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SAP has aquired Clear Standards

Clear Standards provides enterprise "Sustainability 2.0" software to help organizations accurately measure, mitigate, and monetize carbon emissions and other environmental impacts. Clear Standards enables businesses to identify opportunities for cost savings from energy and waste reduction, and optimize investment across a portfolio of energy efficiency projects. By following Clear Standards' embedded best practices, corporations can prepare for regulatory changes, reduce costs, and reinforce positive brand image by providing credible transparency into sustainability initiatives.

Strategic partnership saves KKR $16 M

KKR and EDF Partnership Helps Companies Save Over $16 Million While Reducing Emissions and Waste

KKR and EDF have been working together since May 2008 to develop and test a set of analytic tools and metrics to help companies improve in several key environmental performance areas, including greenhouse gas emissions, waste, water, forest resources and priority chemicals.

'Green Products' Growing Despite Recession

BCG survey found an increase in consumer demand for 'green products'. Consumers are also becoming more willing to pay higher prices for green products than they were in the past.

Ocean Acidification - Immediate Action Needed

“The chemistry is so fundamental and changes so rapid and severe that impacts on organisms appear unavoidable.”

Emerging Economies - More willing to act against Climate Change

53% of people in emerging economies claim to be extremely concerned about climate change against only 31% in mature markets.

Sainsbury's - All Food Waste into Biofuel

Positive green competition between Sainsbury's and Tesco's in the UK.

Obama - reshapes the car industry

"The federal government must work with, not against, states to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," Obama said at the White House, taking a stab at his predecessor's policies.

Reduction of Green House Gases Less Costly

Reduction of Green House Gases Less Costly than previously believed, McKinsey study shows. A 40% reduction of greenhouse gases within 20 years will cost less than one half procent of global GDP.

New evidence on Antarctic warming

The continent of Antarctica is warming up in step with the rest of the world, according to a new analysis. Scientists say data from satellites and weather stations indicate a warming of about 0.6C over the last 50 years.

Obama on youtube

New Chapter on Climate Change - Delay is no longer an option!

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