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ComEd Creates 'Smart Grid Innovation' Corridor Near Chicago
By GreenBiz Staff, September 02, 2010
The company, a subsidiary of utility giant Exelon, launched what it is calling a "Smart Grid Innovation Corridor" in 10 Northern Illinois communities where there are already smart...
Nescafé Targets Coffee Sustainability with $350M Investment
By GreenBiz Staff, September 02, 2010
Nestlé is investing nearly $350 million over the next decade to expand its reach into sustainable coffee farming, make its factories more efficient and reduce its packaging. Beyond...
New Rainforest Alliance Standard Targets Cattle Farming
By GreenBiz Staff, September 01, 2010
The Rainforest Alliance has launched a new certification aimed at helping cattle farms improve their environmental and social performance....
Concerns Arise Over Sudden Changes to Calif. Chemical Review Panel
By GreenBiz Staff, September 01, 2010
Five of the nine members on a panel that reviews chemicals and helped get diesel emissions labeled as toxic have been dismissed. Those that have been hoping to see turnover on the panel say it's a...
France Injects $1.7B Into Renewables, Green Chemistry, Carbon Capture
By GreenBiz Staff, August 31, 2010
France's Environment and Energy Management Agency has launched a program to pump €1.35 billion ($1.71 billion) into green chemistry, solar and other renewable power, biofuel and carbon...
SF Hits Waste-Reduction Target Two Years Early
By GreenBiz Staff, August 30, 2010
Recycling and composting helped San Francisco divert 77 percent of its garbage from landfills in 2008, which it hailed as a national record and the highest of any city in the U.S....
Employees Losing Confidence in Companies' Green Commitments
By GreenBiz Staff, August 26, 2010
The monthly Green Confidence Index shows that employers are losing ground among  major institutions' green commitments , while confidence in other institutions is holding steady....
Recovery Act Keeps U.S. on Clean Energy Path
By GreenBiz Staff, August 26, 2010
The Recovery Act has kept the country on track to halve the cost of solar power and has helped lay the foundation to double renewable energy generation and renewable equipment manufacturing in the...
Cintas' Recyclable Shirt Made from Plastic Bottles, 'Eco-Charcoal'
By GreenBiz Staff, August 25, 2010
Used Full Circle Eco Polo shirts can be sent back to the company to be repurposed for other uses, which Cintas said is new for the uniform market....
Rechargeable Fabric Batteries to Charge the Army of the Future
By GreenBiz Staff, August 25, 2010
A team working on lithium-ion battery technologies that can be poured into any shape or woven into fabrics reported progress in using a non-harmful virus to develop high-efficiency rechargeable...

Kyocera's Edible 'Green Curtains' Take a Bite Out of Energy Use
By GreenBiz Staff, August 24, 2010
Kyocera Group has planted edible "green curtains" stretching thousands of feet across facilities in Japan, Thailand and Brazil in a bid to keep its buildings cool and greenhouse gas...
Royal Caribbean Charts Incremental Progress on Cruise Ship Impacts
By GreenBiz Staff, August 24, 2010
Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, the world's second largest cruise operator, has cut fuel consumption by about 4 percent with better designed ships, smarter sailing practices and energy efficiency...
NetApp, As You Sow and More Lauded for Product Stewardship
By GreenBiz Staff, August 20, 2010
A data storage company that takes backs and recycles its customers' old products and a reusable bag maker are among the winners of the latest California Stewardship Arrow Awards from the...
Edinburgh Scientists Tap Whiskey to Make Biofuel
By GreenBiz Staff, August 19, 2010
It's said "What whiskey won't cure, there's no cure for." Scientists in Scotland applied that adage to alternative fuel and brewed up biofuel made from whiskey byproducts....
Mohawk Sets 2020 Green Goals with First Sustainability Report
By GreenBiz Staff, August 18, 2010
Flooring company Mohawk Industries is aiming to reduce by 25 percent the intensity of its energy and water use along with its greenhouse gas emissions and the amount of landfill waste it creates...
Sunny Delight Goes Zero Waste
By GreenBiz Staff, August 18, 2010
The Ohio-based juice maker also made strides in other 2011 environmental goals, Sunny Delight explained its 2009 Sustainability Report released this week, which spans several areas of its...
SunChips' Green Packaging Comes Under Fire for Creating a Racket
By GreenBiz Staff, August 18, 2010
Laura Scudders, a brand born during the Depression Era, used to claim its potato chips were the "noisiest chips in the world." These days, to hear some consumers tell it, SunChips are...
Most Americans Unsure of Most Effective Ways to Save Energy
By GreenBiz Staff, August 18, 2010
Most Americans overlook efficiency as the most effective means of reducing energy consumption. At the same time, poor public perception of the amount of energy needed by appliances and certain...
Indie Cafes Struggle Putting Sustainability on the Menu
By GreenBiz Staff, August 17, 2010
As large, widespread fast food chains have been pressured and prodded to lower the environmental impacts of their businesses, the same has not been asked of independent quick-service cafes...
Green Mountain College Tops Sierra Club's 'Coolest Schools' List
By GreenBiz Staff, August 17, 2010
Sierra magazine has released its annual list of the "Coolest Schools" in the U.S. -- a roster of colleges and universities that the publication scored the highest in combatting climate...

Las Vegas Raises Its Stake in Energy Management with Hara Software Buildings
By GreenBiz Staff, July 08, 2010
The glittering city of Las Vegas has become the latest local government to deploy Hara Environmental and Energy Management software to accelerate municipal sustainability initiatives....
Measuring the Results of Your Environmental Efficiency Program
By GreenBiz Staff, April 20, 2003
We started an environmental-efficiency program last year and now we're wondering: How we can measure our results?...
Tackling Factory Odor
By GreenBiz Staff, April 06, 2003
How do I know if that unpleasant smell in my company’s factory is hazardous to my health?...
Energy-Saving Lamps
By GreenBiz Staff, March 30, 2003
How can we increase the energy efficiency of our office lighting?...
Options for Reuse
By GreenBiz Staff, March 23, 2003
Where can I get rid of one hundred 55-gallon drums (super clean) a month?...
What to Do with Old Carpet
By GreenBiz Staff, March 16, 2003
We have old carpet that we are replacing. Is there any way we can prevent it from ending up in the landfill?...
Trust and Transparency: Is Honesty Too Much to Ask?
By GreenBiz Staff, October 02, 2002
It is sad day when our leaders need to be admonished to “do the right thing,” yet the evidence shows that they must. By Penny Bonda, FASID...
Pushing CSR in Cyberspace
By GreenBiz Staff, June 16, 2002
The internet is emerging as an inexpensive method of global communication, allowing campaigners to exert more pressure on companies. By Lynn Elvin...
Staff Development, Sustainability and the Bottom Line
By GreenBiz Staff, June 02, 2002
Presents one more opportunity for businesses to achieve profitability through sustainability with the help of people who mange risk, spark innovation, and solve problems. By Shawn Fitzgibbons...
Global Reporting: Top Five Reasons to Pay Attention
By GreenBiz Staff, May 12, 2002
The launch of Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as a permanent, independent global institution at the United Nations cements GRI as the leading authority and standard on sustainability reporting....

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UPS Digs Deep into Footprint, Sets High Goals for Fuel Efficiency
By GreenBiz Staff, July 27, 2010
United Parcel Service decreased energy and water use as well as its greenhouse gas emissions last year in the U.S., prompting the company to set a new goal of 20 percent improvement in automotive...
Seventh Generation's Greener Cleaners Come to Walmart
By GreenBiz Staff, July 26, 2010
Seventh Generation, which used to refuse to sell its products through Walmart, has partnered with the retail giant to make environmentally friendly cleaning products available nationwide and...
Kraft Cuts Waste 30 Percent; Nine Plants Hit Zero Waste
By GreenBiz Staff, July 08, 2010
Kraft Foods has far exceeded its goal to reduce waste by 15 percent by 2011. The company cut its waste by 30 percent, now recycles or reuses 90 percent of its waste and has nine zero-waste-to-...

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