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Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

Corporate Jetsetters Can be Carbon Offsetters

A new program from InJet, which offers private corporate jet services, will allow companies and individuals to offset the emissions of their flights. The InJet Green program, ...

November 18, 2009

Sustainable Tips to Save Small Business Owners Money

Sustainable Tips to Save Small Business Owners Money

In recent years, the notion of a “green economy” has gathered steam. The conversation accelerated when the economy worsened and unemployment rose and ...

November 16, 2009

LG, Waste Management to Recycle Hotel TVs, Computer Monitors

LG, Waste Management to Recycle Hotel TVs, Computer Monitors

A new program gives hotels an option for recycling their aging television sets and computer monitors. LG Electronics USA Inc. and Waste ...

November 10, 2009

Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels

Employees Directed to Use ‘Green’ Hotels

As more companies consider the environmental impact of their business travel, employees increasingly are being asked to stay in hotels that meet ...

November 9, 2009

Metal Recyclers Spar Over Ship Recycling Site

Metal Recyclers Spar Over Ship Recycling Site

A proposed California ship recycling venture to revamp nearly 17 acres of waterfront, including two massive historic dry docks, as a ship recycling, repair and building ...

November 4, 2009

Accounts Payable Slow to Adopt Paperless Invoicing

Accounts Payable Slow to Adopt Paperless Invoicing

Businesses could save money and decrease environmental impact by modernizing their accounts payable departments, which lag other business departments in reducing environmental impact. About 83 percent of ...

October 29, 2009

Supply Chain Needs to Measure Carbon Footprint

Supply Chain Needs to Measure Carbon Footprint

Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer for SAP, discusses how companies in the business ...

October 27, 2009

Jones Lang LaSalle Puts All Properties in Energy Star Program

Jones Lang LaSalle Puts All Properties in Energy Star Program

Jones Lang LaSalle has become the first major real estate service firm to enroll 100 percent of its managed property in the EPA's Energy ...

October 27, 2009

Mohawk Fine Paper Joins U.S. Chamber Exodus

Mohawk Fine Paper Joins U.S. Chamber Exodus

Citing its disapproval with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's position on climate change, another company has left the fold. Mohawk Fine Paper believes that to belong ...

October 21, 2009

Phoenix Gets Hybrid Taxi Fleet

Phoenix Gets Hybrid Taxi Fleet

Clean Air Cab, a Phoenix-based taxi company, has become the second taxi cab fleet in the nation to rely solely on hybrid cars. The first was EnviroCAB, in Washington, D.C., using a fleet of hybrid ...

October 20, 2009

IBM Delves Into Supply Chain Evaluation

IBM Delves Into Supply Chain Evaluation

IBM is launching a new consulting service to capitalize on the growth market in companies attempting to evaluate various environmental metrics about ...

October 20, 2009

NYC May Audit Large Buildings for Energy Efficiency

NYC May Audit Large Buildings for Energy Efficiency

A measure before the New York City council would require buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to undergo energy audits, reports the New York Times. Buildings that underperform in the audits would be required to ...

October 12, 2009

Tracker Calculates Emissions from Diesel Equipment

Tracker Calculates Emissions from Diesel Equipment

For companies that rent a range of diesel-powered equipment, a new tracking service allows companies to track emissions from that equipment. With the federal government ...

October 8, 2009

Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios

Software Tracks Energy Across Real Estate Portfolios

Facility and corporate real estate managers can better manage their energy expenses and maintenance through a new software that is specific to facilities management. Planon's Green Intelligence for Facilities is intended for corporations, governments and ...

October 8, 2009

Signage Businesses Adopt Eco-Friendly Inks, Materials

Signage Businesses Adopt Eco-Friendly Inks, Materials

Businesses that provide signage solutions and other promotional materials are now starting to use environmentally-friendly inks, along with recyclable materials, thanks in part to HP's latest ...

October 7, 2009

Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software

Tesco Adopts Carbon Accounting Software

Tesco, which has 4,000 supermarket locations in 14 nations, has adopted a new carbon accounting software to help it meet its goal ...

September 30, 2009

Moving From Standards to Sustainability

Moving From Standards to Sustainability

In many industries, the lack of standards has gotten us into trouble. For years, the financial services sector went unregulated, resulting in a financial meltdown. The ...

September 17, 2009

Service Industries Find More Buyers for ‘Green’ Services

Service Industries Find More Buyers for ‘Green’ Services

The green marketplace obviously encompasses services as well as products, though these services are not used with the frequency of most products measured in Natural ...

September 15, 2009

Green Meetings and Events Guidelines Drafted

Green Meetings and Events Guidelines Drafted

To help businesses conduct more environmentally conscious meetings and events, a new set of guidelines has been drafted by members of the Convention Industry Council. The council's Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) Panel on Green ...

August 31, 2009

Small Businesses Can Benefit From Lighting Retrofits Too

Small Businesses Can Benefit From Lighting Retrofits Too

The example of a Pennsylvania pet store saving $200,000 over 25 years after a lighting retrofit is ample evidence that not only major facilities can reap ...

August 21, 2009

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