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More federal agencies are taking sustainability into play with supply chain decisions. Can a single font save hundreds of millions of dollars?
by Chris Hill
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<p style='margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.1pt;margin-left:0in'>Most do not report carbon emissions, water use or conditions for animals. Yet some are taking the lead using new tools.
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Disposable wrap is often used to sterilize surgical tools, but reusable cases provide a more sustainable alternative.
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Economics, sustainability and reputation are among the top reasons that a number of US-based companies are starting to bring manufacturing jobs back home.
by Eric Lowitt
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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 and the way products are made and delivered.
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McDonald's has laid out a long-term plan to move to more sustainable meat, coffee and packaging.
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Risk management, brand enhancement, product differentiation and the desire to attract new talent are among the key reasons corporate carbon management efforts are reaching into the supply chain.
by Frances Way
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From buying green power to reducing the amount of water it uses, Starbucks is on track to meet the majority of its long-term environmental goals, the coffee giant said Monday. One high-profile impact continues to vex the company: recycling.
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"The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability" makes the business case for why companies should be rethinking their corporate structures, processes and performance, while also offering advice and case studies of how companies are putting these practices to work.
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Companies leading in carbon management increasingly want their suppliers to be aligned with their ambitions. At CDP we have found that our member organizations are keen to collaborate with their suppliers to reduce emissions. But are suppliers up to it?
by Frances Way
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A global closed-loop reverse supply chain has enabled Cisco to collect nearly 24 million pounds of returned electronic equipment, more than 99 percent of which was recycled or reused. Meanwhile, using its own technoologies such as Telepresence helped the company reduce its U.S. operational emissions in fiscal year 2009 by a whopping 40 percent below 2007 levels.
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Eight big-name airlines such as Southwest, United and American will begin fueling ground service equipment at the Los Angeles International Airport with synthetic biodiesel in 2012.
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The three heavyweights released CSR reports this week that offered new environmental goals and their progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.