Sustainable Brands Corporate Members Engage in Campaign to Promote FSC
For the first time, six publicly traded companies – some of which are competitors – have come together to promote the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) directly to consumers. The companies are HP Inc., International Paper, Kimberly-Clark, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. All sell FSC-certified products.
Water Utilities Are Lagging Other Utilities in the Smart Cities Effort
Across the U.S., smart city programs are moving beyond press releases, pilot programs and demonstrations. Municipalities are collaborating with industry and utilities to create roadmaps defining their approach to regional integrated smart infrastructure. Water utilities, however, are lagging in the planning process, and risk losing their seat at the table with electric and gas utility peer companies as the smart city programs advance.
Investing in Our Water Future
Collaboration between a variety of research partners and the water industry is a crucial factor in helping to advance the sustainability and efficiency of the water sector. Investment in research and development (R&D) is necessary in order to find workable, sustainable solutions to global water challenges and ensure the preservation of water, a precious and finite resource.
Water Use Efficiency in Action
Bracing for the scorching July heat in Pakistan, thirty-five-year-old Tehmina stands barefoot for eight to twelve hours a day transplanting rice seedlings in the paddies of Punjab Province. Her two daughters, ages fourteen and twelve, work at her side in the humid conditions while her three younger children, ages five, seven, and ten, linger on the field’s periphery under the supervision of her mother-in-law.
Millennials Are Coming and They Want Sustainable Investments
"Everyone is always so curious about millennials,” says Audrey Choi, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing. “Especially in this space.”
Compliance, Safety and Phase I Audits at 21 Locations at a Petroleum Marketer
The client was engaged in a large portfolio asset transaction and required Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and regulatory compliance audits conducted at 21 facilities to evaluate the condition of each facility related to regulatory compliance and potential Recognized Environmental Conditions. These facilities consisted of petroleum bulk plants, industrial facilities, fueling/transfer stations, and warehouse facilities in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.
2015 Provident Financial Group Corporate Responsibility Report Published
Provident Financial Group, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of responsible personal credit products to the non-standard lending market, has published its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report.
Enabling Safety Excellence for a Global Oil and Gas Client
A client’s remediation organization was concerned over the financial and safety performance of contractors and subcontractors working on its portfolio of over 800 remediation sites consisting of retail service stations, terminals and pipeline properties across the USA. Antea Group was hired to develop and implement a comprehensive HSSE Compliance and Assurance Program across the portfolio.
EHS Management for Terminal Demolition and Site Restoration for a Global Oil and Gas Client
A global oil and gas company required final decommissioning at a former terminal and blending facility that had been idle for almost a decade. The 3-acre site, located in Durban, South Africa, required the removal of all above and below ground structures, underground utilities, process equipment, buildings, concrete slabs and foundations.
The objective of the project was to demolish the structures to safety requirements agreed upon by the province, port authority and client, so that the client could completely exit the site.
Center for Resource Solutions Announces Bloomberg 2016 Green Power Leadership Award Winner
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) recognized six organizations and three individuals today for their role in building and shaping the market for renewable energy over the past year.

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