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Automakers Introduce ‘EcoDriving’ Program

Automakers Introduce ‘EcoDriving’ Program
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers recently introduced “EcoDriving,” a nationwide effort to help consumers save money, reduce ...

Ad Agency To Timberland: Environmental Causes Distracting From Products

Ad Agency To Timberland: Environmental Causes Distracting From Products
Timberland’s new ad agency, Leagas Delaney, has told the company that its promotion of environmental causes is distracting from ...

Neenah Paper To Use Biomass At Whiting Mill

Neenah Paper To Use Biomass At Whiting Mill
Construction is underway at Neenah Paper's largest mill to build a biomass fuel system that will convert wood and ...

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 ...

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube

Big Brands Tout Social Consciences On YouTube
Companies are increasingly turning to YouTube to show that they are concerned about issues such as renewable energy, climate ...

Marriott To List Green Actions Of Individual Hotels

Marriott To List Green Actions Of Individual Hotels
Marriott recently told Economically Sound it will be publishing the hotel chain's environmental policies on their Web site ...

ConAgra Cuts 8 Million Pounds of Plastic Waste

ConAgra Cuts 8 Million Pounds of Plastic Waste
ConAgra Foods announced this week that it is incorporating between 30 to 40 percent post-consumer recycled plastic in ...

Sam’s Club Markets Solar Panels, Energy Efficient Products

Sam’s Club Markets Solar Panels, Energy Efficient Products
Sam's Club will market solar panels at nine Southern California Clubs-- Corona, Murrieta, Glendora, Ontario, La Habra, Chino, ...

Tesco Saves 2 Billion Plastic Bags

Tesco Saves 2 Billion Plastic Bags
Tesco recently announced it has saved 2 billion plastic bags in about two years without adding a bag ...

NAD Tells Clorox to Clean Up Ads

NAD Tells Clorox to Clean Up Ads
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus recently told Clorox Company to discontinue or modify ...

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 ...

ASA: Shell Environmental Claims Violate Advertising Rules

ASA: Shell Environmental Claims Violate Advertising Rules
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell violated advertising rules by claiming in a ...

GM Shows Off Volt Production Model…Kind Of

GM Shows Off Volt Production Model…Kind Of
General Motors has released photos of the production version of the Chevrolet Volt, or at least its headlight....

More Consumers ‘Precycling’

More Consumers ‘Precycling’
A new trend called “precycling” is growing among eco-conscious consumers, according to the Intelligence Group, Brandweek.com reports. With increase ...

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions

Wal-Mart Facing Tough Green Questions
Wal-Mart has been taking strides to green its brand, installing solar panels on its roof tops, reshaping ...

“Green” Customers Save Money at HSBC Bank Canada

“Green” Customers Save Money at HSBC Bank Canada
As part of HSBC Bank Canada's month-long green campaign, it will offer Fee Free Checking to encourages customers ...

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 ...

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’

Patagonia Campagn Asks Customers to ‘Vote the Environment’
Patagonia launched its Vote The Environment campaign this week, in advance of the presidential election this November. ...

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions

Over Half Of Consumers Factor Green Record Into Buying Decisions
Close to all American consumers (90%) believe that acting in an environmentally responsible way is important, but feel corporations hold most of ...

Not So Easy Bringing Green Products To Market

Not So Easy Bringing Green Products To Market
Stacey Griffin, founder of Aqua2Go, which sells boxed water, is finding that labeling a product green is often fraught ...

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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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