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Slower Trucks Could Save 31.5M Tons Of CO2 Emissions

Slower Trucks Could Save 31.5M Tons Of CO2 Emissions
The American Trucking Associations has launched the first-ever industry-wide environmental sustainability program under the banner Trucks Deliver a ...

Unilever Tells Suppliers: ‘Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Only’

Unilever Tells Suppliers: ‘Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Only’
In response to concerns, and protests, over palm oil crops' role in rainforest deforestation, food giant Unilever has announced it will ...

CDP: 96% Of Suppliers See Climate Change Regulation As Potential Risk

CDP: 96% Of Suppliers See Climate Change Regulation As Potential Risk
The Carbon Disclosure Project has announced findings of its Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration. Cadbury Schweppes, Dell, HP, Imperial Tobacco, L'Oréal, Nestlé, PepsiCo ...

American Apparel Makes Big Cleaner Cotton Purchase

American Apparel Makes Big Cleaner Cotton Purchase
American Apparel is one of the latest garment manufacturers to extend its sustainable practices by joining forces with ...

Lean And Clean With Green Purchasing

Lean And Clean With Green Purchasing
For years, sourcing and procurement organizations have focused on perfecting lean business processes, guided by the fundamentals of strategy, size, management, and ...

Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica

Dole Offsets Transport of Bananas and Pineapples in Costa Rica
Dole says that its operating division in Costa Rica will purchase carbon offsets from the Costa Rican Government's program ...

Discover Magazine Maps Carbon Footprint

Discover Magazine Maps Carbon Footprint
The entire lifecycle of every copy of Discover Magazine produced costs 2.1 pounds in Co2 emissions, the magazine ...

HP Packaging To Carry EPA SmartWay Logo

HP Packaging To Carry EPA SmartWay Logo
HP is the first company to receive approval from the U.S. EPA to have the agency's SmartWay logo displayed ...

Coke’s Quest For Eco-Friendly Vending Machines Hits Snag

Coke’s Quest For Eco-Friendly Vending Machines Hits Snag
Companies like GE, Wal-Mart, and Procter & Gamble have found it difficult at times to get their customers and ...

Carbon Labels On Tesco Products Next Month

Carbon Labels On Tesco Products Next Month
Carbon labels will be tested on Tesco-brand products next month, The Guardian reports. The retailer will put carbon ...

65% Of U.S. Consumers Will Pay More For Renewably Sourced Products

65% Of U.S. Consumers Will Pay More For Renewably Sourced Products
Nearly seven out of 10 U.S. consumers are willing to pay more for products made with renewable resources, according to a ...

Carbon Cutting On Bon Appetit’s Menu

Carbon Cutting On Bon Appetit’s Menu
Beginning on Earth Day, national food service contractor Bon Appetit Management Company, which serves 80 million meals a ...

Nike Readies Blueprint For Energy Efficient Factories

Nike Readies Blueprint For Energy Efficient Factories
As part of an energy-efficiency project (PDF) aimed at reducing energy consumption within its footwear contract manufacturing base, Nike says that ...

Deutsche Post Plans To Cut CO2 Emissions 30% By 2020

Deutsche Post Plans To Cut CO2 Emissions 30% By 2020
Deutsche Post World Net plans to reduce its carbon footprint 30 percent by 2020. DHL's parent says it's the ...

P&G, Domtar Commit To Sustainable Forest Products

P&G, Domtar Commit To Sustainable Forest Products
Procter & Gamble and Domtar Corporation have joined the North America Forest & Trade Network. NAFTN is the ...

Shipping Industry Floats Emissions Tax

Shipping Industry Floats Emissions Tax
Transport costs for raw materials are likely to rise due to a new marine fuel tax planned by the ...

Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge

Marriott Steps Up Green Efforts With $2M Rainforest Pledge
Marriott International has signed an agreement with the state of Amazonas to help protect 1.4 million acres of endangered ...

Bridgestone Firestone Runs Forklifts On Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Bridgestone Firestone Runs Forklifts On Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Bridgestone Firestone's plant in Aiken County, S.C. is replacing traditional battery-powered forklifts with ones powered by hydrogen fuel ...

Keys To Greener Supply Chains

Keys To Greener Supply Chains
Companies are rushing to create green supply chains, basing purchasing decisions not only on the value that vendors deliver, ...

Enviro Groups Update Office Supply Industry’s Green Grades

Enviro Groups Update Office Supply Industry’s Green Grades
A recent USA Today ad placed by environmental groups Dogwood Alliance and ForestEthics highlighted the forest-related paper practices of  Corporate Express, ...

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Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

The other day while out shopping for Energy Star rated household appliances with my wife, I got to wondering why we ... continue »

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle
Timberland’s Journey to Quarterly CSR Reporting
Peak Carbon
Consumers Understand Greenwash, So Why Can’t The Communications Industry?
MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

The EU cap-and-trade system has operated well and has had little or no negative impact on the overall EU economy, according to ...

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Fewer Willing To Pay Premium For Green
EIA Projects 50% Growth In World Energy Use By 2030
Fuel Prices, Environment Drive Consideration Of Hybrids
UK Facing Higher Green Taxes

UK Facing Higher Green Taxes

Political and business leaders are warning that Britain faces a sharp rise in its tax bill to fund the country's move to ...

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Climate Change And Public Health
Commute Program Helps Juniper Employees Reduce Trips
Clean Diesel Talked Up At Mid America Trucking Show
The Bottom Line

Marketing

New Video Shows Innovations In Textile Industry

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Says Thin Clients Will Save $500,000

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Emissions

Ericsson Solar Cell Solution Deployed In South America

MIT Report: World Can Learn From European Cap-And-Trade System

Leaving Computers On Over Holiday Weekend Costs Big Bucks

Hi-Tech

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

Novomer Makes Sacrificial Binder From Recycled CO2

‘Old’ IT Doesn’t Have To Mean ‘Inefficient’

Efficiency

Logan Airport Wind Energy Excursion A Success

Ball Aims To Reduce GHG 16 Percent by 2012

Branson Plans Zero Carbon Resort, Launches Eco-Consulting Group

Manufacturing

Anaerobic Digestion Facility At Maker’s Mark Powers Distillery

EPA Web Site Provides Importing, Exporting Environmental Rules

GHG Emissions Up At Owens Corning, Energy Use Down

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Harrah’s Pitching Carbon Offsets

Denver International Carbon Offset Program Fails To Take Off

Passengers Will Pay For New EU Airlines Emissions Rules

CSR Reports

IBM Launches Green Consulting Service

Baxter Aims To Reduce GHG Emissions By 45% By 2015

JohnsonDiversey Saves Customers Over 1B Gallons Of Water In 2007

Major Players

P&W Geared Turbofan Engine Could Help Industry Cut Emissions

Dell Power Supply First To Receive ‘80 Plus Gold’ Certification

Dow Raising Prices, Again

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