Dreamscapes Becomes First Adult Business to Get Green Certification
Dreamscapes LLC first piqued our interest a few months ago when it launched a mail-in recycling program for sex toys. Now the intrepid sex toy company has taken its commitment to the environment a step further by becoming the first adult business to attain certification from The Institute for Green Business Certification (IGBC). Read More
Timex Unveils Connecticut's Largest Solar Array
Watchmaker Timex USA unveiled Connecticut's largest solar array yesterday at its Middlebury headquarters. Read More
Executive Compensation and Corporate Social Responsibility
Reading accounts of attempts to rein in greed among C-level execs, Richard Seireeni was reminded of a chapter in his book, "The Gort Cloud," that tells of an eco-conscious clothing maker whose compensation policy reflects the company's sense of corporate social responsibility. Read More
7-Eleven Opening Green Commissary and Distribution Center in Long Island
7-Eleven unveiled its new environmentally-friendly commissary and distribution center last week in Bohemia, Long Island. The facility will prepare and deliver fresh foods to 674 7-Eleven stores on the East Coast. Read More
Windvertising Enables Companies to Put Ads on Turbine Blades
Are you looking for a creative way to advertise your business? How about using wind turbine blades to send your message? That may be possible thanks to a company called WePOWER, which earlier this week launched its Windvertising media platform. Read More
H&M Boosts Organic Cotton Content
Clothing retailer H&M plans to increase its organic cotton use this year by 50 percent, starting with its latest spring line. Read More
CarbonFree Product Certification: Creating Brand Differentiation, Action on Global Warming
The CarbonFree label brings carbon neutrality, responsibility and action on global warming to the heart of a business, its products and customers. This can help increase sales, profits and the value of a brand. Read More
The Green Jobs Opportunity: State of Green Business Panel Discussion
The fourth panel of today’s State of Green Business forum looked at the role of companies and local governments in promoting green jobs. What is a green job? How can we train and promote green jobs and who should we look to for leadership? What is the demand for green jobs? And most importantly is all this talk just hype, or does it reflect a real hope for a greener future? Leaders from the Environmental Defense Fund, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and PG&E discuss with moderator Matthew Wheeland, Managing Editor of GreenBiz.com. Read More
The State of Green Business 2009: The Green Economy Gains Currency
In the first of a series of excerpts from our just-released State of Green Business 2009 report, Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com look at how 2008 impacted the growth of the green economy. Read More
KFC Switches from Cardboard to Paper Packaging
KFC has switched from cardboard to paper wrapping in an attempt to reduce packaging by 1,400 tons. Read More