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Greening Distribution with Industrial Infills
For years, distribution centers were built outside urban centers. But concerns about fuel and energy costs are prompting firms to rethink that strategy. Steven E. Campbell of AMB Property Corporation talks about industrial infills as a solution.
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In the world of "green," marketing has unique challenges, not the least of which is the lack of standards for determining what it means to be a green product -- or a green company. Along with the rise of green consumers, we see the rise of ecolabeling, green advertising and the importance of environmental reporting. That creates the opportunity for just about anything to be marketed as green, from simple packaging changes to products and services that radically reduce materials, energy, and waste. In this section we look at how companies are succeeding in conveying to customers how green their products are.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Eco-friendly shopping trends have inspired two studies of U.S. buying habits and are fueling eBay's launch of a new online marketplace that's aimed at channeling purchasing power with consumers' interests in environmental and social responsibility.
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In their quest to have the greenest national convention ever, Democrats and Republicans have both gone further than those in the past. Both vow to leave behind a legacy for future convention planners of how to do it better and greener.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The "Nature's way to beauty" campaign coincides with an expanded launch of a product line called "Wellbeing" that reportedly will be sold in 100 percent post-consumer recyclate (PCR) plastic bottles.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An EcoPinion Survey found that customers are interested in incentives for green products and services from utilities, but they prefer upfront, as opposed to long-term, savings.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has told Clorox it should alter some of the claims about its Green Works cleaning products.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Eight wineries will buy renewable energy credits as part of a program called Green My Vino, a Facebook application that lets users lead the charge.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Sam's Club will offer solar panels and an array of energy saving products at nine Southern California locations, where the company has created Home Efficiency Centers to focus customer attention on goods for greening their dwellings.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Big U.K. firms should give employees more of a say in greening their workplaces, and U.S. companies need to live up to their eco-friendly business practices internally as well as externally, according to findings from two worker attitude surveys.
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to launch a Web portal to information and resources about environmental compliance, pollution prevention and other green issues specific to retailers, the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) said.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority ruled against a Shell ad that referred to an oil sands project and refinery expansion as sustainable methods of providing energy.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The retailer is gathering items for next year's Earth Day promotion, hoping to give customers more information on how the products are better for the environment.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Outlaw Consulting surveyed 100 of its trendsetter panelists about their favorite green brands and came up with an eclectic list of the top 15 products, services and retailers that Generation Y consumers perceive as being the most eco-friendly.
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There’s a fair bit of cynicism out there about Product (Red), the celebrity-inspired idea that we can help poor victims of AIDS in Africa by going shopping.
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