Month: June 2012

Sustainability Award Hilton LightStay Encourages Change

Spotlight on Sustainable Leadership: The Hilton LightStay Sustainability Award Hilton launched the LightStay Sustainability Award in partnership with the Sundance Institute, recognizing the critical importance of sustainable practices in today's world. The award honors deserving individuals, groups, or projects that embody innovation in conservation and sustainability. It highlights their commitment to creating positive environmental impacts.... Continue Reading →

Rehm Thermal Systems expands its German Headquarters

As a result of continuing business growth, Rehm Thermal Systems is just finalising work on a new 5 story-building at its headquarters in Blaubeuren, Germany with new state-of-the-art facilities for both customers and employees. The new facility includes an advanced application and demonstration center, new training facilities, offices and social areas for customers and employees alike.
The new building expands Rehm’s current headquarters and offers customers a 460m² high tech application and demonstration center housing state-of-the-art equipment and metrology tools for nitrogen and conductivity analysis, x ray inspection, thermal imaging, and coating thickness measurement. Customers are invited to visit the facility to test their PCB’s, optimise profiles and speak to Rehm’s process experts who can assist in helping customers with all aspects of defining the optimal parameters for their PCBs.
As well as the demo center, the new facility has over 370m² of dedicated classrooms to facilitate targeted process and system training programs and inter-regional technology events.

Saved Gas: How Chevrolet Volt Makes a Difference

Silver Chevrolet Volt parked outside a Chevrolet dealership, showcasing its aerodynamic design and charging port in front of the building’s blue and gray facade.

DETROIT– Chevrolet Volt owners collectively have saved a supertanker of gasoline since the electric car with extended range went on sale, compiling 40 million miles on electricity and avoiding the use of more than 2.1 million gallons of gasoline.
“With each click of the odometer, Chevrolet Volt owners are measuring their contribution to reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil and to preserving the environment,” said Cristi Landy, Chevrolet Volt marketing director. “Volt owners are also saving at the fuel pump with more than $8 million in combined savings.”
Chevrolet recently introduced a rolling ticker on its website that showcases real-time daily driving statistics for Volt owners based on OnStar data. Results in total number of miles driven, electric miles driven and gallons of gas saved are viewable. As of today:

Canada encouraged by the outcomes at Rio+20 Conference on sustainable development

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Today, Canada’s Environment Minister, the Honourable Peter Kent, delivered Canada’s country statement on the final day of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on sustainable development.
“Canada is pleased with the positive outcome at Rio+20, and we are ready to do our part,” said Minister Kent. “The result is clear; there is ‘no one size fits all’ solution to enhancing global sustainability and we will only achieve our collective goals through collaboration.”
The Conference was successful in renewing global support for sustainable development, one of Canada’s main goals heading into Rio+20. This includes the recognition of green economy as a tool for achieving sustainable development and the strengthening of the United Nations Environment Program. But it also highlighted the importance for all members of society to work together to achieve sustainable development, the key role of partnerships, and of international cooperation.

Marci Zaroff Crowns Green Woman June 2012

After a decade in the natural/organic food and beauty worlds, Zaroff recognized the “missing link” in the wellness equation, and in 1996, seized the opportunity to launch leading lifestyle brand Under the Canopy, to coin and trademark the term “ECOfashion®” and to pioneer the market for organic & sustainable textiles. Zaroff is a recognized visionary and authority in organic/sustainable apparel & home fashions and has created a unique development, distribution and monitoring business model to ensure that the process and the products remain pure, transparent & authentic.
In addition to her work as Executive Producer on the upcoming documentary “Thread”, Marci is also Founder of FASE (Fashion.Art.Soul.Earth) and CMSO (Chief Marketing & Sustainability Officer) of the Portico Brand Group, which includes Portico, Under the Canopy and FASE.

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