A backup power failure at a wastewater facility can lead to immediate and severe consequences. Pumps stop, tanks overflow, leaving contaminants easy access to our waterways. What started as a brief outage, then turns into a major public health and environmental emergency.
The quarterly newsletter for the Ray C. Anderson Foundation features stories about their key funding initiatives: Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business at the Scheller College of Business, Biomimicry Launchpad, Ray of Hope Prize, The Ray, Georgia Drawdown, Georgia Climate Conference, Ecocentricity Blog and more.
ILFI hosted a special award ceremony last night during the 2019 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo to recognize the winners of the 2019 Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award.
Vacant and underused spaces tear holes in cities around the world. When large swaths of neighborhoods are left to decay, residents who can, move away—and what is left are urban deserts void of opportunities reenforcing a cycle of poverty for many.
A week of national recycling initiatives demonstrating the collaborative effort of government, industry, and nonprofit sectors to address the challenges in the United States recycling system, concludes today – America Recycles Day®, a Keep America Beautiful® program, with the 2019 America Recycles Summit.
The International Living Future Institute has opened registration for its 14th annual Living Future unConference in Seattle, Washington, on May 5-8, 2020 at the downtown Hyatt Regency.
In the last decade, multinational corporations have rapidly increased purchases of renewable electricity throughout their global operations in order to access competitive electricity prices & distinguish their brands through environmental leadership.
Commercial real estate company CBRE announced that its Edmonton office has achieved WELL Certification at the silver level for new and existing Interiors by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).
A pair of grants totaling $300,000 from Duke Energy Corp. will help two transit agencies in the Triangle area fund electric bus-charging stations that are being incorporated into their fleets.
In the metro Detroit area, food insecurity is a major issue. It’s a problem that impacts nearly 1.4 million people across Michigan, with children accounting for approximately 350,000 of that figure, and roughly 700,000 residing in Southeast Michigan.
Sustainable building is expanding way beyond LEED-certified residences and commercial venues, how particular products are manufactured, recycling, and electric vehicle charging stations.
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In states where Key has a presence, there are approximately 1.7 million low- to moderate-income (LMI) households. Many LMI individuals don’t have bank...
As the leading sports and live music company in the world, we recognize our responsibility to provide industry leadership and to conduct our business...
