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Figures Show That More Than 95% of UK Businesses are Missing Out on Energy Efficiency Savings

With recent data suggesting less than 650 of 10,000 companies covered by new energy efficiency regulations, ESOS, have so far submitted compliance details, DLL, global provider of asset based financial solutions urges business to consider the benefits of energy efficiency to their bottom line.

Sustainability and the Printing Industry

Economic concerns, technological threat and uncertain futures have contributed to a crisis of confidence in print. Throw in rapidly changing market expectations and media choices, and you have an industry that's been on the back foot for several years. But a reversal is underway. Print is reinventing itself to be more vibrant than ever, an energetic force in a multichannel communications world.

Former Vice President Al Gore, Green Sports Alliance President Dr. Allen Hershkowitz & Other Sustainability Leaders Unveil STAPLES Center & AEG's Newest Sustainability Initiative Bloom Energy Fuel Cells

AEG and STAPLES Center held a celebratory event marking the completion of its Bloom Energy fuel cell technology deployment today. Former Vice President Al Gore joined executives from AEG, Bloom Energy, Green Sports Alliance and the City of Los Angeles to "Flip the Switch" on the recently installed Bloom Energy fuel cells that will provide on-site generation to STAPLES Center. The 500 kW fuel cell project will generate power through a clean and efficient electrochemical process, providing approximately 25% of the power required by the sports and entertainment venue each year. The Bloom Energy Servers will also reduce STAPLES Center's carbon emissions by 2.2 million pounds of carbon annually, a 39% reduction compared to electricity purchased from the local utility.

ConAgra Foods Announces Zero Waste Champions

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) – Continuing in its journey toward zero waste, and in recognition of last week's America Recycles Day, ConAgra Foods announced its annual Zero Waste Champion award winners. The company recognized 34 facilities that have reached a major environmental milestone: diverting more than 95 percent of solid waste from landfills through donation, reuse and recycling. The facilities represent more than 80 percent of the company's total waste generation and have helped the company achieve a 94 percent waste diversion rate in fiscal year 2015.

Sustainable Foods Summit North America Agenda Unveiled

The North American edition of the Sustainable Foods Summit will cover clean label developments, sustainable packaging, environmental footprints, and the impact of new technologies on food ingredients. For the first time, the agenda comprises four sessions and two workshops over three days. Organized by Organic Monitor, the summit will be hosted in San Francisco on 20-22nd January 2016.

Ricoh joins 'American Business Act on Climate Pledge'

Today, Ricoh Americas Corporation attended the White House Summit on Climate and the Road through Paris. The Summit gathered leaders from the government, private sector, academic, technical and scientific communities to focus on cross-sector efforts to tackle the climate change challenge here in the United States as well as on a global scale. Specifically, the event focused on how to further efforts around carbon mitigation, sustainability, and resiliency, as well as how technologies are emerging to support and scale these efforts. Additionally, participants discussed how to further engage and organize in support of the upcoming COP21 Paris climate negotiations.


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