IBIE’s BEST Program Taps Sustainability Leaders
The International Baking Industry Exposition has identified sustainability as one of the industry’s top priorities. As such, the IBIE committee launched an initiative to recognize suppliers that foster...
View ArticleFrito-Lay Yanks SunChips’ Compostable Bag To Fix ‘Noise Level’
While Frito-Lay works to develop a next-generation compostable bag, it’s transitioning most SunChip flavors back to traditional packaging. SunChips Original snacks will remain in the current 100%...
View ArticleThieves Fuel Up on Restaurant Grease
From New Jersey to North Carolina, thieves are stealing used cooking oil as competition begins to heat up to pickup and resell cooking oil for biofuels, according to USA Today. And the stakes are...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless Offers Easy Way to Recycle Old Phones
Verizon Wireless has launched a wireless device trade-in program that offers customers from any wireless carrier an easy way to recycle old devices and earn a gift card if the product retains any...
View ArticleFCC Flip-Flops on Cell Phone Guidance
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has changed its guidance on a long-standing recommendation that consumers buy wireless phones with lower levels of radiation emissions, reports The...
View ArticleRoundup – Ford, GE, Carrier
Ford joins in researching algae for vehicle fuel USA Today GE Buys Calnetix Unit to Get Power From Wasted Heat, Tap $1 Billion Market Bloomberg Carrier Launches AdvanTE3C Solutions Center Construction...
View ArticleShipping Industry Fails to Agree on Emissions Cuts
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has failed to agree on proposals for technical and operational measures to cut carbon emissions at last week’s marine environment protection committee...
View ArticleGE Tops Climate Innovation Index, Berkshire Hathaway Ranks Last
General Electric has edged out Ford and Intel to take the top spot in Maplecroft’s Climate Innovation Index U.S. 100, while Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway comes in last, reports Bloomberg. Ranked...
View ArticleIn Packaging Sustainability, Half a Tree is Better than None
On my way to work every morning, I pass a tree which appears to have suffered a lightning strike, and I admit I have questioned why anyone would leave such a disfigured, “half a tree” standing in an...
View ArticleIntel Sees ‘Green’ in Home Energy Market
As part of its efforts to take a big bite out of the smart grid pie, Intel has unveiled a reference design for a home energy management device at the West Coast Green Conference. Intel’s Atom...
View ArticleScientists Study Ancient Seeds Resistant To Drought, Heat
Scientists have discovered that ancient wheat varieties can resist the drought and heat of today’s weather conditions, Reuters reports. They are crossing the plants with other strains to grow maize and...
View ArticleTop Public Companies Cause One-Third of the World’s Environmental Damage
The estimated cost of global environmental damage caused by human activity in 2008 is $6.6 trillion, which is equivalent to 11 percent of global GDP, according to a study released by the UN-backed...
View ArticleRoundup – Tim Hortons, Green Mountain Coffee, Cape Wind
Researchers find fuel in Tim’s coffee cups CTV News GE’s Next Generation Cooling Water Technology Brings Cost and Water Savings to Industrial Users Sun Herald Design for Reuse Primer: Inspiration for...
View ArticleEnvironmental Policy Roundup – 10/5/2010
Plastics Manufacturer Fine Ordered to Comply with Hazardous Waste Laws and Pay Civil Penalties The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Complaint and Compliance Order against Hudson Color...
View ArticleCargill CSR: Falls Short of Energy Efficiency, GHG Intensity Reduction Goals
Cargill shows mixed results in meeting its 2010 environmental goals, according to the company’s 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report. The company improved its energy efficiency (per unit of production)...
View ArticleUN Estimates Annual Global Environmental Costs Equal $6 Trillion
Environmental damage caused by human activity in 2008 was estimated to be $6.6 trillion, equivalent to 11% of global GDP, calculates a United Nations study released today. Global in scope and covering...
View ArticleHara Energy Management SW Upgrade Improves Supply Chain, Mandatory Reporting,...
The latest upgrade to Hara’s environmental and energy management software solution enables organizations to better manage and optimize their energy and natural resource reductions across supply chains...
View ArticleSupply Chain Management Market to Hit $8.5 Billion by 2015
From 2010 to 2015, the global Supply Chain Management market is projected to increase from $5.90 billion to $8.55 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights, which focuses on sustainable...
View ArticleIBM Plays ‘Smart’ Games
IBM has unveiled CityOne, a Smarter Planet interactive simulation game that is designed to help business and civic leaders make their cities and industries smarter by solving real-world business,...
View ArticleGNC Cuts Energy, Paper Use Across all Stores, HQ
GNC’s environmental initiatives have yielded reductions in energy use at its Pittsburgh headquarters and across its 2600+ company-owned stores in the U.S. and Canada, together with reductions in paper...
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