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WHC Certifies First Hospital-Based
The Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital meets requirements for Leaderships in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, recognizing locally sourced materials; energy efficient heating, cooling and lighting systems; a roof-top garden; and other features. One aspect that will contribute to LEED certification is the careful collection, use, and treatment of stormwater, protecting the health of the local watershed. Those aspects added wildlife habitat, too. EPA Commends Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. was one of eight companies recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for achieving significant goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the agency's Climate Leaders program. Combined, the Climate Leaders companies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 50 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year.
As a founding member of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC), Anheuser-Busch has been actively involved with WHC for more than 20 years. Currently, ten Anheuser-Busch sites are WHC-certified for Wildlife at Work, half of which have also received Corporate Lands for Learning certification. Anheuser-Busch has been the recipient of many of WHC's International Conservation Awards, including the first ever Wings Over Wetlands Award in 2007. As the country’s largest GHG goal-setting program, Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies. Launched in 2002, the program has expanded from 11 charter members to over 275 participants, which together represent more than eight percent of total annual U.S. GHG emissions. Program partners represent a broad range of industry sectors with a combined annual revenue equal to 12 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. CEMEX Involved in Landmark MOU A landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between The WILD Foundation and members of Corporate Commitment to Wilderness (CCW), which includes CEMEX, was recently signed during the WILD9 World Wilderness Conference (WWC) in Mexico. The MOU, signed by U.S., Canadian and Mexican officials, is the first continental wilderness agreement and will allow land managers on opposite sides of the border to more easily work together on management challenges and opportunities, regardless of jurisdiction. Mexico's participation in the MOU is part of a multi-faceted plan to increase wilderness protection; currently, the only wilderness area in Mexico is the El Carmen Wilderness, created by CEMEX.
CEMEX is is one of the founding companies of the CCW. An initiative of The WILD Foundation, the CCW's mission is to collaboratively grow the capacities of the private sector to implement united actions that ensure the protection of biodiversity and wild places that are central to life itself. Founded in 1974, The WILD Foundation is the only international organization dedicated entirely and specifically to wilderness protection around the world. Its WWC is the longest-running, public international environmental forum. It is a conservation project that creates coalitions, establishes time-lines, sets objectives and achieves practical outcomes. Established in 1977, it has convened on eight occasions in 30 years to review progress, debate issues, announce results and celebrate the importance and vitality of wild nature. |
