Supply Chain

Sprint to Save $2.1M With Eco-Friendly Packaging

By redesigning packaging for its phone accessories, Sprint expects to save $2.1 million annually in packaging costs. This represents a 35 percent reduction in ...

Greening the Automotive Supply Chain

In the last decade there has been a significant increase in public awareness of the need to conserve energy, recycle waste, and make lifestyle ...

Sysco Exploring Natural Gas for its Trucks

Foodservice distribution giant Sysco Corp. is considering using natural gas to power its trucking fleet. For a truck that averages 50,000 miles traveled each year, ...

UPS Trying New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks

Using trucks where the engine has no direct physical link to the wheels, UPS is testing a new hydraulic hybrid system for some of ...

EU Takes Tough Emissions Stance for Planes, Ships

The European Union has adopted a proposal to curb airline's emissions 10 percent by 2020, and that of ships by 20 percent by 2020. The move comes ...

‘Light Green’ Consumers Differ from ‘Dark Green’ Consumers

While "light green" consumers make purchasing decisions based on impulse and curiosity, "dark green" consumers generally plan purchases in advance, according to ...

IBM Delves Into Supply Chain Evaluation

IBM is launching a new consulting service to capitalize on the growth market in companies attempting to evaluate various environmental metrics about ...

Tesco’s UK Import Warehouse to be 100% Biomass Powered

UK retailer Tesco plans to tap into a 295 megawatt biomass power plant in Teesport, England, to supply 100 percent of the energy needs ...

CSC Targets 30% Energy Reduction

CSC, a global IT services provider, has taken steps over the past year to ensure a sustainable environment by focusing on programs such as energy reduction, ...

Maker of Lysol, Woolite Ahead on Carbon Reduction Target

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) plc, a global leader in household, health and personal care products including Calgon, Lysol, and Woolite, has reduced its total carbon ...

Tetra Pak, HP Join Global Forest and Trade Network

Tetra Pak Inc., a manufacturer of food processing and packaging systems, and Hewlett-Packard have joined World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Global Forest & Trade Network in ...

Supply Chain Sustainability Fits Into Corporate Branding

Michael Levine, of Epstein, Becker & Green, discusses how brands integrate sustainability principles ...

Timberland Cuts Emissions 19%

Timberland reduced its emissions by 4,426 metric tons from 2007 to 2008, or about 19 percent, according to the company's 2007-08 CSR ...

Macy’s Cuts GHG Emissions, Transportation Costs

Macy's and Schneider National have achieved significant green benefits including the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and cost savings by using a new system ...

Staples, Dogwood Alliance Promote Forest Carbon Offsets

Once upon a time at loggerheads, Staples and the Dogwood Alliance have come to an agreement that should help protect forests by ...

Paper, Cardboard Packagers Launch ‘Responsible Package’ Initiative

Fiber-based packaging firms are attempting to highlight sustainable aspects of their products via a new campaign, The Responsible Package. Meanwhile, ...

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons

Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions at warehouse club Costco totaled 1.34 million tons of CO2 equivalents in 2008, according to the company's ...

UPS Lets Customers Offset CO2 of Shipments

UPS is offering eco-minded customers the option of paying a price to offset the emissions associated with shipment of their packages. The UPS ...

Zero-emissions Locomotive Unveiled

A battery-operated locomotive promises to unleash no emissions during its operation, aside from emissions associated with charging its massive batteries. A prototype 1,500-horsepower switching locomotive ...