Supply Chain
How to Cool Your Company's Greenhouse Gas Hot Spots
Identifying greenhouse gas hot spots in corporate value chains can help companies address the most significant emissions sources while slashing costs and reducing other business risks. Read More
Lay's 'Local' Potato Chips
So what are we to make of the fact that Lay's potato chips now promote themselves as a locally grown food, asks Marc Gunther. Do we thank Michael Pollan for this? Read More
The War Over Eco-Labels
If you have walked the aisles of your favorite retailer recently, you may have noticed that the number of environmental claims and eco-labels continues to increase. From self-declared, manufacturer-invented eco-labels to third-party labels, there is no lack of variety. In the eco-label industry, there is a constant battle over which type of label is best. Read More
Federal Government Boosts Its EPEAT Purchases
Over half of all government agencies have purchased 95 percent or more EPEAT-certified electronics, in accordance with a new federal guideline. Read More
Whose Carbon Is It? The ABCs of Counting Emissions in Your Supply Chain
Accounting for a company's indirect greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains raises a slew of questions: What are the emissions hot spots in a supply chain? Will companies downstream be held responsible? How much "ownership" should they claim? Read More
Ranking the Greenest Fast Food Chains
In developing a rating for fast food companies based on their overall environmental sustainability, has Greenopia stepped into a big pile of redundancy? Read More
Understanding the Energy Within Bottled Water
Tap water requires a whole lot less energy than bottled water. No big surprise there. But within the world of bottled water, modes of transportation and distance can cause one bottle's energy footprint to be much bigger than another's. Read More
Cadbury Partners with Dairy Farmers to Shrink the Carbon Footprint of Milk Chocolate
With milk production accounting for more than 60 percent of the carbon footprint for its chocolate, confectioner Cadbury is teaming up with dairy farmers to trim down that figure -- and a big part of the strategy is putting cows on a lower-fiber diet so that they "burp" less. Read More
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
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