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Hospital PVC Recycling Pilot Generates, Recycles 33,000 Pounds of Waste
Hospitals in two Australian states have recycled 33,000 pounds of PVC waste, turning it into industrial hoses and non-slip floor mats. The hospitals are participating in a recycling program, PVC Recovery in Hospitals, sponsored by the Vinyl Council of Australia in collaboration with manufacturers, writes Waste & Recycling News. Although the amount of products recycled [...]
Read more »Target Reclaims 1.2M Pounds of Vinyl Composition Tile Since 2011
Target has been named Flooring Recycler of the Year by Armstrong World Industries for recycling vinyl composition tile (VCT) materials during demolition projects. Target, which began implementing the recycling of VCT material in 2011 in conjunction with the Armstrong VCT Recycling Program, reclaimed more than 1.2 million pounds of VCT from its stores throughout the [...]
Read more »Sustainability Reporting ?Leads to Higher Cash Flows?
More than half of companies say sustainability reporting leads to higher cash flows and helps improve firm reputation, according to a report from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship and Ernst & Young. Though issuing a sustainability report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Framework or another standard requires a lot of [...]
Read more »UN Global Compact, GRI Renew Partnership
The UN Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative marked the release of G4, the fourth generation of the GRI sustainability reporting guidelines, by renewing their partnership. The two organizations, which signed the memorandum of understanding today at the GRI’s 2013 Global Conference in Amsterdam, say they will continue to work together to provide companies [...]
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AT&T, Facebook and Verizon welcome new climate fellows
The new class will be the sixth group of fellows who will work with companies, schools and government agencies.
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3 paths to advancing the building energy retrofit market
A Ceres roundtable on energy efficiency retrofits resulted in three types of recommendations for spurring movement.
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Q&A with Gov. Patrick on Massachusetts energy policy
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick shares his insights about the Commonwealth's energy policy and transition to renewable sources.
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G4: It?s all about materiality
The new G4 reporting guidelines focus on what is material to a company and its stakeholders. That's both good news and bad.
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