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Companies and other institutions are major buyers of many goods and services, and can leverage their purchasing power to move markets toward more greener versions. A growing number of companies -- as well as universities, government agencies, and others -- now have formal environmentally preferable purchasing policies and programs, encouraging or requiring buyers to engage in green procurement.
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Siemens and the group Green Seal produced this free guide. It's intended for public housing authorities but can be used in any building, especially those with high-traffic areas.
ForestEthics ranks credit card, telecom and insurance companies on their paper use and policies.
Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably...
With 2,500 grocery stores under its wings, Supervalu plans to switch its top 20 seafood products to sustainable sources.
Sustainability gives Best Buy the vehicle by which it can engage its 180,000-strong workforce and stay competitive, according to CEO Brian Dunn.
In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, L. Hunter Lovins offers a glimpse of how smart climate capitalists are not only using resources efficiently, they are redesigning business processes...
P&G's supplier environmental scorecard will now affect how the company rates suppliers, with rewards going to those that perform well and bring in innovative ideas.
McDonald's has laid out a long-term plan to move to more sustainable meat, coffee and packaging.
Sodexo has made a second change to its sustainable seafood plan, now aiming to have all of the fresh and frozen seafood it serves carry a sustainable label.
Long after the furor over the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's stance on environmental legislation, a spinoff of a regional Chamber aims to share the expertise of its members to help businesses get...
Members of the new platform, called Global Compact LEAD, will work to implement the newly unveiled Blueprint for Corporate Leadership, a roadmap released by the UN Global Compact last year. The...
More major companies are tracking their supply chain emissions, and many, along with their suppliers, are also saving money from reducing emissions.
The Carbon Disclosure Project looks at what companies and their suppliers have been doing to track, report and reduce carbon emissions.
From virtual meetings to recycled packaging, here are 20 things businesses of any size can do to improve their environmental impacts and boost their green cred.
Companies need to plan for the long-term for fuel costs. As we move into the next buying cycle for corporate fleet vehicles, companies should be asking themselves, “What fleet do I want in...
Congratulations. You've been LEED certified. Think you're done? Think again. LEED isn't a destination -- it's a vehicle that can place your company on the road to sustainability.
One area that is all too often overlooked in corporate sustainability plans is green procurement -- a move that, if done right, can raise the environmental performance of an entire industry.
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...
San Francisco's Department of the Environment has finished on online catalog of products and services that meet the standards in the city's preferred purchasing program.
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...
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