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For Whom the Dell Toils
Chastised by bloggers, Dell aims to cut down on waste |
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09 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:33 PM on 09 May 2008 To paraphrase Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of loud, critical bloggers can change Dell's packaging M.O." OK, that's a bit of a stretch -- and we won't go so far as to say "Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." But photos published on the internet during Earth Week of a tiny flash drive arriving to a customer in a giant box provoked enough outc ... |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, progress, tech, waste (all these topics) |
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Be Like Nike
Big biz ranked on greenness |
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07 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:47 PM on 07 May 2008 Takeaways from a new ranking of eco-friendly practices in big biz: Consumer companies are getting greener, but there's plenty of ground to gain. In its second annual scorecard, nonprofit Climate Counts ranked 56 companies on their measurement, reduction, and disclosure of greenhouse gases. Eighty-four percent of the companies scored higher this year than they did in 2007, but the average score was still only 40 out of a p ... |
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| Topics: business, climate, green living, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, shopping (all these topics) |
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RE: Turn on investments
Finding jobs at the Ceres conference |
Kevin Doyle |
06 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, green jobs, greening biz operations, greenish companies, progress (all these topics) |
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Greening the Green
Private equity firm and green group partner up |
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01 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 1:06 PM on 01 May 2008 The Environmental Defense Fund has struck a first-of-its-kind "green portfolio" deal with gigantic private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The partnership plans to develop tools to measure and improve the environmental performance of KKR'S U.S. companies, with metrics including energy efficiency, greenhouse-gas emissions, water consumption, and toxic waste. KKR has more than $185 bi ... |
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| Topics: business, Environmental Defense Fund, greening biz operations, investing, news (all these topics) |
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Green strings
Let's make all jobs greener with 'climate quality standards' |
Guest author |
01 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Van Jones, greening biz operations, climate, green jobs, business (all these topics) |
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A REDtime story
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Sean Casten |
22 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: greening biz operations, shameless self-promotion, energy, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Chipotle Mexican Grill goes green (i.e., local)!
The burrito giant buys pork from celebrity farmer Joel Salatin |
Tom Philpott |
28 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: local food, industrial ag, sustainable ag, Virginia, food, greening biz operations (all these topics) |
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Commute conundrum
Should emissions from employee commutes be included in company GHG inventories? |
Guest author |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, cars, climate, greenhouse-gas emissions, greening biz operations, public transportation (all these topics) |
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The Fine Print
Software calculates eco-impact of printers and copiers |
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26 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:54 PM on 26 Mar 2008 Xerox is offering a new software calculator to help companies reduce the energy suckage of printers, copiers, and other newfangled technology. The calculator will consider factors including type of print cartridge, print color, speed, number of pages printed per month, and Energy Star rating, then create bar graphs demonstrating energy consumption, greenhouse gases, and solid waste produced fr ... |
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| Topics: business, energy, energy efficiency, greening biz operations, news, tech (all these topics) |
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Mind Your Business
NYT offers special section on green biz |
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26 Mar 2008 |
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| Posted at 10:36 AM on 26 Mar 2008 The Sierra Club is embarking on its first product endorsement, putting its logo on Clorox's new Green Works cleaning products. Various businesses are aiming to bypass carbon neutrality and move straight on into carbon negativity. These and more stories show up in a New York Times "Business of Green" section Wednesday, which covers the green-biz gamut, from companies trying to manufacture safer ... |
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| Topics: business, carbon neutral, climate, energy, green jobs, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, Sierra Club, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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The Company He Keeps
An interview with eco-certification expert Michael Conroy |
Katharine Wroth |
07 Mar 2008 |
Grist Feature |
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| Topics: books, business, consumerism, green products, greening biz operations, interview, shopping, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Hit 'Em Where It Hurts
Chinese bosses could see salary cuts for water pollution |
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27 Feb 2008 |
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| Posted at 3:47 PM on 27 Feb 2008 China is considering a law that would cut a head honcho's income by up to half if his or her company was found to be "directly responsible for causing severe water pollution incidents." From the Archives Good Luck, Little Buddy. Renewable-energy bill passes House, likely to be short-lived. Time Is Money. Daylight-saving time leads to higher energy ... |
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| Topics: business, China, greening biz operations, legislation, news, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Wal-Mart wants your cleantech ideas
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David Roberts |
27 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: business, greening biz operations, tech, Wal-Mart (all these topics) |
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Scrambling to Go Green
Cadbury eggs will come with less packaging |
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19 Feb 2008 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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Hoop Dreams
Newest Air Jordan shoe will be made to sustainable standards, says Nike |
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09 Jan 2008 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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