The Executive’s Daily Green Briefing

Archive for September, 2007

Top 10 Tips For Greening The Supply Chain

Top 10 Tips For Greening The Supply Chain
With companies eager to adapt to a new era of customer needs, regulations and competitive realities, green sourcing has become tantamount to ...

A.T. Kearney To Offer ‘Carbon-Neutral Consulting’

A.T. Kearney To Offer ‘Carbon-Neutral Consulting’
Consulting firm A.T. Kearney plans to go carbon-neutral within two years. The company said carbon-neutrality will apply to all aspects of ...

Billboard Industry Greens Up Ads

Billboard Industry Greens Up Ads
The billboard industry is making moves to become more energy efficient, The Wall Street Journal reports. Some 170,000 billboards, nearly all of ...

U.S. Consumers Show Interest In Plug-In Hybrid Technology

U.S. Consumers Show Interest In Plug-In Hybrid Technology
Twenty-seven percent of U.S. vehicle owners say they are likely (13%), very likely (8%) or extremely likely (6%) to include plug-in hybrid ...

Legion Launches Green Paper Classification System

Legion Launches Green Paper Classification System
Legion Paper, a leading supplier of fine art paper, has launched a eco-friendly paper classification system that organizes each paper into ...

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Hill Phoenix Releases Sustainability Report

Hill Phoenix Releases Sustainability Report
Hill Phoenix, a Dover Company that manufactures commercial refrigeration systems and products, has published its first Sustainability Report (PDF).In the ...

Lead Concerns Spread To Household Items

Lead Concerns Spread To Household Items
Later this month, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration and other government agencies will launch a campaign to ...

NY Subpoenas Energy Companies Over Climate Risk Disclosures

NY Subpoenas Energy Companies Over Climate Risk Disclosures
New York's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is using a securities law, the Martin Act, to investigate the plans of five energy companies ...

5 Questions To Ask Before Launching A Green Promo

5 Questions To Ask Before Launching A Green Promo
Using green promotions -? incentives that have environmental benefit - to drive acquisition, is gaining popularity, Marketing Green reports. For example, Volkswagen ...

Applied Materials Releases Environmental Report

Applied Materials Releases Environmental Report
Applied Materials has released its 2007 Environmental Responsibility Report. The report (PDF) includes performance data on the company’s energy consumption, greenhouse ...

Allied Waste Converts San Mateo Fleet To Biodiesel

Allied Waste Converts San Mateo Fleet To Biodiesel
Allied Waste Services is converting its entire 225-truck fleet in San Mateo County, California to locally sourced biodiesel fuel. By converting ...

U.S. Hybrid Sales Up 49%

U.S. Hybrid Sales Up 49%
U.S. sales of new hybrid cars were up 49 percent in the first seven months of this year, according to R. ...

Xerox Opens $60 Million Energy Efficient Toner Plant

Xerox Opens $60 Million Energy Efficient Toner Plant
Xerox is filling more than 20 miles of pipe and stainless steel tanks with billions of micron-sized toner particles with the ...

Icelandic Glacial Wins Sustainability Award

Icelandic Glacial Wins Sustainability Award
Icelandic Glacial Natural Spring Water took the top environmental prize at this year's BottledWaterWorld awards in Mexico. With the industry facing ...

Building Directive Could Reduce EU GHG Emissions 20%

Building Directive Could Reduce EU GHG Emissions 20%
Applying more stringent standards to new buildings and to renovations can help the EU reduce greenhouse gas emissions and realize an energy ...

SunChips Adds Green-e Label To Package

SunChips Adds Green-e Label To Package
SunChips, Frito-Lay's brand of multigrain snacks, is adding a Green-e logo, a designation from the Center for Resource Solutions used to ...

General Motors Plans 870 kW Solar Power Array

General Motors Plans 870 kW Solar Power Array
General Motors says it is adding one of the largest solar power installations in corporate use in the U.S. to the ...

Safeway To Install Solar Power Panels On 23 Stores

Safeway To Install Solar Power Panels On 23 Stores
Safeway plans to power 23 California stores with solar energy. The company installed solar panels atop a newly renovated Safeway Lifestyle store ...

EU Fight Heats Up Over Chinese Energy-Saving Light Bulbs

EU Fight Heats Up Over Chinese Energy-Saving Light Bulbs
Environmental group WWF, Ikea (which sells about 20 percent of the EU's energy-saving light bulbs) and Philips are lobbying EU governments to ...

47% Of Gen Y Would Pay More For Green Brands

47% Of Gen Y Would Pay More For Green Brands
Gen Y is split down the middle on the influence a retailer’s environmental policy and sustainability had on their shopping habits with ...

Today's News

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  ... continue »

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green government is viewed as an important federal initiative by managers, ranking ahead of efforts related to performance improvement and IT security ...

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Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets
Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

One of Beijing's new additions is the GreenPix Zero Energy media wall, the largest solar powered LED display in the world, ScribeMedia ...

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Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy
Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Burnes’ Aims to Cut Waste 25% in 3 Years

Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends

Emissions

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

USDA Awards $35M for Renewables and Energy Efficiency

Cray Unveils Energy Efficient Cooling Tech

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Manufacturing

ExxonMobil Says New Tire Material Increases Fuel Efficiency

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Tacoma Power Buys $15M in RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CSR Reports

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Major Players

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

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