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Consumers have made it clear; they want more sustainable packaging, but they also want brands to do much more than make claims like “green,” “
by Sun Chemical
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We piece together the puzzle of what 3-D printing technology means from a sustainability perspective.
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3D printing is the first technology with the potential to enable large-scale local manufacturing.
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Frustrated by slow uptake of digital billing, the telecom giant has just launched a reusable envelope for paper bills, a move that will save 400 tons of paper and more than 10 million gallons of water per year.
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From cotton to linen to hemp to kenaf, there are plenty of potential replacements for wood-based papers, if we can just overcome the obstacles to wider adoption.
by Tom Pollock
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The graphic design industry has launched a project to develop measurements to help designers and their clients understand the environmental and social impacts of their work before projects are completed.
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Business has officially entered The Age of Sustainability, and businesses that don't figure in sustainability aren’t likely to survive. Here’s a look at the reasons why as well as pointers on how your company can adapt to the change.
by Mahesh Pethe
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The third annual State of Green Business report, released today by GreenBiz.com, tracks 20 facets of green business operations to measure whether firms are moving the needle toward lower-impact and more planet-friendly operations.
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As we view the whatever-it's-called decade in the rearview mirror, it's tempting to assess what's transpired since the good old days of Y2K to see how far we've come — and how far we haven't.
by Joel Makower
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(Episode 100): Coca-Cola Company CEO Muhtar Kent, one of a scant number of Fortune 500 chief execs to make it to COP15, tells GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther what compelled the company to have a strong presence at the climate conference.
by Marc Gunther
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The Cooper Hewitt People's Choice Award was the only category in the Smithsonian Institution's recent National Design Awards to be opened to public voting, and over 6,000 designers, consumers, and interested citizens spoke up. Some of the biggest design names in the country were nominated. But it was an independently produced sustainable design website that managed to squeeze past the designerati to place in the final three. <br />
by Jess Sand
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Bamboo has spread into the world of consumer products as fast as it grows in the wild, but the higher demand opens the door for overharvesting, price fluctuations and quality issues. BooShoot Gardens is on a mission to ensure the world's supply of bamboo stays sustainable by cloning bamboo plants and even trying to get bamboo growing again in the U.S.
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3M, the company behind the ubiquitous Post-It notes, secures new sustainable forestry certification through U.S.-based Sustainable Forestry Initiative.
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Seventh Generation already makes cleaners that are non-toxic, but it's now taking steps to make one of its ingredients more sustainable.
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I've always thought that someone would come up with a good alternative to trees for paper-making, but I never though that it would be elephant dung. A Boston-based printer called Pixxlz has decided to purchase Mr. Ellie Pooh paper, which is made from 100% recycled materials and is manufactured using renewable energy.
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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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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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The movie production company is turning to all-paper DVD holders and planning to offset carbon generated from the creation of the packages.
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The FSC will honor the Baraboo, Wis., project Thursday at the GreenBuild Conference and Expo. Seventy-eight percent of the wood used for the project was FSC-certified, the majority of which was harvested on site.
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Neenah Paper, one of the first environmentally sensitive mills, is using the LEED system as a guide to designing its new headquarters.