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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 ...

Blues Plans Incorporate Green Buildings & Policies

Blues Plans Incorporate Green Buildings & Policies
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Highmark have plans to employ ...

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 ...

Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program

Commercial Kitchens Get Green Certification Program
FoodServiceWarehouse.com launched its Going Green Program this week. The program, which also offers green certification, aims to help ...

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 ...

IBM Launches ‘Green Sigma’ Consulting Service

IBM Launches ‘Green Sigma’ Consulting Service
IBM recently announced its new service "Green Sigma," which combines the company's CSR consulting service with Lean ...

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, ...

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 ...

Honda Prices New Hybrid Lower Than Prius

Honda Prices New Hybrid Lower Than Prius
A top Honda executive recently told AP (via Newsday), that the company's new gas-electric hybrid will cost less than Toyota's Prius ...

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life

IBM Launches Eco Data Center in Second Life
Visitors who want to check out IBM's latest eco-data center will have to do so as an avatar ...

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....

“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 ...

93% Of Home Buyers Won’t Pay More For Green Features

93% Of Home Buyers Won’t Pay More For Green Features
Ninety-three percent of all home buyers, both nationally and in the New York metro area, are not willing to pay more for ...

Bangladesh Turns Plastic Bottles Into Export Industry

Bangladesh Turns Plastic Bottles Into Export Industry
Bangladeshis are making a living from recycling plastic bottles, turning it into an export industry for South Asian nations, Reuters reports. Bangladesh exports ...

Europe’s Sports Car Makers Feel Endangered by New Regulations

Europe’s Sports Car Makers Feel Endangered by New Regulations
While European giant car makers are battling with environmentalist and lawmakers over emissions curbs, classic European sports cars like ...

Ikea To Sell Solar Panels

Ikea To Sell Solar Panels
Ikea plans to invest about $77 million into clean-technology startups over the next five years, with the goal of ...

Sustainable Designers Speak Up

Sustainable Designers Speak Up
Nest recently held their 2nd designer discussion "Design with a conscious". with a packed house, three product designers spoke about their ...

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 ...

Innocent Smoothies Accused of Green Washing

Innocent Smoothies Accused of Green Washing
Innocent Smoothies, a company at the leading edge of the green revolution, has been accused by environmental groups of ...

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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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