Category Archives: Industry News

Zero Waste: Let’s Count The Ways The United Kingdom’s Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP) has been diligent in providing the public up to date statistics on the waste generated by the hospitality industry. According to a report issued by … Continue reading →

MIT Sloan Management Review: Sustainability contributing to company profits Through a global survey conducted by MIT Sloan Management Reviewand The Boston Consulting Group, we sought to determine where exactly sustainability sits on the management agendas of the more than 2,800 … Continue reading →

Please note, currently Fort Hood in Texas is using our ORCA Food Digester. http://www.totallygreen.com/blog/fort-hood-aims-to-stop-sending-waste-to-landfills.html Main Article Below: February 9th, 2012 Today U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator, Paul Anastas, and Department of Defense (DoD) Deputy Under Secretary of Defense … Continue reading →

Brad Pitt earned a 2012 Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane in the movie Moneyball. Photograph by Sue Gordon/Columbia Pictures Sustainability is the Moneyball of the Global Economy By  Eric Roston      Feb 6, 2012 … Continue reading →

UN Sustainability Report PDF Beginning Excerpt: The report of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability Letter dated 30 January 2012 from the Co-Chairs of the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability addressed to the Secretary-General We have the … Continue reading →

UN Secretary-General’s blueprint on global sustainability launched from Addis Abeba By Keffyalew Gebremedhin January 31, 2012 Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s blueprint “for creating a sustainable planet, a just society and a growing economy” … Continue reading →

          The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS) is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS® was developed by AASHE with broad participation from the higher education community. … Continue reading →

Companies try to recycle all waste, send nothing to landfill By Wendy Koch, USA Today Food leftovers as worm bedding? At a DuPont warehouse in Lockport, N.Y., cafeteria waste is turned into compost that’s used for its landscaping. At other … Continue reading →

Chevy adds sustainability label Morgan Lee January 27, 2012 Chevrolet will be adding an eco-label to new vehicles that tells shoppers more about the environmental impact of the entire manufacturing process and various auto components, the company announced Friday. “We … Continue reading →