Method ‘Green’ Household Cleaners Try to Take Market Share from Clorox
Method’s “green” household cleaning products made from non-toxic, plant-based materials have made their way onto the shelves of dozens of retailers including Target, Whole Foods and Lowe’s, reports...
View ArticleGearing Up for a $40 Trillion ‘Green’ Tech Boom
Patrick Dixon, Chair of the Nordic Business Awards at the London Stock Exchange, speaks about the economic impact of the movement toward all things “green” and “sustainable.” The awards, in March 2010,...
View ArticleBath & Body Works HQ to Save $140K After Retrofit
After an energy and water-efficiency retrofit of its headquarters building, Bath & Body Works expects to save about $140,000 a year, said Robin Hoffman, a spokeswoman for Limited Brands, which owns...
View ArticleRetail Ring Lower for Eco-Label Wines
In something of a paradox in green marketing, a study of California wine prices shows that bottles carrying an eco-label tend to bring about 7 percent less at the register. The average price for...
View ArticleCarbon Fraud Revealed Down Under
Prime Carbon, an Australian producer and seller of carbon credits, has been accused of making misleading claims on its Web site and in other marketing materials, reports the Sydney Morning Herald....
View ArticleMajor National Homebuilders Launch ‘Green’ Lines
Lennar and KB Home, two prominent national home builders, have launched energy and water-efficient home lines that they are marketing as “green,” reports EcoHome Magazine. Lennar‘s launch of its...
View ArticleWraps Taken Off All-electric Commercial Pickup/Delivery Van
Over the past year, Enova and Freightliner have been testing a 120 kilowatt all-electric drive system with several chassis platforms, but now they are ready to accelerate plans to serve corporate...
View ArticleRoundup: Avatar, Fuel Cells, Republican Governors
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear SSM Exemption Case Environmental Protection Political ads: new weapon in U.S. climate change war? Reuters California Utility Regulators Not Quite Ready for Fuel Cells NY...
View ArticleKraft Foods Yields Big Savings from Small Environmental Changes in Global...
By making, in some cases, small changes to add efficiency its offices including the installation of motion-activated lighting and more efficient plumbing fixtures, and encouraging its employees to be...
View ArticlePort Authority Launches Clean Truck Program at the Port of NY/NJ
Aimed at reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, the Port Authority and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched a financial incentive program to replace up to 636 of the...
View ArticleSolazyme, Unilever Partner on Algal Oil-Based Personal Care Products
Solazyme, a renewable oil and bioproducts company, has inked a research and development deal with Unilever to develop an algae-based oil that can be used in its soaps and other personal care products....
View ArticleHow to Measure the ROI of Your Sustainability, CSR Efforts
Environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) among businesses are no longer “nice to have” ideologies. They are important parts of a company’s overall growth strategy. A...
View ArticleLoblaw Launches Four Rooftop Solar Pilot Projects
As part of the company’s effort to reduce its carbon footprint through the use of renewable energy, Loblaw has launched a rooftop solar pilot project at four stores in Ontario –Ajax, Orleans, Toronto...
View ArticleBurt’s Bees On Employee Waste Reduction Education
Burt’s Bees shows how it taught employees about waste reduction by going digging through their own dumpsters.
View ArticleCarlson Hotels Certifying Asia-Pacific Hotels to EarthCheck Status
Carlson Hotels plans to put the majority of its Asia-Pacific hotels through the EarthCheck certification program, according to a press release. The EarthCheck program is run by EC3 Global, a certifier...
View ArticleLEED Support Slips Again in Construction Industry
Nearly 93 percent of design and construction professionals continue to endorse green building despite the recession, according to a new green building survey. The survey also finds that support for the...
View ArticleVP-level CSR Jobs Up, Even as All Postings Fell 68% From Q3 08 to Q3 09
Job postings related to corporate social responsibility tumbled 68 percent from the third quarter of 2008 to 2009, according to a recent report. But behind the numbers is a rising trend of...
View ArticleSuppliers Push Medical OEMs Toward Eco-Friendly Plastics
The medical device industry has been slow to incorporate biodegradable, bio-based or recycled plastics in their designs primarily due to cost, regulatory concerns, minimal selection and a lack of...
View ArticleUnited Natural Foods DC Gets Lift from Hydrogen Fuel Cells
United Natural Foods will adopt hydrogen fuel cell technology to power the lift truck fleet at its Sarasota, Fla., distribution center. Once implemented, the project is expected to save about 640,000...
View ArticleRoundup: Tropicana, ClearLite, Marks & Spencer
Big auto and EU face off over green van targets Reuters Executive Departures at Clean Energy Firms NY Times ClearLite to Launch Several New Efficient Lighting Products Business Wire Marks & Spencer...
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