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Novomer Makes Sacrificial Binder From Recycled CO2

Novomer Makes Sacrificial Binder From Recycled CO2
Novomer, a company that makes biodegradable plastics, polymers and other chemicals from renewable substances, has announced its first product, ...

‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’

‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’
According to a report from Accenture that analyzed results of case studies backed by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, ...

Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings

Sony At Top, Nintendo, MS At Bottom Of Greenpeace Electronics Rankings
In the 8th edition of "Guide to Greener Electronics" published by Greenpeace, only Sony and Sony Ericsson score ...

Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green

Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green
According to a green survey from Rackspace Hosting (PDF), 44 percent of respondents are willing to pay more for green products ...

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification
Dell says it's the first server provider to achieve 80 Plus Gold-certification for a server power supply. Dell says ...

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Vendors Should Highlight Cost Savings Of Green IT

Vendors Should Highlight Cost Savings Of Green IT
GreenFactor's recent survey of IT decision makers found that more than 70 percent would either "'probably' or ...

Cisco To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2012

Cisco To Cut GHG Emissions 25% By 2012
Cisco has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its worldwide operations by 25 percent over the next four years, ...

Smart 2020: IT Could Cut Global Emissions 15%, Saving $800 Billion

Smart 2020: IT Could Cut Global Emissions 15%, Saving $800 Billion
IT could reduce global emissions by 15 percent and save $800 billion annually by 2020, The Climate Group reports. "Smart 2020: Enabling ...

EPEAT Reports Large Environmental And Financial Benefits

EPEAT Reports Large Environmental And Financial Benefits
Worldwide sales of EPEAT products have increased 150 percent since 2006, when the EPEAT system was first introduced, ...

Lenovo Launches Asset Recovery Service

Lenovo Launches Asset Recovery Service
Lenovo is joining the growing number of companies offering asset recovery services to help cut down on e-waste. Lenovo ...

Environmental Compliance: Initiatives Broaden, Budgets Up - Complete Apps Still Few in Number

Environmental Compliance: Initiatives Broaden, Budgets Up - Complete Apps Still Few in Number
AMR Research published a Report last year on the landscape of available technology options for supporting environmental health and safety ...

Honda, GE, GM Lead 1Q Clean Energy Patent Race

Honda, GE, GM Lead 1Q Clean Energy Patent Race
The Clean Energy Patent Growth Index, which illustrates clean energy patent trends and the top patent owners, shows fuel cells continuing to ...

IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50%

IBM Says New Modular Data Centers Can Slash Energy Use 50%
A new IBM modular data center that mimics the power and energy efficiency of IBM's computing hubs can reduce ...

Panasonic Launches ‘Eco Ideas Factory’

Panasonic Launches ‘Eco Ideas Factory’
Panasonic has released an environmental statement that outlines the company's mid- and long-term environmental management plans. Of ...

SoftLayer Cuts Packaging By 80%

SoftLayer Cuts Packaging By 80%
SoftLayer says it has received its first delivery of servers under a new server packaging program that reduces packing materials ...

Verizon Suppliers Must Meet New Energy Efficiency Standards

Verizon Suppliers Must Meet New Energy Efficiency Standards
Verizon has established its own energy-consumption standards and an associated measurement for new telecommunications-related equipment that its suppliers will ...

Epson Goal: Cut CO2 Emissions 90% By 2050

Epson Goal: Cut CO2 Emissions 90% By 2050
Epson said it is aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, and asks other printing ...

IEA: $45 Trillion Needed To Cut CO2 Emissions 50% By 2050

IEA: $45 Trillion Needed To Cut CO2 Emissions 50% By 2050
The International Energy Agency says that it will take $45 trillion in additional clean technology investments between now and 2050 in order ...

Dell Recycles 100M+ Pounds Of E-Waste, First With 80 Plus Silver Certification

Dell Recycles 100M+ Pounds Of E-Waste, First With 80 Plus Silver Certification
Dell reported recovery of 102 million pounds of IT equipment from customers during 2007, a 20 percent increase ...

HP Unveils Ambitious Data Center Project, More Efficient Solar Energy System

HP Unveils Ambitious Data Center Project, More Efficient Solar Energy System
HP's research arm HP Labs has announced new sustainability research initiatives the company says will include an industry-first ...

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COP 15 Offers Communications Opportunities

COP 15 Offers Communications Opportunities

What is the No.1 event-related global communications opportunity for your carbon messaging of the next 4 years? Here are a couple of clues… •    ... continue »

Greening the Apparel Supply Chain: Tapping the Power of Collective Leverage
Sustainability and its Impact on Brand Value
The Advertising Industry, Sustainability and the Bottom Line
Thoroughly Modernized Milton And Corporate Social Responsibility
Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business

Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business

The 3PL industry has made significant strides in establishing environmental responsibility as part of broader corporate visions, with companies reporting numerous internal ...

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Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient
Fast-Moving Eco-Friendly Consumer Goods Appeal to Many
Environmental Friendliness Not Driving PC Sales
Miller Recycles 99.9% of Packaging Waste

Miller Recycles 99.9% of Packaging Waste

The U.S. beer maker Miller has a goal of zero waste in their breweries and is currently recycling 99.9% of all packaging ...

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Credit Crunch Could Hurt Mitsubishi’s Eco-Car Push
What’s The Price Tag For A Carbon Neutral U.S. Economy?
Interface VP Discusses Biomimicry And Design
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Survey: Apple Most Eco-Friendly, Greenpeace Says Different

Green Inc.: Conservation Organizations Compromised By Corporate Dollars

Office Depot Targets Eco-Conscious Consumers in Europe

Emissions

Ericsson Unveils Wind-Powered Tower Tube

Sun, Pfizer Surpass Carbon Reduction Goals

Constellation Wines Installing 1.2 Megawatt Solar System

Hi-Tech

Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient

European Data Centers Face Energy Crisis

Environmental Friendliness Not Driving PC Sales

Efficiency

EPA Announces First WaterSense Partners of the Year

World Steel Association Publishes Sustainability Report

Wal-Mart’s Packaging Scorecard Drives Sustainability, Cuts GHG Emissions

Manufacturing

Greening the Apparel Supply Chain: Tapping the Power of Collective Leverage

ARC Offers Sustainability Strategies for Manufacturers

Sanyo’s Solar Ark: Company Shift or PR Stunt?

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Gap Flips Switch On 1 Megawatt Solar Power System

USDA, DOE Unveil Plans to Accelerate Sustainable Biofuels Development

EU Votes For Tougher Carbon Laws

CSR Reports

AT&T Releases Sustainability Report

Autodesk HQ Cuts Emissions with Lighting Upgrades

Staples Saved Over 540,000 Gallons of Diesel in 2007

Major Players

Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business

Critics Say Energy Star Standards Too Lax

Google Unveils $4.4 Trillion Clean Energy Plan

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