Manager for campus-wide sustainability p [ Stanford Report ] May 07, 2008  Stanford has hired Fahmida Ahmed as manager of sustainable programs in the university's Office of Sustainability and Energy Management. When she starts on May 19, Ahmed's role will be to support the office's executive director, Joseph Stagner, in implementing and improving sustainability programs throughout Stanford. Read More ...

Con-way Truckload Lowers Top Speed of Fl [ Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance ] May 7, 2008  Con-way Truckload, a nationwide full-truckload freight transportation company, today announced that it has reduced the maximum governed speed of its 2,700-tractor fleet from 70 to 65 mph in support of an enterprise-wide sustainability initiative at parent company Con-way Inc.. Read More ...

Look before you buy sustainability in th [ CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance ] May 7, 2008  Buyers of wood and paper-based products are increasingly concerned about sustainability issues, leading them to consider factors beyond the traditional attributes of price, quality, service and availability. Read More ...

Princeton Future's Goals Diversity and S [ Princeton Town Topics ] May 07, 2008  'Diversity' and 'sustainability' were the themes of the second Princeton Future Open Forum on Saturday at the Princeton Public Library. Two panel discussions shaped the morning program. Read More ...

2008-05-07 1928 Con-way T [ Interactive Investor ] May 7, 2008  SAN FRANCISCO - Con-way Truckload, a unit of Con-Way Inc., said Wednesday it is reducing the maximum governed speed of its 2,700-tractor fleet to 65 miles per hour from 70 mph in support of a sustainability initiative at its parent company. Read More ...

Top politicians, managers and academics [ EARTHtimes.org ] May 07, 2008  Amsterdam - Top international politicians, managers and academic researchers were due to convene in Amsterdam on Wednesday for a three-day Global Reporting Initiative , a bi-annual conference about sustainability and the environment. The GRI Glo... Read More ...

Sustainability County creates new positi [ Westminster Community Times ] May 7, 2008  Following the County Council's passage of its County-Wide Sustainability resolution, the county executive announced a new cabinet position on Earth Day dedicated to fostering environmental sustainability. Read More ...

Residents speak about county's sustainab [ Wingham Advance-Times ] May 07, 2008  Huron County is developing a sustainability action plan and reviewing its official plan and they want residents of the county to help. Read More ...

Meritage Homes ranks poorly in sustainab [ BizJournals ] May 06, 2008  Meritage Homes of Scottsdale was rated eighth among the nation's 13 largest publicly traded home builders for its sustainability practices. Read More ...

RIT to establish sustainability institut [ EETimes ] May 7, 2008  The Rochester Institute of Technology is a national leader in sustainability with its Golisano Institute, funded in part by Xerox Corp. Read More ...