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Fuji Xerox Embraces ‘Love Earth Action’ in Corporate Culture

Fuji Xerox Embraces ‘Love Earth Action’ in Corporate Culture
What previously was a summertime internal marketing theme at Fuji Xerox will now ...

AT&T Taps Charlene Lake As Chief Sustainability Officer

AT&T Taps Charlene Lake As Chief Sustainability Officer
AT&T has appointed Charlene Lake as the company's first chief sustainability officer. Lake's official title will be senior vice president public affairs ...

EPA Changing the Way it Tests Chemical Toxicity

EPA Changing the Way it Tests Chemical Toxicity
In a move that could affect how companies approach new product development and ...

California Governor Announces ‘Green Corps’

California Governor Announces ‘Green Corps’
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a ...

Obama Taps Van Jones as Green Jobs Adviser

Obama Taps Van Jones as Green Jobs Adviser
Activist and green jobs visionary Van Jones will be joining the Obama Administration March ...

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Consumer Survey: Growth of ‘Green’ Consumption On Hold

Consumer Survey: Growth of ‘Green’ Consumption On Hold
At 36 percent, the number of Americans who say they "almost always" or ...

What Makes Office Furniture Sustainable

What Makes Office Furniture Sustainable
Companies put a lot of thought into corporate social responsibility, mostly from an ...

Standards Will Help Sustainable Biz Travel Take Off

Standards Will Help Sustainable Biz Travel Take Off
In response to the article Green Travel Business At Risk During Recession, I felt it was important to correct the misperception ...

NBA Goes Green for All-Stars

NBA Goes Green for All-Stars
The NBA is making efforts to green up the All-Stars in Phoenix, announced ...

PGI Appoints First Chief Sustainability Officer

PGI Appoints First Chief Sustainability Officer
Polymer Group Inc (PGI), a producer of engineered materials, has named their chief marketing officer, John Heironimus, to be the company's first ...

Bosses Need to Lead By Example in Going Green

Bosses Need to Lead By Example in Going Green
The Sunday Times "Best Green Companies" survey reveals that managers who lead by example play a significant factor in the success ...

Carbon Offset Markets and the Obama Administration

Carbon Offset Markets and the Obama Administration
At the 2008 UN Climate Change Conference, Allison Shapiro, Carbon Program Associate with Ecosystem Marketplace, comments on the challenges for the Obama ...

Ford’s Gioia Talks Alternative Fuels at the Detroit Auto Show

Ford’s Gioia Talks Alternative Fuels at the Detroit Auto Show
Nancy Gioia, director sustainable mobility technologies and hybrid vehicle programs for Ford Motor Company, discusses alternative fuel vehicles at the  Detroit Auto ...

Climate Change Legislative and Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2009

Climate Change Legislative and Regulatory Trends to Watch in 2009
In 2008 we witnessed a broad systemic failure in the U.S. economy that wiped out $7 trillion in wealth from the stock ...

Obama’s Energy Nominee: ‘Efficiency Is No. 1 Priority’

Obama’s Energy Nominee: ‘Efficiency Is No. 1 Priority’
Steven Chu, the Energy Secretary nominee for the Obama administration, told a congressional committee this week that he ...

What Environmental Leaders Can Learn from Obama’s Mastery of Social Media

What Environmental Leaders Can Learn from Obama’s Mastery of Social Media
On January 20, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States after a tough-fought campaign -- a ...

‘Shovel Ready’ Stimulus – Projects That Should Be Supported

‘Shovel Ready’ Stimulus – Projects That Should Be Supported
In the past few days, the tone of conversation about next year’s stimulus package has shifted away from long term "green" investments ...

European Workers Jaded About ‘Green Jobs Myth’

European Workers Jaded About ‘Green Jobs Myth’
Last week in Brussels, some 11,000 metal workers protested climate-change policies, saying their industry could be harmed and force ...

Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel

Waxman Wins Control of Energy Panel
House Democratic leaders voted 137-122 to oust auto-industry ally Representative John Dingell from his chairmanship of the House Energy ...

Most Efficient Data Center - The One That’s Not Built

Most Efficient Data Center - The One That’s Not Built
Kenneth Brill, executive director of the Uptime Institute, told the New York Times that companies should build fewer ...
Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

In a study of consumer opinions of marketing claims, survey respondents identified most ...

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WWF Ranks US 7th Among G8 on Climate Scorecard
Growth of Global Carbon Emissions Cut in Half
Electricity, Heat, Transportation Cause 60% of Emissions

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Carbon Management IS Information Management

Carbon Management IS Information Management

For most organizations today, sophisticated carbon management is simply not possible. At best, ... continue »

The Hope Behind The Holes In The Climate Bill
Energy Costs Rising, Regulations Imminent - Are You Ready?
Energy - It Just Doesn’t Add Up
FTC on Greenwashing: Is That All There Is?
Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Discusses its Green Strategies

Shaklee Corp. was recognized recently ...

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Sprint Tackles Data Center Improvements
Building a Bridge from Recycled Plastics
The Netherlands Ponders Floating City Architecture
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Marketing

Consumers Prefer ‘100% Natural’ Label Over ‘Organic’

Green Seal Adds First U.S. Standard for Personal Care Products

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

Emissions

Cisco Wants to Transform Energy Demand and Use with Smart Buildings

Sony Europe Goes to 100% Renewable Energy

EPA Approves California Emissions Waiver

Hi-Tech

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers

Online Calculator Gauges IT Data Center Costs and Carbon Footprint

Microsoft Reduces Windows 7 Packaging

Efficiency

Black & Veatch HQ to Showcase Sustainability

Raytheon Meets Green Goals with IT Help

Yahoo! Dropping Carbon Offsets for Greener Data Centers

Manufacturing

Electronics Firms Face Off Against Mandated Recycling Programs

Leading Mobile Phone Makers Agree to Develop Universal Charger

Panasonic Cuts Manufacturing Emissions With Simulation Tech

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

Audi Promotes Clean Diesel via Facebook, Carbon Offsets

CBO: Cap-And-Trade to Cost $175 Per Household

CSR Reports

SAB Miller Targets 25% Reduction in Water Used in Brewing

Molson Coors Cuts CO2 Emissions by 12%

Successful Design in CSR Reporting, Part 2

Major Players

Fuel Cell Systems to Power 30% of Coca-Cola NY Facility

Australia Joins Carbon Reduction Label Scheme

CSX to Cut CO2 Emissions by 8%

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