The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) International has created a set of guidelines to serve as a roadmap for any office furniture manufacturer or supplier desiring to become a more sustainable company.
Royal Philips Electronics introduced 21 new Green Flagship products to the market in 2004, bringing the total number of green flagships to more than 100.
A new rebate program, running until April 30, 2005, will help Alberta's multi-residential building sector save money and energy by switching to energy-efficient exit signs.
eBay has launched a major initiative that brings together technology companies, government agencies, environmental groups and eBay users to confront the problem of "e-waste."
The system enables Office Depot to ensure that paper used in its printed marketing materials is "environmentally preferable" and establishes a new level of transparency in the process of paper procurement.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted Starbucks supply chain member, Mississippi River Corporation, the first-ever approval to use recycled content in food packaging, specifically Starbucks hot beverage cups.
Cisco Systems, Microsoft and Intel have endorsed the Electronics Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) established by Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and IBM last month.
The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment has announced that Cole Specialty Systems, Denso International America, Diversity Products, Gage Products Company, Gates Corporation, General Oil Company, and Quaker Chemical Corporation have become the newest members of the initiative.
MEXICO CITY - Sept. 28, 2004 - The U.S. government, working through the United States Agency for International Development, has joined forces with Conservation International and Starbucks Coffee Company to create the Conservation Coffee Alliance.