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The Body Shop Taps Green Roots in Ad Campaign
The "Nature's way to beauty" campaign coincides with an expanded launch of a product line called "Wellbeing" that reportedly will be sold in 100 percent post-consumer recyclate (PCR) plastic bottles. Read More
Travelodge Cuts Ribbon on London Hotel Made from Shipping Containers
The 120-room Travelodge in Uxbridge, London, was crafted from 86 steel containers in the first hotel construction project of its kind in Europe. Read More
California Academy of Sciences Poised to Open New Green Quarters
The $488 million project to reconstruct and reinvent the facility has produced a showcase of green architecture and exhibits that strive to reflect a "sustainability message" in every facet, the academy's leadership team says. Read More
Clorox Told to Modify 'Green Works' Claims
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has told Clorox it should alter some of the claims about its Green Works cleaning products. Read More
Researchers Develop Recyclable, Sugarcane-Based Waterproof Coating
Biotechnologists in Australia have devised a way to make a waterproof coating for paper and boxes out of sugarcane waste. Read More
What Facility Managers Need to Know About LEED Lighting Control Requirements
Lighting control can be a key component of LEED projects, particularly when retrofitting existing buildings, due to the ease of installation of solutions like occupancy sensors and lighting control panelboards that facilitate a schedule-based lighting control system. Read More
Princeton Review College Guides Open New Chapter With Green Rating
The Princeton Review, creator of the hugely popular annual series of college guides, unveils the results of its new green rating system for institutions of higher learning. Read More
Lawsuit Over Lead in Lipstick Advances
LVMH is facing a lawsuit due to the lead content of one of its lipstick shades. The group behind the lipstick testing believes all lipsticks can be made lead-free. Read More
The Qualities of a Sustainable Leader
With just about every company addressing or beginning to address its environmental impact, a whole new class of job description is emerging: the sustainability leader, an employee at any level of an organization who is responsible for making his or her company greener. Here is what it takes to be an effective sustainability leader. Read More
Maker's Mark Fuels Operations with Bourbon Waste
A new treatment system at the Marker's Mark distillery is turning waste from bourbon-making into biofuel. Read More