leader in Carbon & Energy Management Software

CA Technologies recently announced that it has been named a leader in carbon and energy management software by Verdantix, an independent analyst firm focused on sustainable business strategies and market opportunities. Read more

WaterHealth International Named a 2010 Global Cleantech 100 Company

Water Health International, a leader in providing sustainable decentralised access to clean, safe water to underserved communities around the world, announced that it has been named in the prestigious 2010 Global Cleantech 100, produced by the Cleantech Group. The list is produced as part of the Global Cleantech 100 programme, run in collaboration with the Guardian News and Media and sponsored by Autodesk. The Global Cleantech 100 highlights the most promising private clean technology companies from across the world that are most likely to make significant market impact over the next five to 10 years in the cleantech industry. Read more

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