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What is the Square Footage per Accredited Professional for your Green Building Rating System? By : Amresh Deshpande, Jun 4, 2012
In this three part series, the Energy Efficiency Influence Team at Schneider Electric India will discuss possible bottlenecks impacting the growth of the green building market in India. In the first part, we will introduce a new metric that we have developed– namely, square... Read more.. |
US companies need to disclose climate risk -investorsBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 3, 2012
Institutional investors and environmental advocates on Thursday urged companies to disclose their risks from the impact of climate change, two years after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued guidelines for firms to do just that. While the SEC guidelines... Read more.. |
Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Hits Three-Year HighBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2012
The market for voluntary carbon offsetting hit a three-year high in 2011, with transactions worth more than $576 million taking place, according to research by environmental markets information service Ecosystem Marketplace. This figure is second only to 2008 when $776... Read more.. |
MEMC unit seeks to electrify parts of rural IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 31, 2012
MEMC's solar energy development unit SunEdison on Tuesday announced an initiative aimed at providing a source of clean power to thousands of people in rural India who lack access to electricity. The St. Peters, Mo.-based company's Eradication of Darkness program began... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , electricity , energy , Entertainment , India , Labor , Law , MEMC , Technology |
Biomass Plantations Can Power IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2012
A group of women working in a tree-shaded nursery in this arid part of southern Tamil Nadu state is helping to manage India’s very first biomass energy plantation. Valli, 50, and Sarasu, 60, have been working with Energy Plantation Projects India (EPPI) since inception... Read more.. |
Producer Responsibility for Electronic Waste is an important issue, says HCL By : Roselin Dey, May 28, 2012
In light of the recent e-waste management rules rolled out, Mr Rothin Bhattacharya - EVP - Marketing, Strategy, Business Development & CEO - HCL Security shares the e-waste management initiatives of HCL. Rothin joined HCL Infosystems in 2009 as the CEO of HCL... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , e-waste , Electronic Waste , HCL , Labor , Law , Producer Responsibility , Technology |
Goldman sets $40 bln clean energy investment planBy : Sustainability ..., May 23, 2012
Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to channel investments totaling $40 billion over the next decade into renewable energy projects, an area the investment bank called one of the biggest profit opportunities since its economists got excited about emerging markets in 2001. ... Read more.. |
India's policy decisions dampen investment climate: US envoyBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2012
Several recent policy decisions by India have caused "significant concern" and "dampened sentiment" about its investment climate, US Ambassador to India Nancy J Powell said today. "The adoption of manufacturing policies discriminatory to foreign companies and the... Read more.. |
FirstCarbon Selected by Mahindra Satyam for Sustainability MonitoringBy : Sustainability ..., May 17, 2012
FirstCarbon Solutions, a pioneer and industry leader in environmental sustainability solutions for business, today announced a services agreement with Mahindra Satyam, a leading technology outsourcing firm that provides services to Fortune 500 companies around the globe.... Read more.. Subject Tags: Business , Entertainment , FirstCarbon Solutions , Labor , Law , Mahindra Satyam , Technology |
Microsoft goes green: data centers, offices to be carbon neutral come JulyBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2012
This summer, Microsoft is launching a new green energy initiative in which all of the company's direct operations, "including data centers, software development labs, air travel, and office buildings," will go carbon neutral. The program will begin in July, at the... Read more.. |