Innovation & Cleantech
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WSP Product Ecology Democratizes LCA Software
In August 2010, WSP Digital, the software solutions business unit of WSP Environment & Energy, launched a new web-based software application called Product Ecology. The software enables industrial designers and product designers to cost effectively assess high-level life cycle environmental impacts on three metrics: carbon emissions, water consumed and waste created. View full Report details »
Published: 06 September 2010
Dry Washing Innovation Nears Commercial Market
Water scarcity risks will impact most of the world’s population within the next fifteen years. Combined with greater emphasis on sustainability in business and consumer markets, demand for innovations that offer alternatives to water-intensive processes, like the ‘almost waterless’ washing machine developed by UK-based start-up Xeros, will soar. View full Report details »
Published: 06 August 2010
Smart Innovators: Specialist Sustainability Consultants
During the last five years the breadth and complexity of sustainable business strategies have increased significantly. At the same time, Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs), their executive colleagues and strategy directors face new challenges in areas such as risk identification, stakeholder engagement, renewable energy investment and innovation for sustainability or cleantech markets. View full Report details »
Published: 06 August 2010
Green Quadrant Sustainable Engineering 2010 (US) (Forthcoming)
Firms and cities in the US face a melee of engineering issues concerned with ageing infrastructure, sustainable energy and water supply and use, carbon management and physical damage to property. CSOs, Heads of Procurement, Global Energy Managers and those in municipalities like directors of sustainable growth are turning to engineering firms to deliver sustainable, cost effective and innovative solutions. Which firms will be able to deliver the best sustainable solutions? View full Report details »
Published: 03 August 2010
Innovative UK Industrial Symbiosis Model Exported
The UK National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) is an innovative example of industrial symbiosis, where one firm’s waste becomes another firm’s input. International Synergies coordinates the NISP membership network, using regional workshops and a proprietary database to identify opportunities for members to gain mutual value by repurposing waste streams. View full Report details »
Published: 02 August 2010
Business Case For Wind (UK)
A strong policy environment since the introduction of feed-in tariffs in the UK, lower operating costs, reduction in firm emissions and the strengthening of stakeholder relationships is fostering interest in investments in wind energy. This report helps decision makers involved in energy procurement and meeting environmental goals to assess the financial and environmental business case of investing in wind energy in the UK. View full Report details »
Published: 26 July 2010
Green Quadrant: Sustainable Telecoms (Europe) 2010
Telecoms services, such as smart meter connectivity, telecommuting, fleet telematics and video collaboration play an important role in delivering sustainability programme targets such as fuel efficiency, energy cost reduction and travel substitution. This Green Quadrant report provides a detailed, fact-based comparison of nine sustainable telecoms solutions provided by the 17 largest telecoms operators in the European market. View full Report details »
Published: 12 July 2010
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View details »Buyer's Guide To Sustainable Business Software
The pressure on firms to collect, store, audit and report accurate sustainability data is growing. Tighter regulations, stakeholder pressure and potential cost savings drive firms to look at better alternatives to existing systems. With so many providers offering solutions in what appears to be a fairly amorphous market, Verdantix surveyed 65 suppliers to clarify and define purchase options for buyers. View full Report details »
Published: 05 July 2010
The Business Case For Telepresence (forthcoming)
Around the world, large firms such as Accenture, Aviva and PepsiCo install telepresence rooms from equipment providers like Cisco, HP and Teliris to cut travel costs, improve productivity and explore new avenues for customer intimacy. This report provides a detailed analysis of the telepresence revolution sweeping through firms who have understood the business case for high-quality, immersive video collaboration. The analysis points the way to global deployment of telepresence systems. View full Report details »
Published: 14 June 2010
UK Feed-In Tariff Energizes Business Case
In April 2010, the UK government introduced feed-in tariffs (FITs) for small-scale low carbon electricity. FITs are payments to energy producers for every unit of renewable electricity they generate whether it is for direct use or to be sold to the grid. The rationale behind this policy is to increase the level of electricity from renewables in the UK, building towards a target of 30% by 2020. View full Report details for available options »
Published: 14 May 2010