Sustainability in Business

Levi's

    Levi's changed their finishing process to reduce water 28% on average, and as much as 98% for some products. They did this by reducing the number of washing cycles from 3 to 10, to just ONE process. They incorporated ozone processing into their washing and removed ALL water use from their stone wash products.

Trans-Elect Development

    Has an ambitious proposal to build a 350-mile offshore wind installation in the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Wind Connection, which will deliver power to about 1.9 million households. In October, Google and Good Energies (a NY-based investment firm) agreed to take a 37.5 % stake each in the initial development stage of the project. This installation will stretch from New Jersey to Virginia and provide a "backbone" for multiple wind farms. The first phase could go into effect as early as 2016.

 

Newsweek's Green Rankings for 2010

    Newsweek's 2^nd annual Green Ranking scores are in! The top five companies include Dell, HP, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, and Intel. Each company is scored by three separate metrics: an Environmental Impact Score (45%), a Green Policies Score (45%), and a Reputation Survey Score (10%). There are a few things to keep in mind when looking at these rankings. First, the differences among top companies are MINOR. The top 19 companies scored over 90% and the top 87 companies scored over 80%. Secondly, the scores are SUBJECTIVE. Individuals make judgment calls that are turned into numerical scores. Lastly, all of the scores are RELATIVE. They are scored by how they compare to their peers.

 

Top 10 Power Purchasers Recognized by the EPA

1. Intel Corporation
   
2. Kohl's Department Stores
   
3. Whole Foods
   
4. Starbucks
   
5. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
   
6. City of Houston
   
7. Dell, Inc.
   
8. Johnson & Johnson
   
9. US Air Force
   
10. City of Dallas