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How Companies Are Pushing Ahead on Climate-Change Targets
More of the world’s biggest corporations are taking the fight against climate change into their own hands, aiming to cut their energy costs, pre-empt regulation or burnish their reputations with investors and customers.
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Bellona: Electric Revolution Must Start on Land
At the COP23 climate conference in Bonn last month, Oslo-based environmental NGO Bellona held a forum on electrification of shipping. While most discussions at the summit centered on zero-emissions land transportation, Bellona held a discussion on what it would take to bring the shoreside electric revolution to the seas.
New Nuclear Power Cannot Rival Windfarms on Price, Energy Boss Says
New nuclear power stations in the U.K. can no longer compete with windfarms on price, according to the boss of a German energy company’s green power arm.
Opinion: A Turning Point for Global Supply Chains and Carbon
Twenty-five years ago this month the Union of Concerned Scientists published what they hoped would be a game-changing wake-up call to the world.
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UPS Inks Its Largest Investment in Renewable Natural Gas to Date
UPS is heading into the year’s end inking an agreement with Big Ox Energy to purchase the equivalent of 10 million gallons of renewable natural gas (RNG) per year.
'Borneo Atlas' to Help Palm Oil Buyers Check on Forest Damage
Researchers have created for the first time a detailed map that will help buyers and consumers of palm oil work out whether the supply chain is harming forests on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo.
Largest Cocoa-Producing Countries Agree to Work With Hershey, Nestle, Mars
Governments of the two largest cocoa-producing countries — Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana — pledged themselves to “Frameworks for Action” with leading chocolate and cocoa companies at COP23 this month to end deforestation and restore forest areas in the cocoa supply chain.
Mercedes Steps Up Electric-Van Push to Counter Deutsche Post
Mercedes-Benz is ramping up its offering of electric delivery vans after Deutsche Post AG switched from customer to competitor with the successful rollout of a no-frills battery-powered vehicle.
Tesla's Electric Semi Truck Gets Orders From Wal-Mart and J.B. Hunt
Some of the country's biggest trucking fleets are among Tesla Inc.'s first customers for its all-electric big rig.
A Guide to Building Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Capabilities
The term "sustainable development" was coined in Our Common Future, released in 1987 by the Brundtland Commission, a UN-backed organization created to unite countries in the pursuit of sustainable development. As defined by the Commission, there are three main pillars of sustainable development: economic growth, environmental protection and social equality.
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A Pharma Giant Looks for Help in Pushing Suppliers to Slash Carbon Emissions
Three years ago, GlaxoSmithKline set up an online Supplier Exchange to enlist suppliers in a bid to meet carbon-reduction goals. Now it's found a familiar partner to manage that community.
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The U.S. Is on the Threshold of the Biggest Oil and Gas Boom Ever
The U.S. is set to enjoy the biggest increase in oil and gas production the world has ever seen over the next few years, according to a new report.
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