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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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BSR and the Danish Fashion Institute are kicking off a "Nice Consumer" initiative this month that will help define what the fashion industry could look like and how we can get there.
by Cody Sisco
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The coalition's creative collaboration model is tacking the biggest problems in corporate sustainability, and in the process developing a way to create truly sustainable consumer goods.
by Will Pekel
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Chuck Bennett, the VP for Earth and Community Care at Aveda talks about the origin of his job title, the company's commitment to Cradle to Cradle design, their synergistic relationship with parent company Estee Lauder, and more.
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The two-year-old beverage industry race to bring 100 percent plant-based -- and recyclable -- bottles to market continues with Coca-Cola's announcement today that it has launched three strategic partnerships to bring next-gen Plantbottles to market.
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As the world of manufacturing gets increasingly more high-tech, there are a growing number of tools that can help companies focus on reducing energy and materials use at every stage from concept to production.
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Sourcemap, the crowdsourced archive of supply chain information, is readying for a big 2012 with new product and service offerings geared toward large firms with complex supply chains.
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After more than two decades of talking about sustainable consumption -- and in spite of advances in resource efficiencies and renewable energy -- we are not all that much closer to consuming sustainably.
by Kumar Venkat
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With all the talk about cloud computing and its impact on business, innovation and sustainability, it's important to understand what the cloud is -- and what it isn't. James Staten of Forrester busts the most common myths about the cloud.
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The design software giant introduces a suite of tools that marry cloud computing and on-premise solutions to provide insight into products and building projects from their inception to end of life.
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Autodesk is on a mission to dispel any doubts about the power and possibilities that cloud computing brings to sustainable design. The technology and its impacts on design are Topic A at company's user conference in Las Vegas.
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At last week's auto show, car makers from around the globe -- from Tokyo, Detroit, Bavaria and beyond -- brought high-end electric and hybrid vehicles to show off the fact that green is not just mainstream, it's top-of-the-line.
by Adam Happel
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The outdoor retailer used a full-page ad in the New York Times this last weekend to offer a few wise words about sustainable consumption.
by Marc Gunther
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Cutting energy use across the enterprise can be so simple, and so cost-effective that it's astounding there is still any of this low-hanging fruit waiting to be plucked. Here are eight case studies showing what's possible.
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The head of the world's largest office furniture supplier talks about challenges in making non-toxic furniture, end of life options for the 'Think Chair,' and his vision for increasingly virtual, mobile work places.
by Heather King
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Many companies find the need to innovate challenging and the prospect of embedding sustainability into innovation even more so. But it doesn't have to be that way as Marks & Spencer, Carlsberg and Genecor showed at the BSR Conference.
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The fifth annual report from the group that administers the green electronics certification finds global growth expanding rapidly, leading to 9 million megawatt-hours of energy savings and 16 million metric tons of materials savings in 2010 alone.
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What's the potential of the cloud to change building design? A recent webcast offered a high-level view of the opportunities, current struggles and ways in which vendors are trying to bridge the gap.
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Lovins talks about his new book, Reinventing Fire, its implications for companies, and what it will take to make its vision a reality.
by Joel Makower
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Autodesk's director of sustainability talks about how software can transform the depth and scope of the design space, the importance of forging strategic partnerships and how the company strives to lead by example.
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The most important thing to remember about sustainability is that it's not a thing, but an experience, says IDEO's Beto Lopez, who told an IF11 audience how to avoid the pitfalls that can undermine sustainability initiatives.
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It's a well established fact that big companies, especially those dominant in their categories, have a hard time innovating. Is there a way to overcome the status quo on behalf of sustainability?
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The head of sustainability at one of the world's most innovative companies kicked of the 2011 Innovation Forum with a look at how Nike tackles innovation, how its helping other companies get up to speed, and the challenges on the road ahead.
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Eighteen months after I first profiled Cisco's efforts to cut their packaging waste -- and save big bucks in the process -- I got a chance to see if the project is thriving or struggling.
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Can we take Jobs' legacy of fanatical dedication to continual improvement and apply it to business areas like supply chain, workers' rights, and business impacts globally, we will all be living in a better world.
by Kara Hurst