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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 ...

Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation

Toyota Executive Calls for More Cooperation
Toyota executive Bob Carter called for greater cooperation among automakers and suppliers as the auto industry faces new regulatory ...

RILA to Launch EPA Sustainability Web Portal

RILA to Launch EPA Sustainability Web Portal
The Retail Industry Leaders Association announced that a Web portal on environmental sustainability and compliance issues will be ...

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

Lite-On Tech to Reduce CO2 Emissions 10% by 2011
Lite-On Technology Corp., the world's largest maker of casings for mobile phones, announced it will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 10 ...

Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas

Green Retailers Six Key Focus Areas
The top actions on the green retail agenda align with the strategic decision to take a holistic approach to all aspects of ...

SMEs and the Environment

SMEs and the Environment
A Telegraph Business Club Video MasterClass by Guy Beaudin the Head of Solutions for PC World Business on SMEs and the environment....

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 ...

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team

Fairchild Semiconductor Expands ‘Green’ Effort with Global Team
Fairchild Semiconductor has formed a global Energy and Environmental Design Team to identify energy-conservation projects at its major manufacturing ...

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 ...

64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business

64% Of Decision Makers Say Green Image Is Good For Business
Nearly two thirds (64%) of business technology decision makers think that being perceived as "green" is good for business and their image, ...

Corporate Boards Paying Attention To Environmental Issues

Corporate Boards Paying Attention To Environmental Issues
About 25 percent of Fortune 500 companies now have a board committee overseeing environmental issues, compared with fewer than ...

Reputational Impact Of CSR Partnerships

Reputational Impact Of CSR Partnerships
A 2004 Cone study on corporate citizenship suggests a positive effect when NGOs partner with corporations, but ...

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 ...

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives

North Face Announces more Green Initiatives
The North Face is celebrating its 40th anniversary by celebrating mother nature, and is coming out with a ...

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 ...

Herman Miller Sees 32% ROI in Energy Efficiency Investments

Herman Miller Sees 32% ROI in Energy Efficiency Investments
Herman Miller's investments in areas such as energy efficiency have resulted in a 32 percent rate of return according ...

The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’

The Media’s Key Role in ‘Greenwashing Washout’
With corporations on the sustainability bandwagon, the media has hitched along for the ride. Influential newscasts celebrate breakthroughs in eco-friendly buildings and ...

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.  ...

Execs Say U.S. Needs Way to Curb Emissions

Execs Say U.S. Needs Way to Curb Emissions
Two U.S executives told a congressional panel that the country should encourage investment in efficiency and address climate change, ...

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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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