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In its 2008 North American Environmental Report, Toyota shows where it's making progress and where it's lagging towards its goals for 2011.
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A state committee has approved tentative green purchasing specifications for office printers, refrigerators, motor oil, traffic cones and 14 other products.
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Econscious, a supplier of blank clothing, bags and other items, has earned certification under the Global Organic Textile Standard.
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In its quarterly ranking of electronics manufacturers' commitments to the environment, Greenpeace found Nokia at the top of the heap yet again, while the NGO highlighted takeback policies and carbon-reduction commitments as the key to truly green electronics.
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As environmental regulations change throughout the world, companies need to understand how laws affect supply chains that feed into them as well as supply chains they feed into.
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The office furniture maker has received certification showing its wood products come from well-managed forests and a Canadian award for reducing energy and VOC emissions.
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Photo frame maker Burnes Home Accents is taking steps to cut 25 percent of its waste, help its partners green their operations and create products from reused and recycled materials.
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(Episode 51): Until the day of the paperless business arrives, companies have plenty of options to reduce the impact of their graphic design and printing operations. Debra Rizzi explains how Rizco Design is helping clients make better choices.
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Whether taking a close look at packaging materials, optimizing shipping logistics or even changing the types of pallets in use, the world's supply chain players are working to lessen transportation's impact.
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The Coca-Cola Company is building a bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in South Carolina to increase the availability of food-grade recycled plastic.
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Proposals to legislate incentives for green consumerism were introduced this week on international and local fronts with measures before the European Commission and New Jersey lawmakers.
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Daimler will take a tip from BMW and improve fuel efficiency across its fleet portfolio, rather than focus on a select group of models. The company’s BlueEFFICIENCY program will begin with 20 models this year to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and improve fuel economy by 12 percent
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Wal-Mart’s Matt Kistler recently joined GreenBiz Radio to offer insight into working with its behemoth supply to design products and packaging to be more environmentally friendly.
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(Episode 40): Jason Pearson, president and CEO of research and design institute GreenBlue, joins GreenBiz Radio to talk about how sustainability is being woven into product ingredients, materials and supply chains.
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As part of the retailer's plan to improve packaging, it will switch from PVC plastic to cardboard for energy efficient light bulb packaging.
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The product line called Office Depot Green runs the gamut to include remanufactured ink and toner cartridges to chairs made from recycled content. Meanwhile, Amazon unveiled Green3, a collection of its green products and opportunity for customers to name their favorite green products.
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Wal-Mart will be meeting with many of its Chinese suppliers later this year to set goals on environmental initiatives. The retailer has been working to green its supply chain throughout the world.
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A report from a trinational group says green building can cut carbon emissions fastest and most effectively, but also warns about what barriers are holding back widespread acceptance of green building.
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The Waste & Resource Action Program is offering a free template for Site Waste Management Plans, which will soon be mandatory for construction, as well as best practices for cutting waste.
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Los Angeles will require all new buildings to meet LEED certification standards, while offering expedited permits to projects that aim for LEED-silver or higher; Seattle's plan is more comprehensive, covering existing and new residential and commercial buildings.
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Autodesk unveiled a host of upgrades to its Building Information Modeling suite of applications at an event last week, allowing architects, engineers and owners to work together more closely on environmental issues in building projects.
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The Green Grid has unveiled strategies to help data center managers assess energy use, while at the same time gaining a few new members to help drive efficiency in the IT sector.
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Bringing together leaders from industry, government and academia, SMU is working to develop an advanced degree program in sustainable design that combines ideas from engineering, architecture and technology into a forward-looking Master's degree program.
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The company, which is the world's biggest manager of distribution facilities, will require all of its new developments in the U.S. to meet LEED standards, effective immediately.
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Green Globe, the international eco-certification program geared toward travel and hospitality companies, shows how certifying sustainability can move beyond broad building types to cover individual industries more thoroughly.