Sustainability in Business

What are big businesses doing to go green????

 

Frito-Lay

Frito- Lay will be expanding its fleet to 176 electric vehicles over the next year. These vehicles can travel up to 100 miles on one charge and releases 75% less Greenhouse Gases than diesel-powered trucks. Five all-electric trucks were deployed in New York City in September.

Green Seal

Green Seal has expanded its scope with a new pilot standard that seeks to certify the sustainability of an entire company. This expansion of scope is aimed to speed the greening of the consumer market.

Thanet Offshore Wind Farm

Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off the Kent Coast, is the largest offshore wind farm in the World. It has 100 turbines and will generate electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of over 200,000 British Households.

General Electric (GE)

GE plans to invest $432 million in the next 4 years to establish 4 design and manufacturing centers for energy efficient refrigerators in the United States. These products will meet 2014 standards and create over 500 jobs in the process.

Novotech, Inc.

This Massachusetts-based firm is developing new technology that will allow water heating and cooling through parking lot pavement. This technology will allow us to collect heat from parking-lot asphalt and save an estimated $77,000 in savings from a half-acre system. It is not yet known when this technology will be available, as it is still in the development phase.