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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....
The Carbon Disclosure Project looks at what companies and their suppliers have been doing to track, report and reduce carbon emissions....
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......
The U.S. government is going to ask its suppliers to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. It’s not going to require it. It won’t happen right away. But this is a big deal....
In recent months, Environmental Defense Fund has been working with the Walmart team responsible for the food and consumables division of Private Brands — the grocery side of Walmart —......
Companies looking to make more informed, environmentally responsible decisions about the paper products they purchase, use and sell now have access to a new free online resource....
When purchasing equipment and materials, the initial cost trumps any sustainable features or life expectancy for the majority of healthcare professionals surveyed at recent seminars.......
Environmental product declarations, though in their infancy in the U.S., are becoming must-haves in the German building industry. As the demand for transparency in product design and manufacturing......
In a move affecting more than $1 billion in goods each year, Kaiser Permanente is now requiring its suppliers to provide environmental data on all medical equipment and products purchased by the......
Target has moved up to the number one spot on Greenpeace's supermarket seafood sustainability list as more retailers receive passing scores.
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This report from Greenpeace ranks and rates 20 supermarket chains on their sustainability practices for purchasing seafood and communicating about sustainable seafood to shoppers....
Office Depot will give product rebates to companies that eliminate small orders and receive less-frequent orders. Staples has named the winners of its first contest for greener product ideas.......
Walmart is stocking 60 TerraCycle products made from upcycled packaging and waste during the month of April.
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The upscale Kimpton hotels are pursuing Green Seal certification for their 50......
With the launch of Walmart's sustainability scorecard and a growing interest in the retail world for greener products, suppliers and product makers need to know how to anticipate and respond to......
Healthcare facilities are second only to the food industry in producing waste. Yet in some sectors of the healthcare industry, major players have been slow to go green....
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