Business-to-Consumer

P&G to Advocate Coldwater Washing to 100m US Homes

P&G to Advocate Coldwater Washing to 100m US HomesProcter & Gamble Company has pledged to launch an information blitz on 100 million U.S. homes aimed at promoting coldwater clothes washing. In partnership with the Alliance ...

September 23, 2011

More Consumers Believe Sustainability Claims – But Many Still Skeptical

More Consumers Believe Sustainability Claims – But Many Still SkepticalAmericans today are more likely to believe businesses’ green claims, but 39 percent still say that companies’ assertions about the environment are not accurate, ...

September 22, 2011

EPA Launches Green Product Web Portal

EPA Launches Green Product Web PortalThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has launched a green products web portal that can help manufacturers find information on standards and criteria for designing greener ...

September 22, 2011

Uniqlo Launches Clothing Recycling Drive

Uniqlo Launches Clothing Recycling DriveJapanese clothing store Uniqlo has begun rolling out its All-Product Recycling Initiative at its stores in the U.S., U.K. and France. Uniqlo began a fleece-only recycling program ...

September 2, 2011

ClearEdge Raises $73.5m For Fuel Cell Market Expansion

ClearEdge Raises $73.5m For Fuel Cell Market ExpansionFuel cell manufacturer ClearEdge Power has raised $73.5 million in Series E financing through the sale of new shares and the conversion of previously issued ...

August 23, 2011

Recycling Surveys Fail Manufacturers, Earth911 Says

Recycling Surveys Fail Manufacturers, Earth911 SaysTraditional surveys of recycling methods and rates around the U.S. tend to give a distorted picture to manufacturers looking to promote the recyclability ...

August 19, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: AeroVironment, Holiday Inn, Ecotality, Kemet, Ford

Green Fleet Briefing: AeroVironment, Holiday Inn, Ecotality, Kemet, FordThe Oregon Department of Transportation has selected AeroVironment to supply, install, operate and maintain 22 electric vehicle charging stations along major transportation corridors and travel destinations ...

August 19, 2011

Air Products Fuels Cars with Hydrogen from Wastewater

Air Products Fuels Cars with Hydrogen from WastewaterSpecialty gas company Air Products has opened a hydrogen fueling station (pictured) that draws feedstock from municipal wastewater. In addition to providing hydrogen, the process, taking place ...

August 17, 2011

Green Fleet Briefing: Sheraton, IEEE, Detroit Edison

Green Fleet Briefing: Sheraton, IEEE, Detroit EdisonThe Sheraton Atlanta has become the first hotel in the city to install charging stations for electric vehicles. The four stations, located at the front of the ...

August 15, 2011

Kryptonite Cuts Plastic in Packaging, Reduces Costs

Kryptonite Cuts Plastic in Packaging, Reduces CostsBicycle lock brand Kryptonite has introduced new packaging that replaces commonly used hard plastic shells with a more environmentally friendly alternative. The new packaging (on right side ...

August 15, 2011

Ford, SunPower Offer Solar Offset System for Focus Electric

Ford, SunPower Offer Solar Offset System for Focus ElectricFord and SunPower Corp. have created a rooftop solar system that they say will provide Focus Electric owners with enough renewable energy to offset the electricity ...

August 11, 2011

B&Q Plans Recyclable Tools

B&Q Plans Recyclable ToolsU.K. home improvement chain B&Q is drawing up plans to lease some of its construction tools to customers rather than sell them, as it eyes a ...

August 8, 2011

HEB, Walmart, Denny’s to Host Charge Points

HEB, Walmart, Denny’s to Host Charge PointsSupermarket chain H-E-B and restaurant Denny's are among the companies that will host over 100 electric vehicle charging stations in Austin, Texas. Utility Austin Energy yesterday announced ...

August 4, 2011

EL Pro New CSR Portal, but Less Aggressive GHG, Renewable Energy Targets for Timberland

New CSR Portal, but Less Aggressive GHG, Renewable Energy Targets for TimberlandFootwear and outdoor apparel maker Timberland has updated its corporate sustainability reporting goals, publishing these targets in a newly launched online CSR portal. The updated CSR ...

August 2, 2011

SC Johnson Removes Windex Green Seal, Settles Suit

SC Johnson Removes Windex Green Seal, Settles SuitSC Johnson will stop using its Greenlist logo on U.S. Windex products as part of the resolution to two lawsuits, the household products company has ...

July 11, 2011

E-Waste Rules Take Effect in N.C., S.C.

E-Waste Rules Take Effect in N.C., S.C.E-waste laws have come into effect in both North and South Carolina, requiring manufacturers to offer recycling for electronics, and barring computers and televisions ...

July 6, 2011

Cardboard Vacuum Cleaner Unveiled; Virex Makes 100% Plant Paraxylene

Cardboard Vacuum Cleaner Unveiled; Virex Makes 100% Plant ParaxyleneVax has unveiled a cardboard vacuum cleaner, made from its own packaging. The Vax ev was designed by Jake Tyler, a Vax intern and ...

July 5, 2011

SC Johnson Launches Windex Refill, Admits Consumer ‘Hesitation’

SC Johnson Launches Windex Refill, Admits Consumer ‘Hesitation’SC Johnson has launched a concentrated Windex refill pouch, in a test designed to challenge American consumers’ resistance to such products. The company says that ...

July 5, 2011

EL Pro SC Johnson Cuts GHGs 27%, Meets Climate Leaders Goal

SC Johnson Cuts GHGs 27%, Meets Climate Leaders GoalConsumer chemical firm SC Johnson has announced that it has achieved its greenhouse gas reduction goal set through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ...

June 29, 2011

Smart Meter Shipments to Top 100m in 2011

Smart Meter Shipments to Top 100m in 2011Global shipments of smart energy meters will exceed 100 million this year and should increase to more than 250 million by 2016, according ...

June 23, 2011