Hitachi

Japan’s Hitachi Zosen Corp, an industrial machinery maker, is leading a group including Toshiba Corp and JFE Holdings Inc that plans to build 120 billion yen (USD1.5 billion) of offshore wind farms in Japan, according to reports in Bloomberg and the Nikkei newspaper.

The consulting arm of technology giant Hitachi has announced plans to beef up its sustainability-related services through the acquisition of US-based consultancy PRIZIM Inc. Hitachi Consulting, which specializes in IT services and management consulting, said that it had completed the acquisition of the 45-strong Maryland-based PRIZIM for an undisclosed sum, providing the company with an enhanced portfolio of environmental assessment and auditing, sustainability training, and consulting services.

Fuji Heavy Industries has agreed to sell its wind-turbine business to Hitachi for about JPY1 billion yen (USD12 million), with specific terms to be finalized and the deal completed by the end of June according to a report by Bloomberg.

In a new report released by the Green Choice Alliance, a coalition of environmental NGOs in China, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been accused of being in serious breach of its own commitment to supplier responsibility.