Del Monte takes measure of sustainability progress
Del Monte Fresh has ongoing yearly efforts to measure and evaluate the firm’s water use, electricity, and fuel usage for production.
Source: www.thepacker.com
Del Monte Fresh has ongoing yearly efforts to measure and evaluate the firm’s water use, electricity, and fuel usage for production.
Source: www.thepacker.com
The Bangor City Council has narrowly agreed to ban the sale of food and drinks in polystyrene foam containers starting next January — a full year before a similar, statewide ban is due to take effect..
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Sustainability has become a critical component to business plans across the country. Companies are looking for areas to reduce emissions, which often involves taking a closer look at the equipment and fuel chosen to move materials day to day.
Thing is, implementing sustainable practices needs to make business sense, too. Fortunately, propane equipment offers a clean, cost effective solution to material handling professionals of all kinds.
Cecilia Law, Senior Marketer at agency DRPG, says events businesses need to embed sustainable practices in their company culture to make any lasting impact.
Small businesses in both Houston’s Second Ward and Third Ward will be the focus of a community-engaged research project underwritten by a grant just awarded to Rice University. The success of businesses in those two historic Houston neighborhoods during the last two decades will be studied under a $300,000 Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Community-Engaged Research grant awarded to the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. After World War II, Third Ward blossomed into a predominantly African American community while Second Ward developed into a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood. Over the last two decades, both wards have undergone economic revitalization and demographic transformation.
Brookfield Properties has been named 2021 Retail Leader in the Light, an annual award presented by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) to member companies that demonstrate industry-leading sustainability practices. The Leader in the Light Award comes on top of Brookfield Properties’ recent recognition as the #1 ranked Regional Sector Leader for retail companies in the Americas by Amsterdam-based global sustainability authority GRESB. “It is an honor to be recognized with the 2021 Retail Leader in the Light Award. With more than 155 million square feet of retail property around the world, we believe we have a responsibility to lead the way in ESG performance as well as the opportunity to play a critical role in shaping the future of sustainability for our industry.”