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SCA’s National Survey Shows American Adults Give Importance to Sustainability

A national online survey on customers’ views on sustainability, conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of SCA, has reported that Americans support green practices even during economic downturn.

7 Jun 2012

UNEP Releases Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) Report

Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) report, the flagship publication of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), will be released on June 6, 2012 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

6 Jun 2012

ASU’s School of Sustainability Dean Wins 2012 United Nations Champions of the Earth Award

Professor Sander van der Leeuw, the Dean of the Arizona State University (ASU)’s School of Sustainability, has won the 2012 United Nations Champions of the Earth award for his work in human-environmental relations and the systematic study of advancement as a societal process.

6 Jun 2012

IBM, Recology Partner to Help San Francisco Achieve Zero Waste by 2020

IBM and Recology, a resource recovery company in San Francisco, have entered into a partnership to further bring down landfill disposal by upgrading recycling programs in order to help San Francisco attain zero waste by the year 2020.

2 Jun 2012

Ghent City Council and liftshare Win Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel

Eurostar has revealed that the Belgian city of Ghent's cycling program and liftshare, a car-sharing organization based in Norfolk, have won the first Eurostar Ashden Award for Sustainable Travel.

2 Jun 2012

Decentralised Wastewater Plant with Integrated Wood Production in Mongolia

Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have opened a pilot decentralised wastewater plant with integrated wood production in Mongolia. They have collaborated with their partners in Germany and Mongolia to address three critical issues facing Mongolia – deforestation, water scarcity and sanitation.

1 Jun 2012

Toyota Awarded LEED Gold Certification for Kansas Training Facility

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for its Kansas City Regional Technical Training Center. The center includes classrooms and training bays for dealer technicians and offices.

31 May 2012

Research on Voluntary Organisations to Promote Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change

University of Southampton researchers have conducted research to determine the role of voluntary organisations to promote pro-environmental behaviour transition.

31 May 2012

Cassidy Turley on CPE's Greenest Companies List for Second Consecutive Year

Commercial real estate services provider, Cassidy Turley, has been named among the leading companies for sustainable practices. Commercial Property Executive (CPE), an integrated resource for commercial real estate, has named Cassidy Turley to its "2012 Greenest Companies" index.

30 May 2012