Financial Performance: An Integral Piece of the Sustainability Pie
One would be forgiven for equating sustainable development with environmental responsibility. After all, the widespread onslaught of green marketing buzz in recent years has generated as much confusion over sustainability issues as it has highlighted the importance of conducting responsible business practices...
Please Hold for the Next Representative
Spending 25 minutes on the water department’s “emergency line” is the least of my problems when it comes to energy conservation...
Sustainability and Return on Investment (Without the Spin)
Let me cut to the chase and say that the ROI for sustainability can be good, but almost never as good as some other investments companies can make...
Building a Sustainable Tomorrow at Fluor
Fluor’s Health, Safety and Environmental Director Nancy Kralik explains how Fluor integrates sustainability into business...
BlueGreen Alliance Embarks on Nationwide Tour Advocating for Clean Energy Jobs
The BlueGreen Alliance is conducting a nationwide bus tour aimed at urging Senate action on comprehensive legislation that would create and save millions of jobs across the country building the clean energy economy. The Job’s Not Done Tour, a 3-week, 17-state, 30-city tour, launched in Los Angeles Aug. 16 and will conclude in Richmond, Virginia, Sept. 3...
Green Construction Helps Clear the Air in Lower Manhattan
As LMCCC coordinates the effort to rebuild Lower Manhattan, it also works to reduce exposures to noise, dust, vibration and other health hazards...
Expert: BP a Classic Example of How “Greenwashing” Can Engulf a Company in Perilous Waters
At a 2002 Earth Summit, a group of non-governmental organizations offered a tongue-in-cheek critique of BP’s “Beyond Petroleum” campaign, naming it winner of the “Greenwash Academy Awards.” Today, the company’s reputation as an environmental steward and good citizen is in tatters...
Study: Americans Are in the Dark on Green Jobs
The vast majority of Americans have yet to understand how to access green job opportunities created by billions of dollars invested in such programs through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a new survey shows...
AIHce 2010: Investing in Our Future with Clean Energy
Inside a packed theater in the Colorado Convention Center, the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) kicked off in Denver on May 24 with an opening session that featured Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who stressed that investing in clean energy is the key to protecting our communities and our future...
EPA Challenges Manufacturing Industry to Improve Energy Efficiency
On May 6, EPA recognized the first group of manufacturing sites that have met the Energy Star Challenge for Industry by reducing their energy intensity by 10 percent within 5 years or less. The agency encourages others within the manufacturing industry to strive for this goal to fight climate change and save money through improvements in energy efficiency...
Leveraging EHS Data and Tools for a Safer and Greener Supply Chain
Environmental health and safety (EHS) regulatory compliance programs and strategies, by definition, traditionally have been aimed at preventing violations, fostering safety and reducing risk...
Earth Day 2010: 40 Years and Going Strong
On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, organizations and communities across the nation will come together to celebrate, honor and protect the earth while promoting sustainability and environmental awareness...
Why “Health” is the New “Green”
According to the 2010 Edelman Health Engagement Barometer, the general public expects businesses to be involved in health in ways that go well beyond the health of their employees. The study shows that 72 percent of respondents trust companies that are effectively engaged in health, while 65 percent either recommend or buy products from these companies – indicating that a focus on health is a smart business strategy...
Managing Environment: Sustainability: The Challenge of Waste
The subject of waste is the last installment of this three-part series on sustainability and the big environmental challenges. Earlier articles discussed the other two big environmental issues: energy (and global warming) and water...
Report: U.S. Must Do More to Prevent Loss of Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs
According to a new report, the United States must commit to developing a domestic manufacturing sector capable of meeting heightened demand for the parts, systems and components of the growing clean energy economy to ensure that federal clean energy investments create quality, high-paying jobs here in the United States...
ASSE Works to Align Safety with Green Initiatives
As businesses, schools and communities go green, American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) occupational safety and health professional members are working with their organizations to incorporate safety practices in line with green initiatives...
Managing Environment: Sustainability – The EHS Challenge
Sustainability has been defined as development that meets the needs of today without compromising the needs of the future. What does this mean to EHS professionals...
How to Make This Christmas a Green Christmas
This year, instead of wishing for a white Christmas, think green instead. Experts from Wake Forest University and Ryerson University offer tips to make this year’s Christmas a green one...
Going Green and Fighting Toxins at Home and at Work
A nurse with environmental health experience spoke to EHS Today about minimizing contact with everyday toxins and taking steps to create greener workplaces...
White Plains Office Building Computes its Carbon Footprint with Surprising Results
While the media constantly inundate us with articles about harmful greenhouse gas emissions, the owners of an office building in White Plains, N.Y., have decided to do something about them...
Delta TechOps Commits to Eliminating Lead from Machine Shop Operations
EPA has recognized Delta Air Lines’ maintenance division, Delta TechOps, as the newest environmental steward to join the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)...
Whirlpool Corp. Named One of the Greenest Big Companies in U.S.
Whirlpool Corp. been named to the Newsweek Green Rankings, a list of the 500 greenest big companies in America. Whirlpool ranked 78th on the list...
Rebuilding Together Joins United We Serve Initiative to Honor 9/11
Rebuilding Together, a nonprofit organization working to preserve affordable homeownership, has embraced the federal United We Serve Day of Service and Remembrance on Sept. 11 by taking part in major home rehabilitation projects around the country and distributing energy-savings education kits to 50,000 people...
Environmental Management Means More Green at Hospira
A smaller environmental footprint means greater benefits for the company and its customers...
The TharpeRobbins Co. Reaches a New Plateau in Environmental Responsibility
Thanks to controlled spraying to reduce emissions and a closed-loop water system that allows for a tremendous reduction in water usage, TharpeRobbins...
