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Cradle to Cradle Certification Reduces Negative Impacts, Costs

Cradle to Cradle certified products clearly reduce negative impacts to human well-being, as well as cost reductions in terms of energy use and water consumption, our recent study shows. Society as we know it is unsustainable. Business as usual involves producing and consuming products in a linear fashion – that ... Read more »

Chevrolet Paying Colleges for Carbon Reductions

Chevrolet is helping colleges make money from their greenhouse gas reductions that result from energy efficiency programs. The automaker developed a formula where campuses can earn money for certain upgrades that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It is investing in clean energy initiatives and says such funding enables universities to reduce ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance: Greenroads, SITES, e-Stewards Enterprise, Greener Fields Together

The Monterey Road Reconstruction Project in San Jose, Calif., has become the first project in the state to achieve Greenroads certification, the Greenroads Foundation said. The 2.1-mile project earned a bronze rating for its design and construction sustainability efforts. The rating system is a collection of sustainable roadway design and ... Read more »
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Earth Day Roundup: Dell, InterContinental Hotels, Delta, Haggar

In celebration of Earth Day today, a host of companies have announced eco-initiatives and sustainability targets. These include: InterContinental Hotels Group announced progress made with its online environmental management tool IHG Green Engage, which helps more than 2,300 IHG hotels reduce energy, water and waste consumption. The group exceeded its ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Fairtrade Silver, PAS 2030 Updates, ANSI, ASTM

Fairtrade will launch a new certification scheme – Fairmined silver – in the UK market later this month. Fairtrade has been expanding its standards beyond food products into other commodities, and launched Fairtrade gold in 2011. The silver pricing framework is set up the same as the gold framework – with artisanal ... Read more »

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Fruit South Africa, Restricted Substances, Council for Responsible Sport

Fruit South Africa has finalized a standard and audit process, the Ethical Trade Program, for the South African fruit industry. Fruit SA worked with the Global Social Compliance Program, which aims to harmonize ethical requirements and avoid duplication of audits while ensuring global standards. The growers’ association said it used ... Read more »

Sustainable Healthcare: A Perfect Match

Sustainability efforts in manufacturing, higher education, governments and retail have been a long time focus and have made great strides. Although these efforts vary in scope and benefits depending on the industry, when it comes to healthcare and hospitals the advantages are especially clear. Simply put, what is good for ... Read more »

Toyota, Johnson & Johnson, Honda Top Global Green Brands Ranking

Toyota, Johnson & Johnson, Honda, Volkswagon and Hewlett-Packard topped an annual ranking of global green brands by consultancy firm Interbrand. Interbrand’s 2012 Best Global Green Brands report evaluates and ranks companies on their environmental performance as well as the public’s perception of their green credentials. The 2012 report aims to ... Read more »

Yoplait, Estee Lauder, Ampac Adopt How2Recycle Label

Several major brand names including Yoplait, Estee Lauder, Sealed Air, BJ’s Wholesale Club and manufacturer Ampac have agreed to adopt the How2Recycle Label, a voluntary recycling label developed by GreenBlue’s Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Companies using the How2Recycle Label system can customize package labels by using up to four different options, ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Chinese Wind Towers, Calif. Building Code, Yucca, Brownfield Grants

Wind energy towers produced in and exported from China have received production subsidies of about 14 to 26 percent and warrant US tariffs in the same range, the Commerce Department said in response to a petition from US wind tower manufacturers. The preliminary subsidy determination covers utility-scale steel towers that support ... Read more »

Sustainable Packaging Briefing: Defra Recycling Targets, Polyden Folien, Cardia Bioplastics, Seattle Bag Ban

The UK Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has introduced proposals for tougher packaging recycling targets to stop 400,000 tons going to landfill by 2017. The proposal includes: increasing the plastics recycling target by five percent per year, from 32 percent to 57 percent by 2017; increasing the aluminum recycling ... Read more »


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