Environment

EcoDistricts today announced the global launch of EcoDistrictsTM Certified, the world’s first standard designed to accelerate district-scale sustainable development projects worldwide.

A professional sand sculpture team called Team Sandtastic built an 80-ton “Wildlife & the Arts” exhibition sculpture at the Manatee Public Beach on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida, in celebration of Keep Manatee Beautiful’s SandBlast 2016.

At Atlas Copco, we continuously strive to reduce our environmental impact on nature and people. To achieve this, we include environmental criteria in our processes and improve energy efficiency in our production and products.

Imagine, for a moment, that you get your lunch from the same café every day. You get a turkey sandwich that’s a little too big for you to finish, but it’s a good value. Then one day, you come in and notice your turkey sandwich is a little bit smaller. Would you be annoyed? Or relieved that you weren’t wasting food?

As simple as it seems, issues like this one are the heart of the fight to end food waste. While we in the food service industry continue to make changes to reduce waste, many fear that those changes could disappoint customers.

Join Green-e staff in an in-depth review of the 2015 Green-e Verification Report on Thursday, December 8 at 11AM PT.

The Early Bird deadline for the 2017 Living Future UnConference is around the corner! Register before December 5th, 11:59 PM PST, and take $100 off your ticket for this year’s 3-day conference, featuring amazing keynote speakers: Van Jones​, Naomi Klein​ and Kirsti Luke.

GM is committed to using its lands to increase and promote native biodiversity. But it’s the company’s people who bring that commitment to life. In fact, GM employees have spent 2,148 work days dedicated to conservation and education work, as recognized by the Wildlife Habitat Council. This is one way the teams at GM facilities give back to their local communities and help reduce their environmental footprint.

What we care about with our roofs is that they seal the building and move water off the house without looking ugly. If we also want solar power generation, wouldn’t we prefer roof shingles that also generate power themselves?