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What to make of the 20 most-read stories among the 2,350 (or so) articles and blog posts we ran during 2009? It's hard to make head or tails of them.
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The landmark memorandum of understanding identified a variety of projects that can help the dairy industry achieve those greenhouse gas reduction goals and increase its financial and environmental sustainability.
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The Responsible Jewellery Council's system represents more than three years of solid engagement with all levels of the diamond and gold industries.
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Facing risks from toxic toys to questions about nanomaterials, smart companies have begun to take dramatic steps forward in disclosing potentially toxic ingredients to investors, customers and policymakers alike.
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GreenBiz.com Executive Editor Joel Makower sat down with Sustainability Consortium Co-Directors Jay Golden and Jon Johnson Wednesday to explore the role of the organization launched in the wake of Walmart's bid to rate the sustainable attributes of its products. The 90-minute webcast sheds light on its limited role, the misconceptions and the benefits of membership, which can cost up to $100,000 a year for a three-year commitment.
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(Episode 99): Scott Vitters, the Coca-Cola Company's global head of sustainable packaging, takes the wraps off the company's new PlantBottle, a recyclable PET plastic container made partially from plants.
by Marc Gunther
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The Coca-Cola Company's vision of developing a 100 percent renewably sourced, carbon-neutral container has led to its design of the PlantBottle, a recyclable PET vessel that's 30 percent sourced from Brazilian sugar cane and molasses.
by Marc Gunther
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The first of a three-part series about developing a benchmark to help companies embrace green chemistry and toxic reductions explores which firms are leading the charge, and how they benefit from designing greener products.
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I had expected the conference to be a showcase of how, when green goes mainstream, good intentions and high standards give way to the lowest common denominator of the mass market. Happily, I was wrong.
by Joel Makower
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The manufacturer of recycled-glass surfaces announced during Greenbuild 2009 that it had published an Environmental Product Declaration, allowing customers to verify the reduced impacts of its product line.
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Nike will debut a new collection of athletic footwear Saturday made with environmentally preferred materials. A portion of revenue from the N7 line will support Native American youth sports through the N7 Fund.
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Looking at the full impact of any type of product or device -- rather than, say, the cloud of exhaust in front of you on the highway -- opens the door to a whole new understanding of how design affects the environment.
by Dave Douglas
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Cadbury will abandon its customary round metal tins in favor of square, recyclable cardboard boxes for its Roses and Heroes chocolate lines, while Sprint's new recyclable casing for its wireless accessories will save the company about $2.1 million a year.
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The head of the Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center talks about how she developed and promotes her line of green cleaning products, the lessons all ecopreneurs can take from her story, and how her success is a system, not a secret.
by Anna Clark
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In a new scorecard released by the World Wildlife Fund, only one-sixth of companies surveyed show progress toward goals of ending the environmental and ecosystem impacts of conventional palm oil harvesting.
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Nike's corporate responsibility agenda has evolved from one based on risk and reputation management to being a source of innovation, a change that has yielded not only new products, but a shift in the way Nike thinks about doing business, according to Hannah Jones, Nike's vice president of corporate responsibility.
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Strong supplier partnerships, green design objectives, and sharing best practices with government, NGOs and peers have allowed Nike, HP and SC Johnson to weed out toxic materials from their products, according to a new report.
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A new report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets.
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The founder of Interface shows how being a tree-hugging environmentalist and the head of a thriving, $1-billion a year carpet company don't need to be mutually exclusive
by Marc Gunther
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In this in-depth interview, Interface founder and CEO Ray Anderson explains what it takes to be a 'radical industrialist,' and how the very first green project his company undertook both paid for and paved the way for every project since.
by Marc Gunther
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It's clear our consumption-centered lifestyle has challenged our planet's ability to support us. Our economy doesn't need to be focused solely on spurring consumption. Here's a guide on how to design for a post-consumption economy.
by Eric Wilmot
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In the latest challenge posed by the editors of Backpacker Magazine to equipment manufacturers, five companies are bringing all their innovations to bear to make hiking boots that tread gently on the planet.
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Steve Wasik apologizes for not revealing the presence of bisphenol A in early models of his company's reusable water bottles, and explains how being a green CEO means much more than just environmental stewardship.
by Steve Wasik
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The newly-launched HealthyStuff.org lists what chemicals like lead, mercury and PVC are found in more than 900 products, including children's school supplies, purses, car seats, automobiles and pet toys.
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I waited to write this post until after I had the opportunity to speak with SIGG CEO Steve Wasik. I am still disappointed.
by Simran Sethi