Energy & Infrastructure

On the heels of the historic signing of the Paris Climate Agreement, the nonprofit sustainability group Ceres will bring together 500 business, investor and nonprofit group leaders to discuss how leading businesses in key industries are responding to sustainability challenges and combating climate change threats on a rapidly warming planet.

As it becomes ever more urgent to preserve the environment, a growing number of businesses are prioritizing sustainability. More than 50 companies around the world have pledged to work toward using 100% renewable energy to power their operations. Big technology corporations and traditional consumer brands alike are on their way to a low carbon footprint by turning to renewables to keep the lights on.

LG Electronics USA and Best Buy are wrapping up Earth Month by encouraging consumers to “Flip Your Fridge” with a nationwide awareness campaign and sweepstakes in cooperation with The Rachael Ray Show and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

A Professional Engineer and MBA Graduate, Richard specializes in sustainability program planning with distinguishing expertise in energy supply-side management, facility demand-side improvements and business-wide carbon footprint reduction. With over 25 years of experience in utility plant operations across both commercial and industrial markets, he has a proven track record of lowering the total cost of energy while delivering maximum return on investment.

CSRHub COO and Cofounder Cynthia Figge will be speaking at the Annual Impact Conference at Sustainatopia on Monday, May 2nd in San Francisco, California.

Last June Whirlpool Corporation broke ground on a wind farm near our Findlay, Ohio dishwasher plant and today it is fully operational. Through clean, renewable energy the turbines are expected to offset more than 20% of our on-site electricity consumption.

Based on work with over 70 companies that have already internalized a price on carbon, the UN Global Compact believes that $100 is the minimum price needed to spur innovation, unlock investment, and shift market signals to ultimately reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in line with the 1.5 to 2-degree Celsius target.

Our world is changing, and what we do at CBRE can make a difference. This film summarises our responsible business commitments.

Riding The Ray. Sustainable Highway of the Future. An interview with Allie Kelly, executive director.

There seem to be, in my overly simplistic view of the world, two kinds of companies:

– companies that use their sustainability values to inform their business practices, and
– those who resist or don’t recognize the s-word.