Biofilters Minimize Effluent Load at Malting Plant
Biofilters installed at the Bairds Malt Pencaitland Maltings Plant near Edinburgh, Scotland, will reduce the plant’s trade effluent load, minimize environmental impact and reduce costs. With an annual...
View ArticleMonsanto, Novozymes Product Increases Crop Yields Using Microbes
Monsanto’s partnership with biochemical firm Novozymes has produced a corn inoculant product that can increase farmers’ yields, the companies say. The companies say they will launch the new product in...
View ArticleHow Unilever, GE, Ikea Turn a Profit from Sustainability
At least nine companies globally generate a billion dollars or more in revenue annually from sustainable products or services — those that focus on sustainable living and/or are produced sustainably,...
View ArticleSkid-Mounted Scrubber System Provides Customized Emission Control
Bionomic Industries has released the ScrubPac Custom Skid-Mounted Scrubber System, a cost-effective “packaged” system engineered to meet the specific demands of a customer’s process emission control...
View ArticlePolymem, Clean Membranes Partner to Advance Water Treatment
Polymem and Clean Membranes have partnered to advance water treatment. The two companies will offer the North American market several membrane filtration products and packaged system solutions for a...
View ArticleWaste-to-Solid-Fuel Plant Breaks Ground
A waste-to-solid-fuel plant has broken ground in West Virginia. Its developers say it is the US’ first resource recovery facility that employs mechanical biological treatment (MBT). The...
View ArticleHilton Cuts Carbon Output 20.9%, Saves $550M
Hilton Worldwide’s environmental management has saved the hotel chain $550 million since 2009, according to the company’s latest sustainability report. Since implementing its Travel with Purpose CSR...
View ArticleInterface Expands Carpet Recycling Operations, Creates Network of ‘Regional...
Carpet tile manufacturer Interface has expanded its ReEntry recycling operation, which has diverted more than 309 million pounds of carpet from landfills over the past 20 years. Interface says it’s...
View ArticleWater Saving Tips for Facility Managers, Owners
Water conservation and saving money on water bills are likely top of mind for facility managers and owner/operators going into the new year. Forty out of 50 state water managers expect water shortages...
View ArticleTrump Company Fined for Plane’s Carbon Emissions
A Donald Trump company has been fined by the UK’s Environment Agency for breaking the county’s carbon emissions rules. The penalty is for a flight to the UK in a plane owned by DJT Operations, a part...
View ArticleCrown Reduces Waste to Landfill 37%
Crown Holdings has reduced the amount of waste it sends to landfill by 37 percent — 8,000 metric tons — against a 2007 baseline, according to the company’s 2015 sustainability report. The metal...
View ArticleBreeze Launches AERMET 7.7 for EHS Professionals
Breeze has released a new version of AERMET, the meteorological data preprocessing software for the AERMOD Modeling System for environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals. The AERMOD Modeling...
View ArticleEPA’s Hazardous Waste Rules Need Changes, Retailers Say
New hazardous waste rules will limit retailers’ ability to recycle or reuse unsold consumer products and pharmaceuticals and could cost retailers millions — if not billions — annually, according to a...
View ArticleArch Coal Files for Bankruptcy
Major US coal producer Arch Coal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. Arch Coal says it expects its mining operations and customer shipments to continue uninterrupted throughout the...
View ArticleFrom Green Bonds to Green Boom: What China’s New Green Bond Rules Mean for...
China has become the first country in the world to issue official rules on issuing “green bonds” — bonds that are dedicated to financing sustainable solutions. The new rules are aimed at kickstarting a...
View ArticlePartnership Creates Revenue Stream for Recovered Phosphorous in Wastewater
Through a technology licensing agreement with Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies, ACWA Services will offer an advanced nutrient recovery solution to UK water companies and anaerobic digestion (AD)...
View ArticleTop EHS Software Suppliers Named
The leading environment, health and safety software suppliers are CMO, Enablon, Gensuite, Intelex, Medgate, ProcessMAP, IHS, SAP and Rivo, according to a Verdantix benchmark. The study findings are...
View ArticleWhat Will Shape the Future of Sustainability?
GRI’s Sustainability and Reporting 2025 Forum met in Rome in October to sketch out the future of sustainability reporting they see emerging. Climate change was a hot topic among attendees including Amy...
View ArticleOil & Gas Firms Under-Reporting Methane Risk, EDF Says
Leading oil and gas companies are failing to adequately disclose meaningful information on emissions of methane, according to a new report by the Environmental Defense Fund. The report, Rising Risk:...
View ArticleWill Multi-Capital Corporate Reporting Take Off in 2016?
Companies are increasingly looking for better ways to report on sustainability performance, driven by customer and investor demands. Last month’s COP 21 climate talks in Paris saw more than 100...
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