Tesco Selects CA ecoSoftware to Manage Carbon Footprint Data Worldwide

October 7th, 2009 ENFIELD, England - Tesco is improving security of goods in transit with Secureseal's tamper-evident trailer seals. Secureseal will replace electronic seals for all new build trailers and also replace faulty electronic seals in order to achieve optimum levels of security sealing across its 4,000 strong trailer fleet.

September 24th, 2009 NEW YORK - - NYSE's Bluenext and Chinese-Beijing Environmental Exchange (CBEEX) further strengthen global partnership NYSE's Bluenext and CBEEX announce the development of China's first Voluntary Standard at the first US-China Low Carbon Conference in New York today. Not only does this strengthen the new partnership between CBEEX and Bluenext first announced earlier this summer, but also marks the first step towards a Voluntary system to limit emissions domestically in China.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Today (3rd July), Jack Dromey, Unite's Deputy General Secretary, will issue a challenge to CEO Terry Leahy at Tesco's AGM to personally meet with workers employed at companies that supply meat to Tesco. In a first for a British trade union, Unite the union will table a resolution at Tesco's AGM.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - In a first for a British trade union, Unite the union, will table a resolution at Tesco's AGM on Friday 3rd July. The resolution calls for action to end the exploitation and discrimination of workers employed by companies in the UK and Ireland that supply meat to Tesco.

June 17th, 2009 ATLANTA - Free Service Opportunity For Companies Seeking Reliable Insight Into Air Travel-Related Carbon Emissions TRX, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRXI), a global leader in travel technology and data services, today announced the extension of its web services offering to include free access to airline carbon emissions measurement calculations as part of the new TRX Carbon Emissions Developer Toolkit.

May 31st, 2009 LONDON - Eden Project Implements Market Leading PC Power Management Solution to Reduce Costs 1E, a leading provider of Windows management software and services who specialize in reducing costs within the business environment, today announces that the Eden Project in Cornwall has licensed its PC power management software. The organisation is currently deploying NightWatchman and 1E WakeUp across its PC estate as well as the retail point-of-sale till sites, ensuring substantial savings throughout the organisation and a significant reduction in the carbon footprint of the project.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - IDEAcarbon today launched a partnership programme for its Carbon Calendar to enable carbon market participants to track and analyse the key events that shape the regulatory changes and other events likely to influence the global emissions market. The IDEAcarbon Carbon Calendar(TM) was launched today in cooperation with the Thomson Reuters' Carbon Market Community, the London Energy Brokers Association, reegle.info and Carbon Yatra who will carry the calendar on their websites.

March 11th, 2009 LONDON - Businesses Should Seize Opportunity to Demonstrate Green Credentials New research from the Carbon Trust Standard shows that consumers still want to buy green despite the current economic climate, with 62% of consumers saying environmental concerns influence their purchasing decisions 'the same as a year ago' and just over a quarter saying they influence them 'even more' than in 2008. The research shows that a business's green credentials have a significant impact on consumer buying choices.

March 11th, 2009 LONDON - New research out today from Tesco Mobile reveals the incredible earning power of TV celebrities who get paid to talk, with some earning as much as GBP2,458 per minute. The research ties in with the launch of Tesco Mobile's Pay-As-You-Go tariff.

March 11th, 2009 PITTSBURGH - The University of Bath's Integrated Environmental Management Programme has selected Panopto to help extend the reach of conferences and courses on carbon footprints. Beginning this month, The University of Bath will deliver new training to bridge business knowledge gaps in the fast-developing area of product and service carbon footprinting and carbon labeling.

February 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australians are already doing more than their share of heating up the world, with average greenhouse gas emissions near the top of the table. Now the continent's worst forest fires on record have bumped up the size of Australia's carbon footprint.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Shoppers looking for TVs in a Tesco store got an eyeful when the screens started showing a naked couple romping in graphic sex scenes. People at the shopping centre saw porn on more than 20 flat-screen sets, reports The Sun.

June 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A researcher has said that scientists studying the impact of climate change on the Arctic need to consider ways to reduce their own carbon footprints. The statement has been made by Ryan Brook, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary.

August 11th, 2009 LONDON - British retail giant Tesco will start selling Durex Extra Large condoms from Wednesday to meet what it called "overwhelming consumer demand". A Telegraph report quoted Nicola Evans, healthcare buyer for Tesco, as saying: "These new condoms are designed to allow larger men more comfort than ever before." The new condoms, which are 10mm longer than the average 205mm version and 1mm wider, the newspaper said.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Humanity went into debt Friday, having used up all that the earth's natural systems can produce this year, according to data from Global Footprint Network (GFN), a research organisation that measures the natural resources we have and we use. A GFN spokesperson said over e-mail that by this Friday, people had already demanded from the earth all the ecological services it can provide in the whole year -- from filtering the main greenhouse gas carbon dioxide to producing the raw materials for food.

May 19th, 2009 MUMBAI - British retailing giant Tesco may be called in to help India modernise its farming industry in the wake of the Congress Party victory in the country's general election. ccording to The Telegraph, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has suggested that the expertise of Western retailers in modern sourcing and storage systems must be introduced to aid Indian farmers.

June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that dairy genetics, nutrition, herd management and improved animal welfare over the past 60 years have resulted in a modern milk production system that has a smaller carbon footprint than mid-20th century farming practices. "As US and global populations continue to increase, it is critical to adopt management practices and technologies to produce sufficient high-quality food from a finite resource supply, while minimizing effects upon the environment," said Jude Capper, lead author and a recent Cornell post-doctoral researcher working with Dale E.

May 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has determined that concrete may absorb more carbon dioxide (CO2) than earlier estimates suggested. Many scientists currently think at least 5 percent of humanity's carbon footprint comes from the concrete industry, both from energy use and the CO2 byproduct from the production of cement, one of concrete's principal components.

August 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A study by statisticians at Oregon State University (OSU) in the US has determined that family planning is important to reduce the "carbon footprint" of people. According to the study, some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their "carbon footprint" on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less child.

October 5th, 2009 LONDON - A new study has determined that 'green roofs', that is, roofs with a cover of plants, can significantly cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. According to a report in New Scientist, Kristin Getter and colleagues at Michigan State University in East Lansing carried out the study.