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Scrambling to Go Green
Cadbury eggs will come with less packaging |
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19 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:16 AM on 19 Feb 2008 Cadbury Schweppes, the maker of the Easter season's omnipresent sugar-yolk-in-a-chocolate-shell, has unveiled an alleged "eco-egg." No, the goopy white innards aren't organic; no, the chocolate isn't fair trade. The "eco" aspect comes merely from the eggs being sold unboxed, reducing packaging waste. So which came first, the greenwashing or the egg? sources: The Guardian, BBC ... |
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| Topics: business, food, greening biz operations, greenwashing, news, waste (all these topics) |
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Business weak
MBA students do care about green issues, contrary to BusinessWeek article |
Guest author |
15 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay from Alex Roth, an MBA, attorney, and writer in Washington, D.C. ----- Photo: iStockphoto Do today's MBA students care about the environment? You'd answer 'no' if you took seriously a January BusinessWeek article by Derek Thompson, which was based on a recently released study by the communications consulting firm Hill & Knowlton. BusinessWeek is an authoritative publication, with the largest U.S. circulation of ... |
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| Topics: business, green jobs, greening biz operations (all these topics) |
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That Was Easy
Staples cuts off contracts with paper supplier over eco-concerns |
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08 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 7:38 AM on 08 Feb 2008 This is spiffy, so allow us to Post-it: Office supply giant Staples has cut off all contracts with gigantic Asia Pulp & Paper, citing concern that APP feeds Indonesian and Chinese rainforest into its pulp mills. In recent years, other businesses including Office Depot have quit dealings with APP over environmental concerns, but Staples had stuck with 'em. Now, though, Staples' Vic ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, news, rainforests (all these topics) |
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Boogie Woogie Google Boy
An interview with Google's green energy czar, Bill Weihl |
Amanda Griscom Little |
07 Feb 2008 |
Grist Feature |
| The phrase "to Google" has become synonymous with "to search." But soon it may connote something altogether different: "to green." That is, if the internet titan can successfully pull off its latest world-changing endeavor. Bill Weihl. In late 2007, the dot-com giant announced its intention to make renewable energy cheaper than coal. The RE<C pro ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon neutral, carbon offsets, coal, energy, energy efficiency, greening biz operations, greenish companies, interview, renewable energy, solar thermal power (all these topics) |
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But three of its stores have skylights. How bad could it be?
Don't let Wal-Mart's greenish diversions distract you |
Guest author |
05 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay by Alex Goldschmidt, online editor at Wal-Mart Watch.----- Photo: Lone Primate Wal-Mart has been trying its hardest to distract its environmental critics. In a carefully orchestrated act of diversion, the company shows off its skylights and light bulb sales. In doing so, Wal-Mart has managed to draw attention away from the other, deeper environmental problems lying at the heart of the company's business model. Wal-Mart's ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Gettin' Bizzy
Companies are greening but progress is limited, says report |
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30 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:54 PM on 30 Jan 2008 Hardly a day goes by without some U.S. company touting its green credentials, but don't get too optimistic about corporate eco-friendliness. Consulting company Greener Media studied companies' performance on 20 economic and environmental indicators, from alternative-fuel vehicles to telecommuting to pesticide use, and has published the results in a new 65-page report. Only eight of the 20 ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, news (all these topics) |
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Scott Glee
Wal-Mart CEO outlines lofty green goals |
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24 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:44 PM on 24 Jan 2008 Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott made a big ol' speech yesterday spelling out ambitious social, health, and environmental goals for the retail behemoth. Wal-Mart will work with other retailers to boost industry-wide green standards, said Scott, and, within five years, Wal-Mart suppliers will be required to meet stringent environmental standards -- and may even be paid more to do so. The company wants to double its sales o ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, progress, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Great Scott
Wal-Mart CEO lays out ambitious social and environmental goals for his company |
David Roberts |
24 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Yesterday, Wal-Mart CEO gave a fairly amazing speech, assessing the company's progress on its social and environmental goals and laying out some extremely ambitious plans for the future. A taste: He then laid out sweeping plans for the company on several health and environmental issues, and he hinted that even more ambitious goals might be on the horizon. Mr. Scott said, for instance, that Wal-Mart is talking to leaders of the automobile industry about selling el ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, greening biz operations, renewable energy, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Wherefore Art Thou, Romeoville?
Wal-Mart will open more-efficient stores |
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16 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:38 PM on 16 Jan 2008 Wal-Mart -- ah, always Wal-Mart -- has plans to open four stores that "will operate at a level that's 25 percent more efficient than a traditional Wal-Mart supercenter," according to a representative. The chain, which has a goal of someday having all of its 2,400 U.S. stores reach that level of efficiency, is using tricks it learned from experimental stores in Texas and Colorado. ... |
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| Topics: business, green building, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Making Change
World's largest banks ranked on their climate commitment |
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11 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 9:09 AM on 11 Jan 2008 The world's banks are starting to recognize the threat of climate change, but could certainly do more, says a new report from Ceres, a coalition of investors and green groups pushing corporate sustainability. The group ranked 40 of the world's largest publicly traded banks on their green (the climate kind, not the money kind). Some results were encouraging -- 28 banks have calculated their gr ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, news (all these topics) |
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Hoop Dreams
Newest Air Jordan shoe will be made to sustainable standards, says Nike |
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09 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:08 PM on 09 Jan 2008 The 23rd version of Nike's iconic Air Jordan basketball shoe was designed with sustainability in mind, says the company. The Air Jordan XX3 will be manufactured with some recyclable materials and without solvent-based glues, while still meeting the performance standards demanded by pro-ball endorsers such as Chris Paul and Ray Allen. The shoe is still manufactured in Asia, and cr ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, green products, greening biz operations, news, sports (all these topics) |
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Search: Engine
Ford Motor Co. unveils greener engine |
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07 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 5:22 PM on 07 Jan 2008 Ford Motor Co. has unveiled a new engine technology with the unsubtle name of EcoBoost. Ford folks say the engine, which comes in both four-cylinder and six-cylinder, will deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy, reduce CO2 emissions by 15 percent, pay for itself in fuel savings in less than three years, and, of course, not compromise driving performance. The company hopes to have EcoBoost engines in 500, ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, fuel efficiency, greening biz operations, news (all these topics) |
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All Charged Up
Consumer electronics event showcases green products |
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07 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 2:02 PM on 07 Jan 2008 The annual Consumer Electronics Show kicked off in Las Vegas last night with tech products both glitzy and green. Laptop cases made from corn instead of petroleum products are on display, as well as devices that help electronics only suck electricity when being used, universal chargers, easily recyclable batteries, and solar-powered cell phone speakers. Sessions include "Evolving Environment ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, news, tech (all these topics) |
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Gary Hirshberg
Yogurt CEO blazes green path |
David Roberts |
07 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Check out Joel Makower on Gary Hirshberg, founder and head of Stonyfield Yogurt. Stonyfield was bought by French food conglomerate Danone last year, at which I point my kneejerk dirty hippie-ism kicked in and I assumed they'd sold out. Apparently not, though: All of which further empowered Hirshberg to pursue, and align, his dual missions of commerce and environmental sustainability. His $300 million-a-year company built with almost no traditional advertising ... |
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| Topics: business, food, greening biz operations (all these topics) |
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Brit's Eye View: A shift in business attitudes?
Six insights on the business trend toward sustainability |
Peter Madden |
28 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Peter Madden, chief executive of Forum for the Future, writes a monthly column for Gristmill on sustainability in the U.K. and Europe. Forum for the Future recently asked a selection of top business and branding folk to give us the lowdown on the recent trend toward sustainable business. The gurus included Rita Clifton of Interbrand, Stuart Hart of Cornell University, William Kramer of the World Resources Institute, and Jonathon Porritt of Forum for the Future. I ha ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, United Kingdom (all these topics) |
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Jewell in the Crown
REI chief Sally Jewell on sustainability, shoes, and sedentary schoolkids |
Sarah van Schagen |
18 Dec 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| The statuesque athlete sitting across the table has just handed me her shoe. As I examine it, she begins to point out the various fibers used in its construction and tells me about the manufacturer's sustainable practices. Clearly, this is a woman who is well aware of her footprint. Sally Jewell. Dressed in casual pants and a blue fleece jacket, Sally Jewell doesn't nece ... |
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| Topics: business, consumerism, ecological footprint, greening biz operations, shopping (all these topics) |
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Sears of Joy
Sears and KMart will phase out PVC, Wal-Mart accused of eco-naughtiness |
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13 Dec 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:36 PM on 13 Dec 2007 Big-box behemoths Sears and Kmart have agreed to phase out nasty plastic PVC from all products in their 3,800 stores. While admirable, the announcement merely makes those stores the lemmings of PVC abandonment; IKEA, Wal-Mart, and Target have all previously agreed to go PVC-free. In other big-box news, the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency has accused Wal-Mart of sour ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, greenish companies, logging, news, shopping, toxics, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Remake a Living: Sustained growth
Job market sees growing demand for sustainability managers |
Kevin Doyle |
04 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Way back before the turn of the century (when we partied like it was 1999), I could count the number of real "sustainability managers" on my fingers and toes and still have a couple of digits left over. What a difference a decade makes. Today, I see new job postings every week for sustainability directors, managers, coordinators, and related staff people. Who's hiring? Any institution that has a large number of people and a physical infrastructure that in ... |
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Nipping Energy Use in the Spud
Frito-Lay hopes to manufacture eco-friendly potato chips |
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15 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 3:31 PM on 15 Nov 2007 You know it's crunch time when a potato-chip factory goes green. A Frito-Lay factory in Arizona has plans to produce, yes, carbon-neutral potato chips: sliced, fried, seasoned, and bagged in a plant nearly entirely off-grid and powered with renewable fuels. The company's Casa Grande plant will make do in its desert locale by recycling water, and will advertise that it's using ... |
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| Topics: business, food, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news (all these topics) |
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It's the PC Thing to Do
Kansas, Minnesota pledge to green up government computer systems |
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09 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 7:29 AM on 09 Nov 2007 Think of states that are environmental frontrunners, and Kansas and Minnesota may not leap immediately to mind. But it's those two that are taking the lead in reducing energy use from government computer systems. Teaming up with the industry-backed Climate Savers Computing Initiative, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) -- whose states each ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, Kansas, Minnesota, news, politics, state politics, tech (all these topics) |
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On Target
Big-box store Target will phase out PVC |
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06 Nov 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 9:16 AM on 06 Nov 2007 Big-box store Target is right on the mark with plans to phase out nasty plastic polyvinyl chloride. The store that we like to pronounce "Tar-zhay" has announced that it will aim to detox the packaging of its table linen stock by spring and try to find PVC alternatives for all toys by next fall. It also said all of its own brands of children's lunch boxes and utensils are already PVC-free. The reasons to ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, news, parenting, shopping, toxics (all these topics) |
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Introducing Auden Schendler: Part I
On those quotes in Businessweek's 'Little Green Lies' |
Joseph Romm |
30 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| This post is by guest blogger Auden Schendler, executive director for Community and Environmental Responsibility at the Aspen Skiing Company. Named a 'Climate Crusader' in Time magazine's 2006 special issue on climate change, Auden once worked for Amory Lovins at the Rocky Mountain Institute. You can read his full bio here. Auden has unique insights into the difficulties of corporate sustainability in the absence of government leadership and a price for carbon. - ... |
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| Topics: energy, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, business (all these topics) |
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Yahoo! goes carbon neutral
Web company announces selection of offset projects |
David Roberts |
22 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Back in April, Yahoo! announced that it will be going carbon neutral in 2007, and pledged to be entirely transparent about the process. They acknowledged the controversy around offsets: We know carbon neutrality isn't without controversy. And it's honestly deserved if companies and individuals don't first make an effort to find direct ways to reduce their impact. We'll continue to be vigilant about cutting ours, looking for creative ways to power our faciliti ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon neutral, carbon offsets, greening biz operations, websites (all these topics) |
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Garbage Can Do
Largest U.S. garbage hauler greens operations |
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12 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:40 PM on 12 Oct 2007 Strange but true: Our trash is going green. The nation's largest garbage hauler and landfill operator, Waste Management Inc., has announced plans to make its operations more eco-friendly. The company hopes to double its landfill methane-to-electricity production by 2020, boost the fuel efficiency of its fleet by 15 percent by 2020, process more recyclables, and set aside more land for wildlife habitat. ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, news, waste (all these topics) |
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What a Revelation
Publisher will produce first eco-friendly Bible |
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09 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 1:42 PM on 09 Oct 2007 Coming soon to a hotel room near you: the first green Bible, expected to hit the scene later this month from publisher Thomas Nelson. The Charles F. Stanley Life Principles Daily Bible -- which perhaps includes the 11th commandment "Thou shalt be principled"? -- will be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and contain recycled fiber. Says Tyson Miller of the Green Press Initiative ... |
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| Topics: books, business, green living, greening biz operations, news, religion and spirituality (all these topics) |
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