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The fifth annual report from the group that administers the green electronics certification finds global growth expanding rapidly, leading to 9 million megawatt-hours of energy savings and 16 million metric tons of materials savings in 2010 alone.
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Despite increasing clutter among green labels and products, and an ever-more-worrisome economy, sales of Fair Trade-certified products nearly doubled over last year. What does that say about green consumers?
by Marc Gunther
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The forerunner of many of today's environmental standards, the ISO 14001 environmental management certification suffers from a widespread perception that it simply provides cover for polluters. What does certifcation really mean today?
by Paul Leavoy
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During a webcast organized by GreenBiz.com this week, representatives from the US Department of Energy and Underwriters Laboratories walked through the details of the just-released energy management standard, and how companies can get on board, quickly.
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The largest bank in the U.S. issues its first CSR report today providing a comprehensive, deeply detailed view of billions of dollars in environmental lending, investments, company projects, and more.
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The U.S. Green Building Council's streamlined LEED certification for large groups of existing buildings became official this week, and Cushman & Wakefield, Bentall Kennedy and Kohl's are already reporting strong savings from the program.
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The largest bank in the U.S. sets new goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost green building certification while committing $55 million to help finance building retrofits.
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A new global standard for energy management systems goes on the books this year. What will it mean for your company? A recent GreenBiz.com webcast examined ISO 50001.
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A new Green Seal standard looks at the life cycles of nail polish, lotion, hair spray and other personal care goods.
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One-hundred-eleven companies received Energy Star honors from the U.S. EPA in the annual awards program that recognizes the most the energy efficient businesses in a national program that now has more than 20,000 members.
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With this week's news of seven major companies dropping their support for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, a war of words has heated up between SFI and the Forest Stewardship Council, the other wood products certification on the market.
by Marc Gunther
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Why do some green buildings perform as designed or better, while others might barely make the grade, even if certified? It turns out that even the most sustainably designed, intelligent building is only as smart and green as the people who occupy and operate it.
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Procter & Gamble has pledged to seek LEED certification for all new facilities in the company's latest move to pursue its recently announced sustainability vision. The consumer packaged goods behemoth made the commitment as it broke ground on manufacturing plant in China.
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For a company with more than 115 years of history under its belt, Underwriters Laboratories is making big plans for the future, and its environmental wing has set its sites on meeting the market for reliable sustainability certifications.
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Cell phone makers are getting a standard to determine how sustainable their products are.
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About a third of eco-minded grocery shoppers are leery about products labeled "natural" and two out of three say they'd like to see standards set for goods that bear the description, according to a new study.
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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.
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More than a decade ago the U.S. Green Building Counci launched the LEED green building certification program, and since then LEED has certified more than 13,500 green commercial buildings and homes with nearly 60,000 more seeking certification. Today, 42 percent of all LEED-certified homes qualify as low-income housing as part of an effort to make health, green housing more accessible.
by Nate Kredich
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Certifications developed by nonprofit groups may be more stringent and set a higher bar than industry-led or for-profit ecolabels, but they don't always lead to the greatest impact. Here's how to make the most of any certification system.
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Should the federal government have a role in developing green product standards? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to hear from you on subject and will accept public comment until October 17.
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Will green marketers be singing the blues following the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s <a href='../../../../../../news/2010/10/06/new-ftc-green-marketing-rules-warn-against-sweeping-claims/?src=int'>long-awaited release</a> Wednesday of proposed revisions to its “Green Guides?"
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In the proposed revision to its Green Guides, the FTC advises companies to avoid unqualified and general environmental benefit claims that are near impossible to prove, such as "eco-friendly." And if a product is made with renewable materials, companies need to identify the type of material, how it is sourced, and why it is renewable.
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The EPA announced it will redesign its label for new cars to make it easier for consumers to buy the cleanest, most fuel efficient models. But in a recent poll, the two label designs proposed by the EPA confused consumers, who cared more about gas mileage and fuel costs than the new environmental information the EPA now wants to include.
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As a society, we love choices -- but with more than 300 green certifications and labels on the market, and more lining up every year, the system has gotten a bit out of control.
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With a recently announced move to help shape the development and certification of green goods, is the EPA bringing standardization to the marketplace or stepping on the toes of already-existing green labels?