Circular Economy
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
Advancing Global Sustainability Through Technology
In this white paper, Intel discusses how the microprocessor and information and communication technology sector can do to fight climate change. Read More
