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More Big Rigs Cut Emissions, Achieve SmartWay Certification

More Big Rigs Cut Emissions, Achieve SmartWay Certification
International's LoneStar truck has received the U.S. EPA's SmartWay certification for its fuel efficiency and emissions reductions, and is ...

Con Ed Using More Biofuel, Hybrids

Con Ed Using More Biofuel, Hybrids
Con Edison is increasing the use of biodiesel fuel in its truck fleet and is replacing 50 of its ...

Cascades Buys RECs

Cascades Buys RECs
Cascades will offset all the electricity used to manufacture Cascades' North River brand of commercial towels and tissues for ...

Carbon Trust Launches Carbon Reduction Certification Program

Carbon Trust Launches Carbon Reduction Certification Program
The Carbon Trust has launched a new green standard that requires an organization to measure, manage and reduce its ...

BeGreen Announces Carbon Calculator For Green Builders

BeGreen Announces Carbon Calculator For Green Builders
A carbon calculator unveiled by BeGreen, is designed to help designers and builders meet green standards, The Dallas Morning News ...

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Collaboration Cuts Transportation Emissions, Saves Dough

Collaboration Cuts Transportation Emissions, Saves Dough
Thirty-seven of the UK's largest food and drink companies, including Coca Cola, Coors, Northern Foods, Heinz and Asda, have ...

Sapporo Plans Carbon Labels For Beer

Sapporo Plans Carbon Labels For Beer
Starting next year, Sapporo Breweries will put a carbon label on cans of its Black Label draft beer stating ...

Sustainability And Economy Behind Plant Renovations

Sustainability And Economy Behind Plant Renovations
Companies don't just renovate their plants for safety reasons anymore. Sustainability and energy efficiency are increasingly becoming the reasons ...

More EU Grocers Introducing Carbon Labels

More EU Grocers Introducing Carbon Labels
More European supermarket chains are moving towards carbon labels, following the lead of Tesco, which introduced a carbon ...

Sustainable Design Initiative Launched

Sustainable Design Initiative Launched
Groups from the U.S. and Italy have launched Elogico, a sustainable design initiative set on raising environmental consciousness ...

Horizon Shipping Line Launches ‘Horizon Green’

Horizon Shipping Line Launches ‘Horizon Green’
Horizon Lines a domestic ocean shipping company, announced an environmental initiative called Horizon Green (PDF) to better ...

Software Answers Sustainable Design Questions

Software Answers Sustainable Design Questions
Sustainable Minds has released software which it says is the first web-based, early-stage design tool available that defines sustainable design and ...

SmartLink Project Eliminating Costs, Reducing Waste

SmartLink Project Eliminating Costs, Reducing Waste
An initiative in the Netherlands called Biopark Terneuzen, promotes sustainable development through the project's SmartLink concept, with which industries ...

Monadnock Releases New Edition Of Sustainable Printing Guide

Monadnock Releases New Edition Of Sustainable Printing Guide
Monadnock Paper Mills has announced the third edition of "A Field Guide: Eco-Friendly, Efficient and Effective Print," the ...

Food Retailers Advised To Hang On To Sustainability During Hard Times

Food Retailers Advised To Hang On To Sustainability During Hard Times
While some companies might be tempted to ease up on their sustainability efforts in less than favorable economic times, ...

International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance Formed

International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance Formed
Eight of the world's leading carbon reduction and offset providers have formed the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance ...

Small Business Sustainability Measures Can Compete With Larger Companies

Small Business Sustainability Measures Can Compete With Larger Companies
While small businesses can't dedicate entire departments and budgets to sustainability measures like companies like Wal-Mart can, they can ...

Busch Cleaning Up 20 Percent Of Fleet In High Asthma Area

Busch Cleaning Up 20 Percent Of Fleet In High Asthma Area
Anheuser-Busch will install pollution reducing equipment in 15 delivery trucks that will operate out of its Bronx, N.Y. location. ...

Verizon Suppliers Must Meet New Energy Efficiency Standards

Verizon Suppliers Must Meet New Energy Efficiency Standards
Verizon has established its own energy-consumption standards and an associated measurement for new telecommunications-related equipment that its suppliers will ...

Epson Goal: Cut CO2 Emissions 90% By 2050

Epson Goal: Cut CO2 Emissions 90% By 2050
Epson said it is aiming to reduce its CO2 emissions by 90 percent by 2050, and asks other printing ...

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Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Green was an obvious color to hang the environmental renaissance on. It was a reclaiming of the old pejorative “greenies” and “treehuggers.” ... continue »

An Eco-Stimulus Package for Our Economy
Sustainability – Businesses’ Best Defense Against Recession
California’s Leadership in 21st Century Energy Technology
Moving Beyond ‘Carbon Neutral’ to ‘Carbon Healthy’
92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Ninety-two percent of respondents to The Global Facility Management Association's recently released Green Practices Study (PDF) say that they are ...

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Green Building Could Hit $140 Billion By 2013
ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent
Consumers Loyal To Brands That Support Good Cause During Recession
‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Sit in on the Green Car of the Year Award presented at the 2008 LA Auto Show (via AutoNetwork)....

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Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability
California Clean Tech Open Awards
How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

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Marketing

Sustainability is Not a Color - Sustainability is Transparent.

Greenbuild Conference News Roundup

Green Consumers Have Different Purchasing Motives

Emissions

‘Green Car Of the Year’ Unveiled

Owens Ups Recycled Content in Fiberglass Insulation, Cuts Energy Use, CO2

Wal-Mart To Buy 226 M kWh Wind Energy To Help Power 350+ Stores

Hi-Tech

ICT Could Cut U.S. Emissions By 13-22 Percent

California Clean Tech Open Awards

Dell: OptiPlex Desktop Customers Cut 29 M Tons of CO2 Since 2005

Efficiency

92% Of Organizations Working To Make Facilities More Sustainable

Xerox Says New Toner Cuts Digital Printing Devices’ Power 15-30%

Big Brands Form Climate Change Business Coalition

Manufacturing

Patagonia’s Rick Ridgeway Discusses Corporate Sustainability

Mitsubishi Targets Sales Of $13.3 B From Cleantech Products

Jeffrey Immelt Discusses GE’s CSR Efforts

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Hyundai Unveils Carbon Offset Program For Genesis Sedans

Best Buy Pushes Renewable Energy Credits

New Carbon Standard Set for Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use

CSR Reports

Want To Win Awards? Write Longer Corporate Responsibility Reports

U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

HK Companies Top CSR Disclosure Among Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand

Major Players

Aluminum Assoc. Sets Ambitious 75% Aluminum Can Recycling Target

How ICT Can Reduce Carbon Footprints And Enable Sustainable Growth

UPS Moves To Paperless Sorting Labels

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