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Padma Nagappan

Padma Nagappan is a San Diego-based freelance business writer with an interest in green technology, renewable energy and sustainability. She writes for a variety of online media, trade publications and newspapers.

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How Chicken of the Sea drove down its global footprint
By Padma Nagappan, December 05, 2012
The company with the distinctive mermaid icon banded together with its competitors to address sustainability concerns from overfishing to greenhouse gas emissions.
Keeping cool: Supermarkets reduce emissions from refrigerators
By Padma Nagappan, November 06, 2012
Most supermarkets' refrigeration systems leak greenhouse gases into the air. Now some big companies, including Target and SuperValu, are partnering with the EPA to fix those leaks.
Inside Intel's 3 pillars of sustainability
By Padma Nagappan, September 17, 2012
Zeroing in on these key areas keeps the company moving towards its goals.
Carpet giant Interface shares pointers on being a green innovator
By Padma Nagappan, September 06, 2012
Sustainable modular carpet company reveals how it reduced emissions, energy usage and waste.
Oil bath, anyone? Intel servers take a dip
By Padma Nagappan, September 05, 2012
Unlikely cooling agent a result of company's experimentation.
3 essentials for energy-efficient data centers
By Padma Nagappan, June 18, 2012
While smaller data centers don't have the advantages that large data centers have when it comes to implementing energy-efficient strategies, they can make some headway by following these tips...
How cows, chemicals and Walmart benefit from sustainability metrics
By Padma Nagappan, June 13, 2012
The National Cattleman's Beef Association, BASF and Walmart are just three of the diverse companies that are applying the new sustainability metrics developed by the Sustainability Consortium...
UPS gets companies thinking green inside the box
By Padma Nagappan, June 08, 2012
Get an inside look at how UPS works with companies to meet sustainable packaging standards.
Video: The UPS approach to eco-friendly packaging, shipping
By Padma Nagappan, June 08, 2012
Arnold Barlow, Senior Manager for Sustainable Solutions at the Sustainable Brands Conference in San Diego for an update and a look inside the...
How Walmart is using its sustainability metrics to drive productivity
By Padma Nagappan, June 06, 2012
The retail giant has come a long way in surveying and measuring the sustainability of its supply chain, but Jeff Rice, Walmart's director of sustainability, says there's still a long way...

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