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New Guide Helps Advertisers Avoid Greenwash Complaints

New Guide Helps Advertisers Avoid Greenwash Complaints
Futerra Sustainability Communications has released a guide on how to prevent and avoid greenwash. Futerra’s new Greenwash Guide (PDF) analyzes ...

The Green Influence Factor

The Green Influence Factor
Research from Natural Marketing Institute's 2007 European LOHAS Consumer Trends Database, shows that culture plays a strong role in consumers' willingness ...

Green Ad Recall Good, Trust Another Story

Green Ad Recall Good, Trust Another Story
Consumer recall of advertising with “green” messaging is high - more than one-third of consumers (37.1%) say they frequently recall green ...

Unilever, Toyota, HSBC Have Best Ethical Reputation

Unilever, Toyota, HSBC Have Best Ethical Reputation
Geneva-based Covalence has published its third annual ethical reputation ranking, giving the best ranked companies as well as those companies which have ...

Price Sensitivity of Environmentally-Friendly Products

Price Sensitivity of Environmentally-Friendly Products
According to Natural Marketing Institute’s 2007 LOHAS Consumer Trends Database, price is still a very important factor for determining purchase propensity. ...

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As Goes Wal-Mart…Retailer Says Green Product Adoption Up In 2007

As Goes Wal-Mart…Retailer Says Green Product Adoption Up In 2007
Wal-Mart has announced an adoption rate increase of 66 percent from last year in its sustainability Live Better Index, which has ...

Recession Or Not, Consumers Pay More For Green Products

Recession Or Not, Consumers Pay More For Green Products
While consumer spending has fallen in many categories due to a weakened U.S. economy and budget tightening, Americans are still willing to ...

Number Of People Who Expect Severe Climate Change Shrinking

Number Of People Who Expect Severe Climate Change Shrinking
As the nation gets ready to celebrate Earth Day 2008, attitudes towards global warming are little changed from last year. Sixty-seven percent ...

Lighting Top Purchase For Increasing Energy Efficiency

Lighting Top Purchase For Increasing Energy Efficiency
Twenty-two percent of respondents to a ChangeWave survey say their company is very concerned about reducing its corporate energy usage and ...

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 ...

How To Avoid A Green Marketing Backlash

How To Avoid A Green Marketing Backlash
Americans misunderstand key phrases commonly used in environmental marketing and advertising, giving products a greater environmental halo than they deserve and creating ...

Specific User Benefits Sell Eco-Friendly Products

Specific User Benefits Sell Eco-Friendly Products
When choosing between two similar products, 83 percent of consumers are extremely or very likely to choose the environmentally friendly option, according ...

New CO2 Maps Offer Unprecedented Detail

New CO2 Maps Offer Unprecedented Detail
A new map offers more than 100 times the detail of previous inventories of carbon dioxide. The map, from Vulcan, a ...

More Than 70% Of Public Aware Of Energy Star Label

More Than 70% Of Public Aware Of Energy Star Label
Public awareness of the Energy Star label has grown to more than 70 percent in 2008, an increase of about 20 percentage ...

South Lags Behind Rest Of US On Hybrid Car Interest

South Lags Behind Rest Of US On Hybrid Car Interest
Fifty-nine percent of car shoppers have purchased or would consider purchasing a hybrid as their next car, according to a survey by ...

Transport Industry Least Prepared For Climate Change

Transport Industry Least Prepared For Climate Change
Aviation, healthcare, tourism, transport, oil and gas and the financial services sector all feature in the "danger zone" in a report ...

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, ...

Desire To Be Thought Leader Drives Green Efforts

Desire To Be Thought Leader Drives Green Efforts
Forty-one percent of companies that participated in a recent Aberdeen study, Building a Green Supply Chain: Social Responsibility for Fun and ...

Texas, FPL, GE, Xcel Winners In Latest AWEA Rankings

Texas, FPL, GE, Xcel Winners In Latest AWEA Rankings
Wind energy leaders in most categories held onto their #1 positions in the American Wind Energy Association's annual rankings of U.S. wind ...

Sustainability Buzz Up 50% In 2007

Sustainability Buzz Up 50% In 2007
Protecting the environment has become increasingly important to consumers, with online buzz around sustainability growing 50 percent in 2007, according to research ...

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Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

Portugal Points The Way For Renewable Energy Adoption

As the world reels at the high price of fossil fuels, business and governments are increasingly casting about for renewable energy models.  ... continue »

Raw Sourcing: Glass, Plastic or Aluminum?
Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green Govt Initiatives Grow, Implementation Lags

Green government is viewed as an important federal initiative by managers, ranking ahead of efforts related to performance improvement and IT security ...

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Automakers Fall Behind On EU CO2 Targets
Shippers Make Changes To Counter Higher Fuel Prices
California Businesses Campaign Against AB32
Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

One of Beijing's new additions is the GreenPix Zero Energy media wall, the largest solar powered LED display in the world, ScribeMedia ...

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Organic to Go CEO Discusses Green Economy
Pitney Bowes On Design Of Eco-Friendly Products
“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Workings Of China’s Solar Wall Discussed

Burnes’ Aims to Cut Waste 25% in 3 Years

Smart Companies Stay Ahead Of Green Trends

Emissions

Xcel to Disclose Climate Risks

World Bank: CDM Slow and Expensive

12 States Sue EPA Over Refinery Emissions

Hi-Tech

Uptime CEO: Low PUE Numbers ‘Scientifically Meaningless’

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Efficiency

USDA Awards $35M for Renewables and Energy Efficiency

Cray Unveils Energy Efficient Cooling Tech

Wal-Mart Canada Stores to Cut Energy Use 30%

Manufacturing

ExxonMobil Says New Tire Material Increases Fuel Efficiency

Borealis and Uponor Study Water Footprint Of Plastics Industry

“Virtual Water” Content Of Products Measured

Carbon Offsets/RECs

Tacoma Power Buys $15M in RECs

Constellation NewEnergy Supplies US Open With RECs

ConAgra Buys RECs, Joins Climate Leaders

CSR Reports

Coke Rolled Out ‘Green’ Coolers At Olympics

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Major Players

Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Vestas Launches $100 Million Consumer Ad Campaign

Samsung Criticized for Lack of Recycling Programs

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