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Twelve Online Tools for Greener Businesses

May 24, 2013 Add Comment Edit

There are a growing number of online tools that make it easier for businesses to understand and assess their environmental performance and that of their peers. Here are a suite of 12 online tools from Environmental Leader. These tools run the gamut and deal with a wide variety of issues from construction to water. They are presented in the order that they were published.

RSK Tool Helps Construction Companies Manage Environmental Risk

RSK Business Solutions has launched a web-based tool to help UK-based construction companies mitigate environmental risk and drive legal compliance. For more information click here.

BASF Launches Sustainable Construction Website

BASF’s Green Sense Concrete reduced the carbon footprint of the One World Trade Center by 15,838,267 kg CO2 in the construction. For more information click here.

Online Tool Measures Cafes’ Carbon ‘Foodprint’

Environmental software firm FirstCarbon Solutions and food service management company Compass Group have launched an online tool to help Compass Group chefs. For more information click here.

E-Cycle Launches Wireless Buyback Portal

Mobile buyback and recycling company e-Cycle has launched an online tool that buys used mobile phones and tablets and pays consumers for their used phones. For more information click here.

GEMI Updates Water Tools

The Global Environmental Management Initiative has updated its GEMI Local Water Tool and the GEMI LWT for Oil and Gas. For more information click here.

Aqueduct Launches Global Water Risk Atlas

The World Resources Institute and companies including GE, Shell, Dow, United Technologies and DuPont have launched an online tool that maps water risks worldwide. For more information click here.

Farming Carbon Calculator to Go Online

Unilever, PepsiCo, Marks & Spencer and other companies that make up the Cool Farm Institute have selected Best Foot Forward. For more information click here.

Lucid, HonestBuildings.com Energy Usage for Commercial Buildings

Cleantech software company Lucid and HonestBuildings.com have partnered to provide real-time energy usage for thousands of commercial buildings across the US. For more information click here.

Waste Management to Deploy DriveCam Across Entire Fleet

Waste Management says it will deploy DriveCam's fuel management program across its entire fleet, about 18,000 vehicles, for a five-year service contract term. For more information click here. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/09/05/waste-management-to-deploy-drivecam-across-entire-fleet/

Network Launches Updated Paper Calculator

The Environmental Paper Network (EPN) has released a new version of the Paper Calculator. For more information click here.

Schneider Electric Rebrands dashboardDView to Resource Advisor

Schneider Electric has rebranded its online energy management and sustainability platform to Resource Advisor. For more information click here.

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Guide - Green City Philosophy

May 17, 2013 Add Comment Edit

There has never been a greater need for the people planning and running our cities, as well as the residents themselves, to understand the critical significance of green space in our urban environment. Working with green is a way to respond to the true needs of people when designing buildings, the public realm, transport and communications infrastructure. This is a goal to which every professional can apply themselves.

These guidelines are a starting point so interested parties can come together internationally and discuss techniques for urban development. What this set of guidelines shows is that the knowledge is already there. The theory, substantiated by empirical scientific research, proves that green infrastructure is a key element in constructing living spaces that work. This is powerful information at a time when budgets are being cut and every cost scrutinised. This set of guidelines and techniques will demonstrate to practitioners that investment and maintenance in green infrastructure is not a cost but brings value from a social, economic and environmental point of view – in summary the ‘Green City Philosophy’.

A group of leading researchers and practitioners have contributed to this volume and it is to be used as a stimulus for the global adoption of the Green City Philosophy. This book is the beginning of a process that could see green infrastructure responses fully incorporated into policy and practice – in effect become a ‘universal green city standard’. The authors and contributors hope that you will be part of that process. The ‘guidelines’ project has been made possible with funding from the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (EL&I) and with the active support and co-operation of the Dutch nursery stock industry, Plant Publicity Holland (PPH), the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and Niek Roozen bv landscape architects.

To access the Green City Guidelines (PDF) click here.

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Guide - Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS)

May 17, 2013 Add Comment Edit

This guideline on Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) was prepared by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and World Bank Group. The health and well being of a workforce is a key part of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and it is crucial to the wider issue of sustainable development.

Research by Nuffield Health and Ashridge Business School asserts that “companies need to develop a strategic approach to health and well being and concentrate on building a ‘sustainable workforce’ if they are to remain competitive.” The UK-based report, Developing a strategy for employee wellbeing: a framework for planning and action, calls on companies to focus on improving employee well being as a way of strengthening an organization and reducing risk.

At a 2012 briefing in London, Nuffield Health chief executive David Mobbs said, “We already worry about the sustainability of the environment, but in the future it’s going to be about the sustainability of the health of your workforce. Health and wellbeing will become the new CSR,” said Mobbs.

The IFC Environmental Health and Safety Guide addresses the following key issues:

Water Quality and Availability
Structural Safety of Project Infrastructure
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Traffic Safety
Transport of Hazardous Materials
General Hazardous Materials Transport
Major Transportation Hazards
Disease Prevention
Communicable Diseases
Vector-Borne Diseases
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Communication Systems
Emergency Resources
Training and Updating
Business Continuity and Contingency

To access the PDF click here.

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Report - Sustainability Consultants Face Complex Market Dynamics

May 03, 2013 Add Comment Edit

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This report helps sustainability consultants understand those challenges and sheds light on how consultants can succeed in a complex market.

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Guides - Sustainable Events

April 18, 2013 Add Comment Edit

The Sustainable Event Guide (SEG) was developed to help you find the resources and services to make your events as sustainable as possible. It is a document filled with guidance, resources, and simple advice about organizing an event that benefits the community, promotes ethical purchasing, and reduces waste. For some, this guide may simply act as an information resource about environmentally and socially responsible retailers and/or as a guide in reducing the waste produced at an event. For those who have never organized a big event, this guide may act as a framework for the "how to" of organizing. Regardless of past experience in event organizing, we suggest browsing through the entire guide - it may inspire new ideas or stir up old ones.

We believe everyone can make a difference through the way they host academic, social, and fundraising events. Although this guide includes many Concordia University specific resources, there is plenty of information that event planners from other universities and organizations may find very useful as well.

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For information or inquiries, contact the SEG coordinator at suscon.seg@gmail.com.

How to Achieve Energy Efficiency Goals with Limited Resources (Webinar)

September 03, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On September 12, 2012 at 11am PDT/2pm EDT see the complimentary webinar "How to Achieve Energy Efficiency Goals with Limited Resources." This one-hour energy management webinar will be presented by Constellation, Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and Environmental Leader.

Today’s challenging economic climate and increased focus on sustainability are driving more American businesses to focus on reducing energy consumption and lowering energy costs. According to the 2012 Deloitte reSources Study, 89% of businesses surveyed have electricity cost and consumption reduction goals in place. However, insufficient capital funding, implementation complexity, and lack of dedicated staff continue to be barriers to achieving these goals. Join Constellation, EEI and Environmental Leader to learn about the options available to businesses and how forward-thinking companies are strategically implementing energy efficiency projects while overcoming key resource barriers.

From state and federal environmental policies to emerging technologies, the electric industry and its customers will experience transformational changes in their relationship with one another and the means in which they manage energy priorities. EEI’s Jacqueline McIlrath’s overview of industry spending and environmental challenges will provide participants with critical information needed to protect their organization and plan for the upcoming changes and trends in energy management.

You’ll also hear from Greg Fox, Constellation’s Director of Business Development for Efficiency Made Easy. Greg will discuss practical solutions for achieving energy efficiency goals that lower energy consumption, reduce total energy cost and help meet sustainability goals. Greg’s topics will include: