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Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability
Regardless of where one stands on the subject of climate change, we are all impacted by rising energy prices. Carbon-based energy fuels ...

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
It's a perfect storm for green communications. There are two industries traditionally considered first for the chop during an economic downturn: environment ...

Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider

Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Nowadays, the buzz is about next-generation tele-conferencing. Interestingly, unlike many advances in technology, it is being billed for its environmental benefits as ...

Navigating the Environmental Media Pt 4: Carbon Messaging

Navigating the Environmental Media Pt 4: Carbon Messaging
Is messaging about carbon an exclusive right? I took the picture below last April when I was visiting my mum in Liverpool. The ...

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap

Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap
There’s no question that ecolabeling is in demand as companies in all sectors launch marketing focused on "green" company and product attributes.  ...

The Green Chemistry Tipping Point

The Green Chemistry Tipping Point
It seems to have happened overnight. All of a sudden, everyone is talking about sustainability. Everyone is attempting to "go green!"  You ...

Data Centers and Carbon Pricing

Data Centers and Carbon Pricing
Here in the U.S. the likelihood of an official "price of carbon" continues to grow. Both Sen. McCain and Sen. ...

From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession

From Purchaser to Participant – Keeping Consumers’ Interest During Recession
Even in times of economic strain, people continue to strive for a feeling of connection by participating and expressing their values through ...

The Greening of Retail: Lowering Costs and Raising Customer Loyalty

The Greening of Retail: Lowering Costs and Raising Customer Loyalty
Forthcoming Aberdeen research on green initiatives in the retail sector reveals that retailers worldwide are leveraging sustainability initiatives to drive down costs ...

Water Sustainability - What Can The Past Teach Us For The Future?

Water Sustainability - What Can The Past Teach Us For The Future?
Sustaining water resources has been an important factor in the development and survival of civilizations. The ability to use water in sufficient ...

Are Consumers Falling Off The Green Wagon, And Should We Care?

Are Consumers Falling Off The Green Wagon, And Should We Care?
A Newsweek columnist laments, "I'm so tired of being green" and admits to tossing a gooey peanut butter jar into the trash ...

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!

Industry Needs Energy Star For Servers - Now!
The other day while out shopping for Energy Star rated household appliances with my wife, I got to wondering why we ...

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle

Parse The Greens, Pass The Spectacle
Comments on the Language of Marketing Sustainability. In today's culture of over-parsed lexicon, where we argue the meaning of ...

Timberland’s Journey to Quarterly CSR Reporting

Timberland’s Journey to Quarterly CSR Reporting
"... companies ... need to focus less on the [CSR] report and more on the reporting, conceiving of it as a continuous ...

Peak Carbon

Peak Carbon
When I write my column for Environmental Leader each month, I'm pretty conservative with the facts and ideas that I use. ...

Consumers Understand Greenwash, So Why Can’t The Communications Industry?

Consumers Understand Greenwash, So Why Can’t The Communications Industry?
As company marketing and advertising departments are waking up to the huge commercial opportunities within the emerging 'green' market, it is no ...

Environmental Compliance: Initiatives Broaden, Budgets Up - Complete Apps Still Few in Number

Environmental Compliance: Initiatives Broaden, Budgets Up - Complete Apps Still Few in Number
AMR Research published a Report last year on the landscape of available technology options for supporting environmental health and safety ...

Shades of Green for Everyone – The Effects of Premium Green and Sustainable Style

Shades of Green for Everyone – The Effects of Premium Green and Sustainable Style
According to the latest edition of NMI's LOHAS Consumer Trends Report, many consumers' purchasing patterns are affected by the phenomenon of trading ...

How to Navigate the Environmental Media - Part 3

How to Navigate the Environmental Media - Part 3
Profiting from carbon: the prickly environmental truth Every day I awake to the sound of my "Chinese bag lady" in heated discussions over ...

Supply Chain Managers Are Architecting A Green Future

Supply Chain Managers Are Architecting A Green Future
All along the supply chain, costs are skyrocketing and competition is intensifying. The focus on sustainability-focused supply chain strategies allows companies to ...

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Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

Regardless of where one stands on the subject of climate change, we are all impacted by rising energy prices. Carbon-based energy fuels ... continue »

Green Communications: 3 Strategies For Getting Past The Crunch
Beyond Tele-Conferencing: How the IT Sector Can Become a Legitimate Climate Solutions Provider
Navigating the Environmental Media Pt 4: Carbon Messaging
Ecolabeling – Bridging The Gap
Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels

The "Energy Star" label is extremely or very important to 68 percent of consumers, according to the fourth EcoPinion Survey from ...

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Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas
Half of U.S. Companies Going Green
64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business
Wood Key Cards To Debut During DNC

Wood Key Cards To Debut During DNC

Sustainable Cards, producer of wood hotel key cards, says their cards will debut in Denver hotels during the Democratic National Convention. Sustainable ...

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SMEs and the Environment
Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia
GM Shows Off Volt Production Model…Kind Of
The Bottom Line

Marketing

Automakers Introduce ‘EcoDriving’ Program

Ad Agency To Timberland: Environmental Causes Distracting From Products

Neenah Paper To Use Biomass At Whiting Mill

Emissions

In UK, Exporting Recovered Plastic Bottles, Paper To China Cuts Emissions

Environmental Supply Chain Planning – Expanding Accountability

CCX Trades RGGI Contracts

Hi-Tech

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Oracle CIO Mark Sunday On Project Sequoia

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

Efficiency

Blues Plans Incorporate Green Buildings & Policies

Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program

IBM Launches ‘Green Sigma’ Consulting Service

Manufacturing

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011

Green Efforts Hampered by Broken Supply Chains

Recycling and Reuse Programs Top List Of Manufacturers Green Investments

Carbon Offsets/RECs

American Assets Plans To Beat 2030 Challenge

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions

NY To Regulate GHG Emissions

CSR Reports

Most Companies Skip Getting CSR Reports Assured

Campbell’s Cuts 1.5 Million Gallons of Water Per Day

KB Home To Build Only Energy Star Standard Homes

Major Players

Google & G.E. Want Cheaper Renewable Energy

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube

Marriott To List Green Actions Of Individual Hotels

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