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Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends

Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends
Greenwashing claims, like accusations against Innocent Smoothies and criticisms against companies such as Samsung for not taking ...

Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices

Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
Increasing fuel prices have inspired - perhaps compelled - many companies to restructure their operations in order to diminish erosion of their ...

Energy High Priority Budget Item

Energy High Priority Budget Item
Consumers and companies alike are feeling the squeeze from rising energy prices, which are increasing 15 percent per year ...

IBM Study: All Vehicles Hybrid By 2020

IBM Study: All Vehicles Hybrid By 2020
By 2020 all new vehicles will have some level of hybridization, according to IBM's Automotive 2020 Study. Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will remain a ...

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube
Companies are increasingly turning to YouTube to show that they are concerned about issues such as renewable energy, climate ...

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Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation

Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation
Toyota executive Bob Carter called for greater cooperation among automakers and suppliers as the auto industry faces new regulatory ...

RILA to Launch EPA Sustainability Web Portal

RILA to Launch EPA Sustainability Web Portal
The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced that a Web portal on environmental sustainability and compliance issues will be ...

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011
Lite-On Technology Corp., the world's largest maker of casings for mobile phones, announced it will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 10 ...

Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas

Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas
The top actions on the green retail agenda align with the strategic decision to take a holistic approach to all aspects of ...

SMEs and the Environment

SMEs and the Environment
A Telegraph Business Club Video MasterClass by Guy Beaudin the Head of Solutions for PC World Business on SMEs and the environment....

Tesco Saves 2 Billion Plastic Bags

Tesco Saves 2 Billion Plastic Bags
Tesco recently announced it has saved 2 billion plastic bags in about two years without adding a bag ...

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team
Fairchild Semiconductor has formed a global Energy and Environmental Design Team to identify energy-conservation projects at its major manufacturing ...

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
It's a perfect storm for green communications. There are two industries traditionally considered first for the chop during an economic downturn: environment ...

64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business

64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business
Nearly two thirds (64%) of business technology decision makers think that being perceived as "green" is good for business and their image, ...

Corporate Boards Paying Attention To Environmental Issues

Corporate Boards Paying Attention To Environmental Issues
About 25 percent of Fortune 500 companies now have a board committee overseeing environmental issues, compared with fewer than ...

Reputational Impact Of CSR Partnerships

Reputational Impact Of CSR Partnerships
A 2004 Cone study on corporate citizenship suggests a positive effect when NGOs partner with corporations, but ...

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions
Wal-Mart has been taking strides to green its brand, installing solar panels on its roof tops, reshaping ...

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives
The North Face is celebrating its 40th anniversary by celebrating mother nature, and is coming out with a ...

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’
Patagonia launched its Vote The Environment campaign this week, in advance of the presidential election this November. ...

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions
Close to all American consumers (90%) believe that acting in an environmentally responsible way is important, but feel corporations hold most of ...

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The Evolving Green Challenge for Manufacturing

The Evolving Green Challenge for Manufacturing

Unless you have been incommunicado for the last few years, you realize that the focus on green manufacturing has swept across Europe, ... continue »

COP 15 Offers Communications Opportunities
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
$5.2 Billion Invested in Cleantech Since January 2007

$5.2 Billion Invested in Cleantech Since January 2007

Ninety percent of global companies recently surveyed by Ernst & Young were undertaking climate change initiatives, with disclosed financial commitments totaling $276 ...

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Green Efforts Insignificant in Winning, Keeping 3PL Business
Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient
Fast-Moving Eco-Friendly Consumer Goods Appeal to Many
Geothermal Could Be Answer To Countering Climate Change

Geothermal Could Be Answer To Countering Climate Change

As the world looks for ways to counter climate change and reduce the carbon footprint, the most abundant energy source might be ...

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Miller Recycles 99.9% of Packaging Waste
Credit Crunch Could Hurt Mitsubishi’s Eco-Car Push
What’s The Price Tag For A Carbon Neutral U.S. Economy?
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Payless ShoeSource Launching Eco-Friendly Footwear

Survey: Apple Most Eco-Friendly, Greenpeace Says Different

Green Inc.: Conservation Organizations Compromised By Corporate Dollars

Emissions

Applied Materials Unveils 2 Megawatt Solar System

Ericsson Unveils Wind-Powered Tower Tube

Sun, Pfizer Surpass Carbon Reduction Goals

Hi-Tech

Google Says Its Data Centers Most Efficient

European Data Centers Face Energy Crisis

Environmental Friendliness Not Driving PC Sales

Efficiency

Coffee Bean Opens LEED-Certified Facility in Portland

Pepsi Bottling Group Cuts 16,000 Tons of Plastic in 2007

The Evolving Green Challenge for Manufacturing

Manufacturing

World Steel Association Publishes Sustainability Report

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

ARC Offers Sustainability Strategies for Manufacturers

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Financial Crisis Threatens EU’s Carbon Plans

Gap Flips Switch On 1 Megawatt Solar Power System

USDA, DOE Unveil Plans to Accelerate Sustainable Biofuels Development

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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