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Adriana Trujillo

Mondelez International Smashes Waste Goal, Achieves 57% Reduction · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News - 1 views

  • Mondelez International exceeded its goal to reduce manufacturing waste by 15 percent per metric ton of production by 2015, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report. Through 2014, the snacking company achieved a 57 percent reduction — four times the original goal.
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    Mondelez International exceeded its goal to reduce manufacturing waste by 15 percent per metric ton of production by 2015, according to the company's most recent sustainability report. Through 2014, the snacking company achieved a 57 percent reduction - four times the original goal.
Del Birmingham

PG&E Supports California GHG Reduction Goal · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News - 0 views

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    California Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday announced an executive order establishing the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction target in North America - a goal to reduce emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. PG&E said it applauds the new goal and says it is attainable "with the right structures."
Del Birmingham

Toro Irrigation Helps California Golf Courses Meet Water Reduction Mandate · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News - 0 views

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    The Toro Company, with its irrigation business based in California, is helping the state's golf courses meet the mandated 25 percent statewide reduction in water use.
Del Birmingham

Cascades Beats Waste Reduction Target · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Cascades has exceeded its 2015 waste reduction target, recovering 72.8 percent of waste generated.
Adriana Trujillo

FWRA - Food Waste Reduction Alliance - News Release - 0 views

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    The Food Waste Reduction Alliance released "Best Practices and Emerging Solutions Toolkit," a guide for companies to reduce food waste. The guide provides advice for overcoming barriers to food donation, new technologies for reducing food waste, and strategic planning to avoid generating waste.
Adriana Trujillo

U.S. Is Set to Propose Regulation to Cut Methane Emissions - The New York Times - 1 views

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    The Obama administration is poised to announce the first federal rules mandating reductions in methane emissions. The proposals would require 40% to 45% reductions in methane emissions from 2012 levels over the next decade
Del Birmingham

Time Warner Cable Exceeds "Go Green" Goal by Reducing Its Carbon Intensity by 38 Percent - Press Releases on CSRwire.com - 0 views

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    Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) has announced that its "Go Green" initiative has resulted in a 38 percent reduction in the company's carbon intensity over the past two years, far exceeding its goal of a 15 percent reduction set in 2012.
Adriana Trujillo

Coca-Cola makes GHG reduction progress - Smart Energy Decisions - 0 views

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    Coca-Cola said in its recently released 2016 sustainability report that while it has made progress toward its "grow the business, not the carbon," gemissions reduction goals, it is off track due in part to volume growth outpacing emission ratio improvements and insourcing of external manufacturing processes.
Adriana Trujillo

Over 150 Companies Commit to Set Ambitious Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets | Science Based Targets - 0 views

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    The Science Based Targets initiative announced that 155 companies are now participating in its program to establish emissions goals in line with what scientists say is necessary to keep global warming below the 2 degrees Celsius threshold.
Adriana Trujillo

This Company Accounts for More Than Half of Denmark's CO2 Reduction | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    The energy sector accounts for around one-third of global CO2 emissions. Thus, countries' urgent need to combat climate change is strongly related to energy companies' ability to change from 'black' to 'green.' A Danish example is DONG Energy. The company says its cut in CO2 emissions from electricity and heat production accounts for more than half of the Denmark's total CO2 reduction from 2006 to 2014. But how can one single company cut more than half of a country's CO2?
Del Birmingham

Judge Sides With Kids Suing The Government Over Climate Inaction: 'These Kids Can't Wait' | ThinkProgress - 0 views

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    On Friday, a group of children suing the government for inaction on climate change scored a major victory, as a judge ruled that the Washington State Department of Ecology must deliver an emissions reduction rule by the end of this year. That decision follows another major win in mid-April, when an Oregon judge ruled that a similar lawsuit could go forward despite opposition from the fossil fuel industry.
Adriana Trujillo

Retailers Pledge 25% Reduction in CO2 Emissions · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

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    Members of UK retail industry body the British Retail Consortium including McDonald's, Asda and Sainsbury's have pledged to reduce their absolute carbon emissions from retail operations 25 percent by 2020 based on 2005 levels as part of a raft of environmental targets covering waste, transport, resource efficiency in buildings, water and refrigeration.
Adriana Trujillo

Unilever Says New Ice Cream Fridge Reduces Energy Use by 70% | Sustainable Brands - 0 views

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    Unilever, announced this weekend that its scientists have improved on the technology. The company says the new, hyper-efficient freezers that house its Wall's brand ice cream now have the potential to achieve an industry-leading 70% energy reduction, resulting in CO2 savings equivalent to removing half a million cars from the road.
Adriana Trujillo

Clean Energy Saving US Companies More Than $1 Billion Annually | Sustainable Brands - 2 views

  • renewable energy
  • clean energy is becoming mainstream for U.S. corporations
  • Walmart, for example, now produces more solar power than 38 U.S. states.
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  • corporate investments in clean energy are not yet at the scale we need,
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    The nation's largest companies are rapidly embracing renewable energy sourcing and greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, according to a new report from Calvert Investments, Ceres, David Gardiner & Associates, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
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    The nation's largest companies are rapidly embracing renewable energy sourcing and greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, according to a new report from Calvert Investments, Ceres, David Gardiner & Associates, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF). 
Adriana Trujillo

General Mills Beats GHG Reduction Goal · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management & Sustainable Development News - 0 views

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    In 2014, General Mills reduced its greenhouse gas emissions rate by 23 percent against a 2005 baseline, surpassing its goal to reduce GHG emissions by 20 percent by 2015. The progress is largely due to the use of renewable energy sources at its Yoki facilities.
Adriana Trujillo

Obama to sign order cutting U.S. government greenhouse gas emissions | Reuters - 0 views

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    President Barack Obama will today order government agencies to reduce their carbon emissions by 40% over the next decade. That won't put a big dent in total U.S. emissions, but could give clean-tech startups and energy providers an important boost. "We can drive substantial reductions across the entire federal footprint and ... leverage both innovation and investment in the private sector," said White House senior adviser Brian Deese.
Adriana Trujillo

Toyota Surpasses Water Reduction Goal · Environmental Leader · Environmental Management News - 0 views

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    Toyota saved more than 54 million gallons of water in North America during fiscal year 2015 through reduce, reuse and recycle efforts, according to its latest North American Environmental Report.
Adriana Trujillo

Water Reduction & Energy Efforts Achieve $72,000 Savings at Meat Processing Plant - Environmental Leader - 1 views

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    Italian meat processor and producer Inalca SpA's projects to reduce water and energy use at its plant in Rieti, Italy, resulted in annual savings of 3.7 million gallons of water and more than $72,000.
Del Birmingham

Packaging's role in Walmart's Project Gigaton | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Earlier this year, around Earth Day, Walmart announced an ambitious plan to work with its supply chain to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by one gigaton. I decided to run the numbers to see what role source reduction, specifically in Walmart's packaging, could play.
Del Birmingham

General Mills, Unilever Join Food Waste Challenge · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader - 0 views

  • Food waste is the single largest type of waste entering US landfills, according to EPA acting administrator Bob Perciasepe who says Americans throw away up to 40 percent of their food.
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    General Mills, Unilever and the Food Waste Reduction Alliance have joined the USDA's Food Waste Challenge as founding partners.
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