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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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Puma's new shoe packaging replaces the shoebox with a bag, cutting cardboard use by 65 percent along with reducing water, energy and fuel use.<br />
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Software and information services company Sustainable Minds has released a new life cycle assessment (LCA) program to help companies design greener products and understand the impacts of new and existing products. The Web-based software doesn't require any previous LCA training and provides sustainability information as users work on projects.<br />
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InterfaceFLOR's Thailand facility is the first manufacturing plant outside of North America to be certified to the sustainable carpet standard developed by NSF International.<br />
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An examination of common products from eight U.K. retailers found 40 percent of packaging in non-recyclable, leading the Local Government Association to call for retailers to help fund recycling programs. The retail industry is pushing back, defending the use of packaging to preserve items and saying the survey is flawed.
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The two major retailers are adding organic jeans to their private label clothing brands after testing sales of the jeans last year.
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Clothing retailer H&M plans to increase its organic cotton use this year by 50 percent, starting with its latest spring line.
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The MicroGreen oil filter, which uses two layers of filters to help oil last eight times longer than usual, has been named a preferred source offering for all New York state agencies and local governments.
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A state committee has approved tentative green purchasing specifications for office printers, refrigerators, motor oil, traffic cones and 14 other products.
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Econscious, a supplier of blank clothing, bags and other items, has earned certification under the Global Organic Textile Standard.
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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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The Coca-Cola Company is building a bottle-to-bottle recycling plant in South Carolina to increase the availability of food-grade recycled plastic.