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Reuse of RFID Tags Adds Supply Chain Efficiency

A study from the Reusable Packaging Association has found that radio frequency identification (RFID) tags designed for single-use actually are able to withstand multiple trips without deterioration in performance. RFID tags are used to electronically track shipping containers, pallets, cases, and even individual products throughout the supply chain. A major ... Read more »

Show Sustainability Sales Success to Climb Corporate Ranks

For sustainability executives to climb the corporate ladder beyond the specter of sustainability, they must ensure that their firm’s sustainability efforts translate into increased sales or market share, according to Ethical Corporation. It doesn’t help that sustainability itself is a relatively recent business sector that has many critics. Even as ... Read more »

Food Industry Serves Up Best Practices for Sustainability

The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and Restaurant Associates (RA), a New York City-based foodservice, restaurant and catering company, have released their free Green Dining Best Practices, packed with recommendations for environmentally friendly foodservice. Covering sustainable food purchasing and dining facility operation, early results at two test RA clients, Random House ... Read more »

Coke, Pepsi, Inbev Top Sustainability Survey of Food/Bev Firms

In a survey of environmental and sustainability practices at top consumer food and beverage firms, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and and Inbev came out on top. Among companies surveyed by the Roberts Environmental Center at Calaremont McKenna College, the three with the lowest overall scores were Coca-Cola Enterprises (Coke’s bottling and distributing ... Read more »

Electric Cargo Van Targets Delivery, Maintenance Markets

Electrorides Inc. is developing an all-electric walk-in van that will scale easily into the operations of businesses that rely on delivery systems. The vehicle is targeted to companies that are involved in parcel post delivery, aircraft maintenance, utility service and delivery of dry freight, bakery, linen and other products. Based ... Read more »

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Product-level Carbon Footprinting

As companies implement their GHG reduction strategies, many are turning to product level carbon footprinting for insight. By mapping carbon throughout a product’s lifecycle — from the raw material stage to final disposal — it becomes easy to pinpoint where emissions are highest. This powerful (often surprising) insight can trigger ... Read more »

Intel Leads Ranking of Top 50 Green Power Purchasers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its updated quarterly ranking of the Top 50 Green Power Purchasers in the United States. Intel comes in at number one for the second year in a row with PepsiCo, Kohl’s Department Stores, Dell Inc., and Whole Foods Market, rounding out the ... Read more »

Tropicana, Frito-Lay Join Eco-Marketing Partnerships

Building on their extensive sustainability initiatives, two PepsiCo companies, Tropicana and Frito-Lay, have entered into separate eco-marketing programs to help save the environment. Tropicana has partnered with Cool Earth, an international trust dedicated to protecting the rainforest, to offer its “Rescue the Rainforest” initiative that aims to save the rainforest ... Read more »

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