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The CEO of San Diego-based On-Ramp Wireless talks about the company's unique technology and business model, the siloed nature of utilities, and future opportunities for VERGE technologies in building automation and logistics.
by Derek Top
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The biotech firm found an unlikely way to significantly cut its costs, while at the same time provide a valuable perk for employees that also reduces emissions.
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Fifteen of the biggest shipping companies have agreed to a plan of action to address emissions, energy consumption, and life-cycle impact -- all with a goal of significantly cutting emissions from the industry by 2040.
by Will Nichols
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In a preview of the upcoming Net Impact conference, FedEx's vice president of sustainability talks about how the delivery giant is embracing alternative fuels in its delivery fleet.
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Heavy-duty trucks, the workhorses of commerce, are integral to the supply chain of every business. The movement to reduce their impact on the environment is huge. Here's what a major industry player is doing to help.
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The annual Commuter Pain study from IBM, which looks at commutes in 20 cities across the globe, finds that public transit use is up and traffic is somewhat down, but commuters are still highly stressed out about their daily grinds.
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Never heard of this business? Expect to. It's already a $48-billion industry in the U.S. and is forecast to zoom to $67 billion by 2015.
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The new rules are the third set of strict efficiency and emissions standards put in place by the Obama Administration to cover cars, light-duty trucks, and now heavy-duty vehicles.
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What promise does telematics - the use of telecommunications to share information on vehicle performance and activity - hold for businesses and general consumer driving?
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The automaker improved its fleet management software to give customers more information, in real-time, on how their fleets are performing and what's happening inside vehicles.
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BrightFarms, a New York City-based startup, thinks it has the solution to cross-country grocery supply routes, right above our heads.
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by Marc Gunther
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A new UPS service aims to make music tours less carbon intensive.
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Smart companies have found that eliminating unnecessary packaging and increasing load factor cuts fuel costs, lowers shipping costs per unit, improves asset utilization and reduces emissions.
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Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably sourced coffee by 2015.
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The supply chain director at the world's third-largest apparel company explained in a recent webcast how Philips-Van Heusen works with suppliers to maintain their environmental and social performance.
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Sustainability gives Best Buy the vehicle by which it can engage its 180,000-strong workforce and stay competitive, according to CEO Brian Dunn.
by Marc Gunther
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Scott Wicker, the longtime VP of sustainability at United Parcel Service will today be promoted into the C-suite as the company's first Chief Sustainability Officer.
by Adam Aston
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Long after the furor over the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's stance on environmental legislation, a spinoff of a regional Chamber aims to share the expertise of its members to help businesses get greener, one step at a time.
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Although 2010 will likely be remembered as the year of the rebirth of the electric car, green shipping innovations took place also on the land, in the sea and in the air throughout last year.
by Joel Makower
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A marketing war that has raged for several years between the makers of wood pallets and plastic pallets hit a new crescendo last month, when an outgoing U.S. Senator stepped in on behalf of the wood side.
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Members of the new platform, called Global Compact LEAD, will work to implement the newly unveiled Blueprint for Corporate Leadership, a roadmap released by the UN Global Compact last year. The LEAD program's new members include Accenture, Intel, KPMG, Newmont Mining Corp., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Symantec, Coca-Cola, Novo Nordisk and Heineken, among others.
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From virtual meetings to recycled packaging, here are 20 things businesses of any size can do to improve their environmental impacts and boost their green cred.
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Caterpillar Inc., the largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, has achieved 100 percent recycling at a manufacturing plant and a major logistics center in England, which have both saved thousands of dollars in costs while working toward a company goal of sending zero waste to landfill.<br />