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The TMS Group’s Green Campaign

Jeffrey Revels, TMS Group
TMS Group

In 2009 The TMS Group launched an ambitious program entitled the TMS Green Campaign, which is designed to create awareness of significant environmental and energy conservation issues by promoting the “glocal” concept of “think globally and act locally.” Furthermore, the objective is to transform the awareness into actions and encourage employee-driven conservation practices within their workplaces, homes, and at the grassroots level in their communities. more[...]

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Climate Protection throughout different Process Chains

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The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with almost 48,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In fiscal year 2009, it achieved sales of €11.211 billion. The Group comprises two main divisions: Gases and Engineering. The extensive portfolio of the Gases Division ranges from the production of industrial gases to the delivery of processes, plants, equipment, and services for the widest scope of gas applications. We supply many different industries in almost 100 countries across the globe. Our Engineering Division builds plants to process and convert raw materials, also applying its wealth of process know-how to advance the field of renewable energies. more[...] login_required

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The Linde Group - Climate Protection throughout different Process Chains

Dietlind Freiberg, McDonalds Germany
The Linde Group

The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with almost 48,000 employees working in around 100 countries worldwide. In fiscal year 2009, it achieved sales of €11.211 billion. The Group comprises two main divisions: Gases and Engineering. The extensive portfolio of the Gases Division ranges from the production of industrial gases to the delivery of processes, plants, equipment, and services for the widest scope of gas applications. We supply many different industries in almost 100 countries across the globe. Our Engineering Division builds plants to process and convert raw materials, also applying its wealth of process know-how to advance the field of renewable energies. more[...]

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“We’re not just chasing windmills.”

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SKF technical development focuses not only on wind turbines as tomorrow’s clean energy source, but also on helping the traditional power generation industries reduce their impacts on the environment. It’s a balanced approach enabling new low-carbon technologies to develop while providing energy-saving processes, parts, and services to help today’s plants and equipment become more efficient. An interview with SKF CEO, Tom Johnstone. more[...] login_required

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Climate Protection – For the Customer and in the Factory

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Climate protection is a global challenge. To meet it, responsible industrial companies must take a holistic approach that combines innovative products for their customers with eco-friendly systems at their own production facilities. A look at Tangier, Morocco, and Regensburg, Germany, shows how this approach works in practice. more[...] login_required

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Climate Protection – For the Customer and in the Factory

Dr. Wolfgang Bloch, Siemens
Ralf Pfitzner, Siemens
Siemens

Climate protection is a global challenge. To meet it, responsible industrial companies must take a holistic approach that combines innovative products for their customers with eco-friendly systems at their own production facilities. A look at Tangier, Morocco, and Regensburg, Germany, shows how this approach works in practice. more[...]

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Protection of Steppe Bird Species

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Minimizing environmental impacts and preserving biodiversity have been areas of concern for REN for a long time now. This is why REN tries to manage its activities in accordance with, among other things, the Ten Principles of the Global Compact. REN is responsible for the management of Portugal’s electricity system, including the quality and security of supply, which are essential to Portugal’s economic and social development. During the infrastructure planning phase, REN’s concern for finding solutions that would minimize environmental impacts is very clear, especially when developing new grid and network infrastructures. more[...] login_required

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Protection of Steppe Bird Species

REN

Minimizing environmental impacts and preserving biodiversity have been areas of concern for REN for a long time now. This is why REN tries to manage its activities in accordance with, among other things, the Ten Principles of the Global Compact. REN is responsible for the management of Portugal’s electricity system, including the quality and security of supply, which are essential to Portugal’s economic and social development. During the infrastructure planning phase, REN’s concern for finding solutions that would minimize environmental impacts is very clear, especially when developing new grid and network infrastructures. more[...]

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Solar Impulse and Deutsche Bank – Inventing the Future

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With the Solar Impulse project, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, both natives of Switzerland, plan to achieve one of the great pioneering feats of the 21st century with the support of Deutsche Bank: the first flight around the world in a manned solar airplane. Their aim is to demonstrate the potential of regenerative energies – and revolutionize how they are used. more[...] login_required

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Solar Impulse and Deutsche Bank – Inventing the Future

Deutsche Bank AG

With the Solar Impulse project, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, both natives of Switzerland, plan to achieve one of the great pioneering feats of the 21st century with the support of Deutsche Bank: the first flight around the world in a manned solar airplane. Their aim is to demonstrate the potential of regenerative energies – and revolutionize how they are used. more[...]

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Energy efficiency is our business

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Armacell as a global producer of flexible technical insulation materials stands for innovative sustainable solutions. Energy efficiency, which is at the core of our business, is pursued in many different ways. A regularly conducted Life Cycle Assessment reveals that the energy required to manufacture Armacell’s best-known brand Armaflex has been “recovered” after just 50 days. Further activities include working in international committees for energy efficiency, developing sustainable product innovations and using recycled materials as well as by-products instead of primary raw materials in the production. more[...] login_required

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Energy Efficiency Is Our Business

Susan Heuer, Armacell International Holding
Malte Witt, Armacell
Armacell Enterprise GmbH

How can we integrate the UN Global Compact into our day-to-day business with measurable results? For Armacell, the medium-sized industrial company headquartered in Münster, Germany, the answer lies not only in their products, which have already made a significant contribution to the way in which scarce resources are used. more[...]

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Betting On Environmental Sustainability and Balance

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ISA is the biggest energy transport company in Colombia and also present in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and throughout Central America. Through its affiliates and subsidiaries, the company conducts a range of activities such as design, construction, administration, operation of lineal infrastructure systems in electricity, telecommunications connectivity, and highway construction with the project Autopistas de la Montaña. more[...] login_required

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Betting On Environmental Sustainability and Balance

Ana María Naranjo, ISA
Jimena Maria Toro, ISA

ISA is the biggest energy transport company in Colombia and also present in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and throughout Central America. Through its affiliates and subsidiaries, the company conducts a range of activities such as design, construction, administration, operation of lineal infrastructure systems in electricity, telecommunications connectivity, and highway construction with the project Autopistas de la Montaña. more[...]

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Being an Avatar for a Sustainable World

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Climate change has become by far the most important environmental issue and will take an increasingly prominent position within the policy discussions in Sweden, the European Union, and the rest of the world in the coming years and decades. In 2009 Folksam launched a project focusing on the energy industry to help lead the way toward a sustainable society. more[...] login_required

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