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Abbott to Launch 40 Sustainable Packaging Initiatives

Abbott is in the process of launching more than 40 sustainable packaging initiatives across its nutrition, pharmaceutical and medical product businesses to help achieve its ...

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 ...

For Food Retailers, LEDs Light the Way to Energy Savings, Higher Sales

A significant increase in utility rebates, a steady rise in electricity costs and the Obama administration's funding earmarked for energy-efficiency projects makes it the best time ...

Philips Lumec, Visible Light, EcoFit Make LED Advances

For businesses and government facilities looking to reduce their energy costs, a lighting retrofit may be the answer. Philips Lumec, Visible Light Solar and EcoFit LEDs ...

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 ...

Only 12% of Major Firms have Executive Team for Sustainability

Many large corporations are merely paying lip service to their environmental policies, according to a new report from the Sustainable Enterprise Institute. Among companies in the ...

Businesses Turn to Living Roofs for Profit, Energy Savings

As interest in green buildings continues to grow, roofing companies, hurt by the recession, are looking at sustainable practices such as green roofs as a way ...

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 ...

Xerox, Accenture, CSC Atop List of Green Outsourcing Vendors

For companies looking to outsource business services and minimize impact on the environment, a new list shows the top 50 green outsourcing vendors. The Black Book ...

A Greener View of Corporate ‘Eco’-nomics

Our country has been transformed by numerous periods of historic and evolutionary change - from the Industrial Revolution to the dot-com bubble and the age of ...

Pitney Bowes Cuts CO2 Emissions 4.5%

Pitney Bowes Inc. has reduced its overall carbon emissions by 4.5 percent and increased its waste recycling/prevention by 45.5 percent, according to the company's Corporate ...

Country Club, Sports Arena Cut Energy Bills by 10-18%

Businesses that are serious about cutting their energy use should evaluate the variety of energy-saving technologies that are available to them. In many cases, the savings ...

Deloitte Opens Center for Sustainability Performance

Consulting firm Deloitte sees great enough promise in the sustainability sector that it has opened a new business unit dedicated to the sector. The Center for ...

Storage Center Cuts Emissions 11.5% Via Renewables, Efficiency

A UK self-storage center has adopted energy efficient lighting and renewable energy to cut its emissions 11.5 percent in 2008. Big Yellow Self Storage saved $165,000 ...

Denver Solar Buying Group Allows Firms to Pool Resources

Businesses that don't have the space or money to install renewable energy may learn from a new model in Denver, where a group solar purchasing program ...

The Surprising Solution to the Global Financial Meltdown

During this recent global financial meltdown, the best companies -- from Toyota, UTC, HP and Apple -- have done what is necessary to shield their corporations ...

Smart Meters Get Mixed Reviews

As smart electricity meter programs start to roll out globally, there are some grumblings about a lack of standards and government regulation, as well as the ...

Data Centers Power Up Savings With Renewable Energy

New data center projects are taking a closer look at renewable energy sources including solar and wind as a way to improve corporate sustainability, cut energy ...

Dell Launches Energy Savings Calculator, Energy Star 5.0 PCs

Dell has released a new energy savings calculator aimed at helping businesses determine the energy use of their computers systems, and a broad portfolio of ...

Telecommuting Touted for Carbon Reduction

As companies look for ways to cut costs, reduce carbon footprint and keep employees happy in a down economy, they increasingly are turning to telecommuting. Cisco has ...