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Supply Chain

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

EU Slapping Cargo Vans With Carbon Tax

European companies using cargo vans in their operations could face higher costs after the European Union sets caps on carbon emissions for vans sold in the ...

Audi, Jaguar/Land Rover Gear Up for Luxury, Sustainability

Calling sustainability the new luxury, the president of Audi America said that Audi hopes to be the top luxury carmaker in the world by 2015, based ...

ANSI Approves Green Seal for Restaurants

Restaurants seeking to be "green" have another measure of confidence now that the American National Standards Institute has approved the Green Seal Environmental Standard for ...

Air Pollution Weighs on Proposed BNSF Freight Center

A proposed BNSF freight hub would increase air pollution in the Kansas City area, causing doubt about the future of a $750 million intermodal facility ...

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