Sustainable Manufacturing
Sustainable manufacturing is the processing of resources into products with minimal negative environmental impact. Products are manufactured through processes that prevent ghg’s, conserve energy and natural resources, and that are non-hazardous to employees and consumers.
Matt Brewing Cuts Steam Use, Energy Costs
The company behind Saranac brand beers has installed a steam pressure management system that has reduced steam use by about a third, while saving water ...
Shaw Industries, Kilian Reveal Chemical Substitution Successes
German sign manufacturer Kilian Industrieschilder and carpet firm Shaw Industries are among the companies that have found environmentally friendly substitutes for problematic or dangerous chemicals ...
Alcoa Sustainability Report: 4.5% Drop in Water Intensity, but Landfilling up 10%
Last year saw aluminum products supplier Alcoa cut its normalized water use by 4.5 percent from 2010 levels, but increase the amount of waste it ...
Intel Sustainability Report: Tech Giant Commits to 10% GHG Cut
Intel has pledged to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent on a per-chip basis by 2020 compared to 2010 levels, and announced ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: WindMade, Alliance for Wireless Power, ISO 14001
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items.
The American Wind Energy Association's Windpower 2012 Conference ...
Integrative Corporate Sustainability Vs. Additive Corporate Social Responsibility
Bas Schneiders,head of corporate sustainability and strategic sourcing, Weleda Group, discusses ethical sourcing and providing a long-term investment for suppliers Sustainable ...
Excessive Water Use ‘Threatening Business in Major Economies’
Unsustainable water use is threatening agriculture, other business and populations in China, India and the US, according to a study by risk analysis company Maplecroft....
Adidas Carbon Tool Snafu Keeps Data out of Sustainability Report
Adidas missed the chance to include energy, water and carbon metrics in its 2011 sustainability report because of data deviations caused by a new environmental ...
Free Online Tool Helps Manufacturers Assess Sustainability Efforts
UL Environment, the environmental services unit of Underwriters Laboratories, has launched a free web-based tool to help manufacturers assess their corporate sustainability efforts.
The ...
Leveraging Manufacturing, Part II
My last article began to dig into the leveraging discussion and started to elaborate on this topic using an ...
Puma Earns A, Apple Takes Home D in EIRIS Sustainability Rankings
German sportswear manufacturer Puma tops EIRIS' Top 10 Global Sustainability Leaders list while Apple earns a D, in a ranking that sees UK and European ...
Hershey Sustainability Report: Sets Goals to Cut Water 10%, GHGs 13%
Hershey used its second corporate sustainability report yesterday to publish a set of new sustainability goals including reducing its waste by a quarter, achieving a ...
Innovating Business Models for Sustainability
Regulation, cost, reputation, revenue and risk management are driving many organizations to cut their carbon emissions, and become more sustainable. More ...
Timberland Sustainability Report: Absolute Emissions Increase 4.5%
Clothing brand Timberland's greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4.5 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to its 2011 corporate social responsibility report. The company says ...
Chemical Manufacturers Cut Toxic Releases 32%
Specialty chemical manufacturers are decreasing the amount of toxic chemicals they release to the environment, according to the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates.
As a ...
Ford Tries to Turn Currency Into Car Parts
Ford is hoping to make green greener as it tests decommissioned U.S. paper currency, and a range of other recycled materials, for potential use in ...
Cintas Eco-Apparel Uses 15 Million Plastic Bottles
Cintas Corporation says it has helped eliminate more than 15 million plastic bottles from the waste stream by reuing plastic waste in its ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Squared, Chain of Custody, Supplier's Declaration of Conformity, WEEE
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) has certified its first ...
Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED Comments, ISO 50001, IEC 61646, ISO 14001
Here's the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes eight items.
The 4th public comment period for LEED 2012, ...
Leveraging Manufacturing, Part I
I recently finished a long series of articles on the power of the digital age in the form of ...
