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Sustainability Reporting From Royal DSM N.V. Achieves Top Rating

Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that its Triple P report 2008 achieves an A+ according to the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative

17 Feb 2009

Alcoa Reduces Greenhouse Gas Production in the Manufacture of Aluminum

Alcoa announced that it continues its leadership position on climate change by achieving a 36 percent reduction in total direct greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 from its worldwide primary aluminum production process

17 Feb 2009

Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Partners Join With Organic Valley Farms

The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) announced today they will be partnering with Organic Valley Family of Farms to field test the Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) through their existing biodiesel operations

16 Feb 2009

Culling Whales Will Not Save Fish Populations in Tropical Areas

Culling whales will not increase fisheries catches in tropical waters, according to a new paper supported by the Lenfest Ocean Program and published today in the journal Science

16 Feb 2009

Novel Funding Model Puts Solar Energy Within Reach for Nonprofits

Using a unique financing model, the National Development Council (NDC) is providing groundbreaking support for an innovative solar installation project at the Gasser Foundation's headquarters in Napa Valley, California

16 Feb 2009

IBM Helping Companies Make Their Carbon Footprints Smaller

A new IBM consulting offering can help clients analyze their carbon dioxide emissions and energy usage at any level – from a single department to a worldwide operation

15 Feb 2009

Energy Industry Leaders Gather to Improve Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and the Financial Bottom Line

In today's changing business climate many leader's are searching for ways to improve corporate sustainability and responsibility. As the energy industry moves forward innovations will come from this new business approach that embrace opportunities deriving from economic, environmental, and social development

15 Feb 2009