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

Sony Ericsson Joins Nokia, Samsung as ‘Greener’ Electronics Makers
The latest update of Greenpeace International's "Guide to Greener Electronics" indicates that ...

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability
The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Restaurant Associates (RA), a New ...

Timberland 1Q 09 Emissions Up 18%

Timberland 1Q 09 Emissions Up 18%
In its first quarter CSR update, Timberland reveals that emissions have risen ...

Paper-saving Software Proliferates

Paper-saving Software Proliferates
The release of the newest version of a paper-saving software follows on the ...

Survey: Food Cos Should Focus On Green Packaging, Not Taste

Survey: Food Cos Should Focus On Green Packaging, Not Taste
Twenty-one percent of North American consumers surveyed by Ipsos Marketing say food ...

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Dow Corning Adopts Eco ‘Megatrend’ Strategy

Dow Corning Adopts Eco ‘Megatrend’ Strategy
Dow Corning is shifting its focus to more research and development of "solutions ...

Some Goods Made of Recyclables Contain Radioactive Material

Some Goods Made of Recyclables Contain Radioactive Material
A new investigation is sure to cause queasiness among some consumers of goods ...

Stonyfield Targets Cow Burps for Emissions Reductions

Stonyfield Targets Cow Burps for Emissions Reductions
Organic dairy Stonyfield Farm has found a way to reduce methane emissions ...

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some

Cap-and-Trade Financial Risk Small For Most, Disaster for Some
The financial risk to companies in the S&P 500 would vary greatly under ...

Chiquita Nabs Logistics Sustainability Award

Chiquita Nabs Logistics Sustainability Award
For its efforts toward sustainability in supply chain logistics, Chiquita Brands International was ...

Foam Packaging Recycling Rate Leveling Off Near 20%

Foam Packaging Recycling Rate Leveling Off Near 20%
The percentage of post-consumer and post-commercial recycling of foam packaging, while growing steadily ...

Dell, HP, Better Place, Tririga Earn Sustainability Awards

Dell, HP, Better Place, Tririga Earn Sustainability Awards
Proctor & Gamble, Dell, HP, Better Place, Tririga, Aftermarket Auto Parts Alliance and Harris ...

Bedmakers Mull Definition of ‘Green’

Bedmakers Mull Definition of ‘Green’
Representatives of Sealy, Simmons, Serta, Tempurpedic, Foamex, Hickory Springs, Cargill, Natura World, OMI and Anatomic Global have identified the ...

Nestle, Coke, Bud Target Public Arenas for Recycling

Nestle, Coke, Bud Target Public Arenas for Recycling
Increasingly, companies are putting sponsorship dollars toward support of recycling initiatives at sporting ...

Coke, Pepsi, Inbev Top Sustainability Survey of Food/Bev Firms

Coke, Pepsi, Inbev Top Sustainability Survey of Food/Bev Firms
In a survey of environmental and sustainability practices at top consumer food and ...

Sustainable Packaging To Grab 32% Of Market By 2014

Sustainable Packaging To Grab 32% Of Market By 2014
Sustainable packaging will grow to 32% of the total global packaging market by ...

Electric Utility Alliance Develops Voluntary Green Standards

Electric Utility Alliance Develops Voluntary Green Standards
Targeted at reducing the environmental impact of a utility's supply chain, the Electric ...

Ubiquitous Post-it Note Goes Sustainable

Ubiquitous Post-it Note Goes Sustainable
Post-it Notes, the sticky pads on everyone's desks and refrigerators, have been certified ...

E-Waste to Peak in 2015

E-Waste to Peak in 2015
The e-waste crisis will worsen over the next several years until 2015, when volume will peak at 73 million metric tons, according ...

LEED V3 Adds New Grading Scale, Regional Certification

LEED V3 Adds New Grading Scale, Regional Certification
The U.S. Green Building Council has updated its certification criteria in what is ...
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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