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Sponsored: Shifting customer expectations and net zero goals mean companies need to tap into new data to unlock value from more sustainable products and services.
by Ron Kinghorn
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Consumer demand for sustainability insights has reached a major tipping point: over 50% of global consumers now want environmental impact information available at the time of purchase. With this level of demand, how can companies efficiently incorporate sustainability data into their consumers' daily purchasing decisions?
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A recent United Nations report shows that e-waste is a mine of both recyclables and toxics.
by Mary Hoff
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Environmentalists and green businesses face a daunting challenge if they are ever to establish circular economy thinking in the corporate mainstream.
by James Murray
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Electronics companies including Dell and a U.N. program seek to curb the escalating problem.
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This week's sustainable news roundup looks at a range of green IT news, the latest from sustainable food and farming, and much more.
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Canadian telematics startup unveils device to connect cars to the Internet and launches an aftermarket open platform for car apps.
by Derek Top
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The environmental impact of a product can stem largely from what it looks like.
by Lance Hosey
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In partnership with The Sustainability Consortium, the big-box giant announces big plans in China involving supply chain research, sourcing and product design.
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Retailing giant Best Buy has seen its recycling take-back program grow from a costly gamble into a fast-growing business.
by Adam Aston
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Israel Ganot, CEO of electronics-reseller Gazelle, talks about turning your old gadgets into cash -- and keeping them out of the e-waste stream.
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A new wireless-industry group -- including Sprint Nextel -- hopes that a new set of standards could boost the market for used cellphones and reduce the number that end up in landfills.
by Jennifer Kho
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A new ranking, developed by AT&T in partnership with BSR and industry stakeholders, aims to give shoppers easy access to more environmental and social aspects of mobile phones.
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Gadget junkies: It's time to explore the possibilities and benefits of stepping off the treadmill of constantly upgrading to the latest and greatest gear, and setting your unwanted electronics free to find second lives.
by Israel Ganot
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The three-year-old company that offers instant incentives for cell phone buyers to trade in their old devices has just landed a $35 million investment from Kleiner Perkins, and is working to expand its partnerships with Sprint and Verizon.
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The wireless carrier has set a series of ambitious goals regarding its own end-of-life electronics, as well as those it sells to individuals, and is taking a lifecycle approach to the e-waste challenge that could shift the entire industry.
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While Facebook talks a good game about energy efficiency and its in-house green efforts, Greenpeace has steadily taken the company to task about relying on coal to power the world's most popular website.
by Marc Gunther
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HP's effort to turn end-of-life print cartridges into new cartridges is an admirable innovation, and also highlights how other companies in other industries can begin to implent their own closed-loop systems.
by Cody Sisco
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The effort, launched with big-name companies that include Panasonic, Best Buy, Sony and Toshiba, would triple the amount of e-waste recycled in 2010.
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In a ranking of 596 cell phones' environmental impacts -- and the social impacts of their manufacturers -- several firms stand out, while BlackBerrys take all of the last place scores.
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With the iPhone now available on Verizon, eBay hopes to help stem the e-waste tide of unwanted AT&T-based iPhones by upping the amount of money it offers for smartphone sales through its new 'Instant Sale' service.
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The latest round of the saga between the social network and the environmental group has Greenpeace urging Facebook to swear off coal-powered energy by Earth Day.
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On the eve of the opening of the massive CES trade show, the industry association has published its second sustainability report, highlighting successes industry leaders have made across electronics' lifecycle.
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With a score of 72 out of a possible 100, Cisco boosts its score to stay at the top of the heap, while Ericsson and Fujitsu also made big strides in applying IT solutions to greenhouse gas emissions to land in second and third place.
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Nearly 18 months after opening up the certification to the entire world, the Green Electronics Council has appointed six organizations as certified qualifying bodies, allowing for even further expansion of the EPEAT system.