US firms top renewable energy index despite little consumer pressure

Jessica Shankleman
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Vestas launches Corporate Renewable Energy Index and Global Consumer Wind Survey to boost transparency around clean technology use

American companies Whole Foods, Intel and Kohl's department stores have been ranked among the world's leading corporate purchasers of renewable energy in what has been hailed as the first study of global...

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