Energy

Big Business and Investors Urge New EPA Chief to Keep MPG and GHG Standards in Place

Major U.S. businesses are urging the federal Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt to leave in place vehicle standards for passenger cars and light trucks. In a letter delivered this week to Mr. Pruitt, the businesses pointed out that the standards are good for business and for the economy as a whole.

Environment

In Africa, Natural Events and Surging Demand Place New Spotlight on Microgrids

The impact of natural disasters on power grid resilience is increasingly gaining attention worldwide. Adapting lessons learned from high-profile incidents that have occurred elsewhere for the African continent, where energy supply is already intermittent, may provide opportunities to enhance the region’s energy system reliability through smart grid infrastructure solutions.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Duke Energy Foundation, Employees Committed to Local Communities

Community and service are integrated into everything our company does. Through the Duke Energy Foundation, we provide philanthropic support to address the needs of communities where our customers live and work.

Green Infrastructure

Trane and GWCCA Unveil Convention Center Upgrades Expected to Reduce Energy Use by More Than a Third

Leaders from Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) unveiled upgrades to the Atlanta convention center this week which are expected to cut energy costs and reduce the centers carbon footprint by 39 percent annually, saving more than $2.5 million in the first year alone.

Environment

Ingersoll Rand to Discuss Communicating Climate Solutions at Climate Leadership Conference

Scott Tew, executive director, Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, will speak with a global audience of climate, energy and sustainability professionals to address climate change through policy, innovation and business solutions at the Climate Leadership Conference.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

ILFI Celebrates 50th Living Building Certification

The Miller Hull Partnership in Seattle has the distinction of being the International Living Future Institute’s 50th project to be certified under the program’s ambitious and optimistic Living Building Challenge.

Responsible Production & Consumption

As Seen on The Guardian: Ships, Planes and Automobiles Take a Load Off to Go Green

People aren’t the only ones with weight loss goals for the new year. To increase fuel efficiency and minimize their carbon footprints, transportation companies are making an effort to shed pounds, too.

Research, Reports & Publications

Ericsson’s Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report, Technology for Good – Solutions to Help Meet the SDG's

Ericsson publishes its 24th annual Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Report , detailing the company’s progress toward connecting business and sustainability.

Innovation & Technology

Carnival Corporation’s Exhaust Gas Cleaning Technology Installed on 60 Percent of Fleet

MIAMI, February 28, 2017 – Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest leisure travel company, today announced it has completed the installation and certification of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) on an industry-leading 60 ships across its brands.

Energy

Commercial Energy Storage: Sustainability’s Low-Hanging Fruit

It is easy to talk about sustainability, especially when the timeframes for achieving quantifiable results are comfortably far in the future. It’s much harder to actually implement feasible sustainability programs that will have a significant business impact. A survey of more than 3,000 executives by the MIT Sloan Management Review and the Boston Consulting Group found that while nearly 90 percent of respondents consider a sustainability strategy essential to remaining competitive, only 60 percent have such a strategy. And only 25 percent have developed a clear business case for sustainability.

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