IKEA brings solar presence in nearly 90% of its locations in the U.S
Greentech Lead America: IKEA, a home furnishing retailer, has plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its distribution center in Perryville, Maryland.
The 768,972-square-foot PV...
Ericsson reaches five-year carbon footprint reduction target in four years
Greentech Lead Europe: Ericsson has achieved its sustainability goal of reducing carbon footprint intensity by 40 percent.
Ericsson set the five-year target in 2009 and...
Huawei’s sustainability practices 2012 – highlights
Greentech Lead Asia: Huawei’s sustainability initiatives have prioritized environmental protection requirements during production, service, and business activities, the company said in its annual report...
PM’s address at the International Workshop on Green National Accounting for India
Greentech Lead India: For the first time, India’s Twelfth Five Year Plan has mainstreamed sustainability as its primary goal, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh...
Kimberly-Clark implements SoFi Software to manage sustainability initiatives
Greentech Lead Europe: Kimberly-Clark, an American personal care products company, has selected PE International to help manage their corporate-wide sustainability initiatives.
Kimberly-Clark is upgrading its...
P&G achieves zero manufacturing waste at 45 sites globally
Greentech Lead America: Procter & Gamble has announced that 45 of their facilities have now achieved zero manufacturing waste to landfill.
This marks a major...
Walgreens partners with SolarCity to install solar systems in Colorado stores
Greentech Lead America:Walgreens, a leading drugstore chain in the U.S, has partnered with SolarCity as part of its efforts to expand renewable energy initiatives...
PepsiCo doubles its goal of providing safe water to developing countries.
Greentech Lead America: PepsiCo announced a new commitment to provide access to safe water to an additional three million people over the next three years.The...
Sprint’s Retail Energy Management program expected to reduce its retail energy costs by 15...
Greentech Lead America: Sprint announced it expects to save approximately $15 million through its new Retail Energy Management (REM) system.
When implemented, the system is...
Nokia’s sustainability approach: Reduce carbon footprint with energy-efficient mobile phones
Greentech Lead Europe: Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia is contributing massively to reduce global carbon footprint.
Right from adopting energy-efficient manufacturing technologies to safe disposal/recycling...