Sustainability

May 21, 2009 - Last year, Sacred Heart Hospital was one of only six hospitals nationwide to be awarded the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Leadership Award. The award recognizes the hospital's innovative programs that set industry standards for waste reduction and pollution prevention.

May 21, 2009 - Over a hundred years ago, Henry Ford transformed the automobile from a custom-made, luxury item to a low-cost, standardized product that became the engine of the world economy.

May 21, 2009 - The environmental buzzword "green" is everywhere. Today, we are encouraged to go green, build green and live green. To do so, however, is not always easy and can be a costly proposition.

May 21, 2009 - The amount of electronic waste, or "e-waste," that Americans produce each year continues to grow, which has placed heightened attention on how it can be disposed of in a way that is best for the environment.

May 21, 2009 - Within this issue of Corp!, there are several articles about people and companies involved in the Green movement. This article provides a brief background on where a significant impetus for the "Green Movement" began.

May 21, 2009 - Annually, Americans emit more than 7.5 billion tons of carbon. Responding to increasing concerns about the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a number of options are now available to reduce those emissions.