Circular Economy
Clorox and Sierra Club Announce Branding Partnership
The Clorox Company has formed a partnership with the Sierra Club as part of the company's launch of Green Works, a new line of natural cleaning products made from plant-based ingredients. Read More
More Steps Toward Eco-Friendliness: Lead-Free, Halogen-Free and Energy Efficiency
Manufacturers are taking strides to make IT products more efficient and with less hazardous materials. For many products, a relatively quick and simple assessment can be completed by focusing on three primary areas: material content, energy consumption and end of life considerations. Read More
Canon Unveils 'Generation Green' Brand
The new brand and campaign launched Monday will encompass all of its environmentally-focused products and initiatives. Read More
Gary Hirshberg: Changing the Culture and 'Stirring It Up
I've long been an admirer of Gary Hirshberg, the idealistic and iconoclastic "CE-Yo" of organic yogurt maker Stonyfield Farm, which he co-founded in 1983. Read More
Sharp, Panasonic and Toshiba Launch Electronics Recycling Company
Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sharp Electronics Corp. and Toshiba America Consumer Products have launched a new electronics recycling company servicing Minnesota, and eventually, beyond. Read More
Managing Risk in Green Building Projects
The green buildings boom has opened up a wide market for professionals of all kinds to begin working on sustainable projects, but with this boom comes a host of new risks ands expectations that must be considered and managed throughout the project. Read More
Hair and Mushrooms: The Next Big Thing for Oil Spill Cleanup?
An unlikely tool has emerged to help hundreds of volunteers soak up globules of bunker oil spilled from a cargo ship that hit the Bay Bridge earlier this month. Read More
Target to Make Less Toxic Toys and Children's Products
The retailer announced a plan to reduce or eliminate the amounts of PVC used in its child and infant products, shower curtains and packaging as a way to minimize the negative health effects of exposure to phthalates and lead. Read More
Eco-Cities Take Root
Public policy, innovative companies, breakthroughs in sustainable design and consumer demand are all converging to reimagine and reshape human habitat, starting in an unlikely place: Chinese gated communities. Read More
Strategic, Financial, and Design Implications of Extended Producer Responsibility in Europe: A Producer Case Study
The study from the Journal of Industrial Ecology examines how WEEE legislation and extended producer responsibility laws have affected Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's recycling efforts. Read More
