Supply Chain

Costco’s 2008 Emissions Totaled 1.34M Tons

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 ...

October 7, 2009

UPS Lets Customers Offset CO2 of Shipments

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 ...

October 6, 2009

Zero-emissions Locomotive Unveiled

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 ...

October 6, 2009

New Produce Carton Uses 21% Less Fiber

New Produce Carton Uses 21% Less Fiber

A new breed of fresh produce carton from Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. uses 21 percent less fiber and has as good or better stacking ...

October 5, 2009

EU Industry Calls for SmartWay-like Program

EU Industry Calls for SmartWay-like Program

Six European industry groups are urging national and European policy makers to establish a voluntary public-private sustainable freight transport partnership in Europe based on the best ...

October 5, 2009

PepsiCo Reveals Method for Calculating Carbon Footprint of Products

PepsiCo Reveals Method for Calculating Carbon Footprint of Products

PepsiCo, which has been calculating the carbon footprint of its Walkers Crisps potato chips in the UK since 2007, revealed some of the secrets behind ...

October 5, 2009

Wal-Mart, WRI May Decide Which Eco-labels Will Stick

Wal-Mart, WRI May Decide Which Eco-labels Will Stick

The far-reaching Green Supply Chain Initiative, undertaken by the World Resources Institute thanks to a grant from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., aims to develop ...

October 1, 2009

Navistar Unveils All-Electric Commercial Truck

Navistar Unveils All-Electric Commercial Truck

A new light-duty commercial truck suitable for urban deliveries and other work could help companies save fuel and prevent emissions. Navistar ...

September 30, 2009

EU Proposes Emission Caps on Aviation, Shipping

EU Proposes Emission Caps on Aviation, Shipping

The European Union will likely propose that aviation and shipping should cut their carbon dioxide emissions by 10 and 20 percent, respectively, below 2005 levels over ...

September 28, 2009

Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut

Manufacturers Would Pay for E-waste Recycling in Connecticut

Despite vigorous challenges from electronics manufacturers over similar program in other states, Connecticut has proposed that manufacturers pay for e-waste recycling. Under the program, which started gaining steam in January, makers of electronics would pay ...

September 28, 2009

Seventh Generation Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil by 2012

Seventh Generation Commits to Sustainable Palm Oil by 2012

Seventh Generation aims to exclusively use certified sustainable palm oil for its household products by 2012. Palm oil is used in foods, drugs, personal care ...

September 28, 2009

Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

Retail Industry, Truckers Unite to Reduce Port Emissions

A partnership between the Retail Industry Leadership Association and the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT) aims to slash diesel emissions in and ...

September 25, 2009

Aveeno, Clorox Green Works First to Earn Green Good Housekeeping Seal

Aveeno, Clorox Green Works First to Earn Green Good Housekeeping Seal

Six months after Good Housekeeping announced it would have a "green" seal of approval, the first items have been certified. The first category to be certified ...

September 24, 2009

Online Tool Helps Truckers Plug In, Save Fuel

Online Tool Helps Truckers Plug In, Save Fuel

Corporations with their own delivery fleets can save fuel by having drivers take advantage of public truck stops that offer plug-ins so that engines don't have ...

September 22, 2009

Global Dairy Industry to Pledge Emissions Cuts

Global Dairy Industry to Pledge Emissions Cuts

Dairy industry associations are poised to promise emissions cuts with the coming signing of the Global Dairy Agenda for Action (PDF) during the ...

September 18, 2009

Less Scrutiny Paid to Companies Calling Themselves ‘Green’

Less Scrutiny Paid to Companies Calling Themselves ‘Green’

There has been a slight decrease in scrutiny over companies calling themselves "green," according to a recent survey of supply chain professionals. While about 28 percent of ...

September 18, 2009

Sustainability of Petroleum-based Packaging Defended

Sustainability of Petroleum-based Packaging Defended

Companies should not look with "bane" upon petroleum-based packaging, even as more and more eco-friendly options become available, asserts Sterling Anthony, President of ...

September 17, 2009

To Thwart Lack of Natural Resources, Go Full-circle in Supply Chain

To Thwart Lack of Natural Resources, Go Full-circle in Supply Chain

By 2020, demand for natural resources will outstrip supply, resulting in higher and more volatile pricing in the consumer industry, according to a new research report. ...

September 17, 2009

TerraCycle, 3M Reusing Scotch Tape Dispensers

TerraCycle, 3M Reusing Scotch Tape Dispensers

TerraCycle is working with 3M to convince consumers to save empty Scotch tape dispensers and cores and collect them, to save the dispensers from being sent to landfills. TerraCycle has ...

September 16, 2009

Shipping Industry to UN: Give Us Emissions Standards

Shipping Industry to UN: Give Us Emissions Standards

The international shipping industry, leary of the prospect of varying national and regional regulations on ship emissions, wants the United Nations to forge a set of rules that spell out the expectations for maximum emissions. The ...

September 16, 2009

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