VIDEO | Full Circle with HP

Thu, 10/27/2016 - 09:05

HP's product lifecycle approach focuses on reuse, reinvention, and reintroduction

Two Global Brands are Helping Haiti Turn Its Trash Into an Industry

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 14:40

Some companies are trying to directly help create new demand for recycling in Haiti. HP, which uses recycled plastic when it makes new printer cartridges, announced today that it will start buying some of that plastic from Haiti. Timberland will use recycled polyester, made from some of the same plastic, to make shoes and bags.

How the Conservation Fund is Protecting America’s Working Forests

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 13:05

CSRHub’s Cynthia Figge to Speak at Sustainable Brand's 2016 New Metrics Conference

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 11:35

CSRHub Co-Founder and COO, Cynthia Figge, will be speaking at Sustainable Brands New Metrics conference, in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 14-16. Cynthia will discuss The Second Generation of ESG Metrics and the Movement to bring “Dark Data” to Light. New Metrics will showcase the macro, corporate and investor landscapes to help business succeed. During the three day conference, new approaches to valuing risk and impact, company goals and KPI’S and new solutions in data management will be among some of the topics discussed.

New York’s Mohonk Preserve Goes Green

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 10:00

New York’s largest nonprofit nature preserve is growing greener thanks to a new partnership with electricity provider Green Mountain Energy Company. The 8,000-acre Mohonk Preserve in Gardiner, NY has signed an agreement with Green Mountain to provide clean electricity to power the site’s facilities.

Bacardi Installs Bat Caves at Bottling Plant to Save Bats

Wed, 10/26/2016 - 08:55

Bacardi gives new meaning to the phrase, “to the bat cave,” as a team of employees, in partnership with Lubee Bat Conservancy, erected several large bat habitats at the company’s BACARDÍ® rum bottling facility campus in Jacksonville, Florida.

Lockheed Martin Commissions GridStar Energy Storage System in New York

Fri, 10/28/2016 - 08:50

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has installed its GridStar™ Lithium energy storage system at the company’s Syracuse, New York, facility. The 1 MW system will reduce electricity bills and emissions for Lockheed Martin’s operations and will also provide services to the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the state’s competitive wholesale electricity operator. ENGIE, a global independent power producer and energy services provider, will operate the system and dispatch the power.

NRG Cedar Bayou EcoCenter Supports a Concerted Effort to Protect Remaining Marshland

Wed, 08/17/2016 - 10:25

And the Audience Roared

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 10:45

I reflected on the meaningfulness of the Ray of Hope Prize, and I praised the teams for their extraordinary efforts and dedication. And then I ushered in a moment that had been 22 months in the making: I invited the teams out on the stage.

Leonardo DiCaprio and National Geographic Channel screen climate change documentary 'Before the Flood' at the United Nations

Tue, 10/25/2016 - 20:00

Academy Award-winner and U.N. Messenger for Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, along with executives from the National Geographic Channel, welcomed U.N. diplomats, top Hollywood talent, and more to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on October 20 for a red carpet screening of Before the Flood, DiCaprio's forthcoming documentary about the worsening effects of climate change on global communities and ecosystems. The film, which follows DiCaprio as he travels the world interviewing individuals from every facet of society about the climate, will premiere on 21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel on Sunday, October 30, at 9/8c in 171 countries and 45 languages.