‘Corporate Acts’ Archives
Moishe’s to Become First Green Moving Company on East Coast
NEW YORK - Today Moishe’s Moving and Storage Systems announced that they are going green. The eco-friendly move makes Moishe’s the first all-green moving company on the East Coast. The company believes this year’s Earth Day is a fitting kick-off to a year-long transition into total green operations. Over the next year Moishe’s will [...]
Timberland Announces Global Greening Commitment
160 Earth Day events in 27 countries launch company’s global initiative to green 300 communities and plant one million trees in the next two years STRATHAM, N.H. - Recognizing the positive social and environmental impact that green spaces have on communities, this Earth Day Timberland announces a global commitment to green 300 communities in [...]
Market Vectors Launches Solar Energy ETF on Earth Day
KWT Offers Pure-Play Leadership in Tracking Global Solar Energy Industry NEW YORK - New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global marked Earth Day today by launching Market Vectors – Solar Energy ETF (KWT) on the American Stock Exchange®. This new exchange-traded fund (ETF) is among the first solar ETFs listed in the U.S., and is unique in the [...]
Kodak Reports Substantial Progress on Sustainability Goals
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eastman Kodak Company today announced that it has made substantial progress towards its “Responsible Growth” goals. These goals were established two years ago after the company surpassed, ahead of schedule, all of its existing manufacturing-focused health, safety and environmental (HSE) improvement goals. [...]
JPMorgan Chase to Further Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Energy Efficiencies and Carbon Offsets
Global firm aims to cut emissions over the next four years by 20% using 2005 baseline and offset 100% of employee air travel NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--JPMorgan Chase announced today additional strategies to reduce its global carbon footprint. By increasing energy efficiencies in its facilities worldwide, purchasing energy from renewable sources, [...]
BostonCoach Earns Prestigious Silver LEED Certification for Environmentally Responsible Headquarters
Ground Transportation Leader Demonstrates Sustainable Business Practices from the Inside Out BOSTON - The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized BostonCoach, a leading ground transportation and transportation-management company, with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification for its new corporate headquarters. [...]
BankAtlantic and Fiserv Team Up to Plant 10,000 Trees in Florida’s Forests
Companies will donate one tree for each customer that pays a bill online to help educate consumers about the environmental benefits of online banking BROOKFIELD, Wis. & FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fiserv, Inc., a leading provider of information technology services to the financial industry, and BankAtlantic, “Florida’s Most [...]
Costco Goes Green with Mitsubishi Electric Solar Array
REC SOLAR UNVEILS HAWAII’S LARGEST SOLAR ELECTRIC SYSTEM San Luis Obispo, CA—REC Solar, a rapidly growing provider of residential and commercial solar electric systems, and Mitsubishi Electric have announced the completion of Hawaii’s two largest solar installations for the Costco Wholesale locations in Kauai and Kona. The two systems, which [...]
To Green or Not to Green: Is Corporate America Implementing Strategies to Protect the Environment?
A New Harris Interactive Study Looks at “Going Green” Efforts Through the Eyes of IT Decision Makers ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It is almost impossible for one to pick up a newspaper, magazine or access the Internet without seeing an article concerning the “greening” of Corporate America. A recent study conducted by Harris [...]
Xerox Corporation Earns Widest Reaching Forest Stewardship Council Chain-of-Custody Certification Spanning Operations in 17 Countries
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -/E-Wire/-- Xerox Corporation, one of the world's largest brands of cut-sheet paper, has earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certification from the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program, an international nonprofit conservation organization. This certification will allow Xerox to purchase and sell [...]
