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IBM, Recology Partner to Help San Francisco Achieve Zero Waste by 2020

IBM and Recology, a resource recovery company in San Francisco, have entered into a partnership to further bring down landfill disposal by upgrading recycling programs in order to help San Francisco attain zero waste by the year 2020.

2 Jun 2012

Ghent City Council and liftshare Win Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel

Eurostar has revealed that the Belgian city of Ghent's cycling program and liftshare, a car-sharing organization based in Norfolk, have won the first Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel.

2 Jun 2012

Decentralised Wastewater Plant with Integrated Wood Production in Mongolia

Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have opened a pilot decentralised wastewater plant with integrated wood production in Mongolia. They have collaborated with their partners in Germany and Mongolia to address three critical issues facing Mongolia – deforestation, water scarcity and sanitation.

1 Jun 2012

Toyota Awarded LEED Gold Certification for Kansas Training Facility

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center. The center includes classrooms and training bays for dealer technicians and offices.

31 May 2012

Research on Voluntary Organisations to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change

University of Southampton researchers have conducted research to determine the role of voluntary organisations to promote pro-environmental behaviour transition.

31 May 2012

Cassidy Turley on CPE's Greenest Companies List for Second Consecutive Year

Commercial real estate services provider, Cassidy Turley, has been named among the leading companies for sustainable practices. Commercial Property Executive (CPE), an integrated resource for commercial real estate, has named Cassidy Turley to its "2012 Greenest Companies" index.

30 May 2012

NTNU Researchers Develop Carbon Material Catalysts for Industrial Sustainability

Being presented with € 4 M by the EU, the new research project will develop carbon materials to be used for catalysis instead of precious metals.

25 May 2012

Oce Eco Start Program Funds Planting Of Over 350,000 Trees

Oce, a provider of digital document management and printing for professionals, has reported that in 2011, its Oce Eco Start Program has provided the funding for planting of more than 350,000 trees.

25 May 2012

Study Discusses Possible Ways to Achieve Significant Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

According to a study carried out by the Finnish Environment Institute, the Government Institute for Economic Research, and the National Consumer Research Centre, in Finland, an annual reduction of 4.5 million tons in greenhouse gas emissions from food, passenger transport, and housing can be achieved by 2020.

24 May 2012

Verdantix Environmental Services Providers Report Recognizes SAIC As a Leader

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), a scientific, engineering, and technology applications company has received recognition as a leader in the U.S. environmental services market.

22 May 2012