Sustainability

As part of its rebranding efforts over the last few years, AT&T replaced over 7,000 channel letter signs on more than 6,500 AT&T office buildings and retail locations. In doing...

Ballard Power Systems' fuel cells are being used as the power source for a 1.6 kiloWatt backup power system in a public safety application deployed by Motorola in Denmark. Specifically,...

AT&T has selected Dallas-based BAF Technologies to convert 600 Ford E-Series vans to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) technology in 2009. AT&T expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase...

Alcatel-Lucent has opened an alternative energy laboratory dedicated to the telecoms sector. Located on its Bell Labs research site in Villarceaux, France, this station forms part of an Alternative Energy...

By conducting its meeting of a customer Regional Advisory Council (RAC) by Telepresence rather than face-to-face, AT&T calculates that it reduced emissions by an equivalent to more than 62 metric...

Alcatel-Lucent released its 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report and set a goal of its carbon emissions in half by 2020. Among its targets, the company also aims to improve...

"A large scale offsetting of CO2 emissions will require new ways of conducting business and new ways of living, and will also require large scale investments in Information and Communication...

Oracle introduced software designed to support utilities as they migrate toward a complete smart grid build out that leverages advances in IT, communications technology and energy technology. Oracle is working...

Ericsson is collaborating with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Sweden to encourage the smart use of telecom solutions across industries to reduce global CO2 emissions. To achieve this,...

Cisco is working with Case Western Reserve University to transform its campus facilities into an integrated smart building infrastructure implementing the latest networking technology. With Cisco executives, Case Western Reserve...

Ericsson exceeded its targets for cutting energy use in 2008, according to a newly published Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report from the company. In 2008, Ericsson set its first Group-level...

Alcatel-Lucent is launching an eco-sustainability awareness campaign -- "Let's Be Eco-Friendly" -- to encourage its employees to avoid printing documents, separate trash for recycling, save water, turn down thermostats, use...

Verizon's rate of 64 metric tons of CO2 emissions per million dollars in revenue in 2008 represents a year-over-year improvement of 3 percent, according to figures cited by the company....