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Green Marketing: It's Alive but Needs a Makeover
Green waves come and go. Each time the tide rises a little higher. Read More
How to Undertake a Life Cycle Assessment of Your Products and Services
An excerpt from "The Green to Gold Business Playbook: How to Implement Sustainability Practices for Bottom-Line Results in Every Business Function." Read More
7 Earth Day Pitches That Made Us Cringe
Don't get us wrong. We're glad that more and more products and services are available these days to help people consume fewer resources, reuse or repurpose the stuff they have, or recycle it. Sometimes, however, these pitches just go too far. Read More
Toyota, Northern Trust Bank Dish Up Sodexo's Meatless Monday Program
Toyota, Northern Trust Bank and the U.S. Department of Interior are among the orgnizations that have jumped on the Meatless Monday bandwagon, Sodexo said this week. The company now offers the Meatless Monday program to more than 2,000 of its clients following a successful pilot program at more than 900 hospitals across the U.S. Read More
The Power of Rewards and Recognition in Sustainability Programs
Harvard University's Green Carpet Awards provides an outstanding example of a successful internal reward program. Hosted by Harvard's Office for Sustainability, the annual celebration provides an array of ideas for sustainability leaders to hone their own award programs. Read More
Dell to Ship Servers in Mushroom-Based Packaging
Dell looks to nature for new packaging options. Read More
How IBM and HP are Strengthening Their IT-for-Sustainability Offers
Although both of the IT giants are making significant commitments to the energy and carbon management space, under the surface there are more differences than similarities in their approaches. Read More
Pepsi Ups Ante on Plant-Based Bottles with 100% Non-Plastic Bottle
Pepsi plans to pour its drinks into bottles derived entirely from plants, which would give them more plant content than Coca-Cola's PlantBottles. Read More
China, Malaysia Become Latest Nations to Ban BPA
China and Malaysia have added to the list of countries setting bans on the estrogen-mimicking chemical bisphenol A. Read More
Even 'Green' Golf Courses Waste Water
Research out of the Canary Islands finds that even golf courses that attempt to reduce the environmental impacts by using reclaimed water for irrigation use as much as 83 percent too much water. Read More