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Secondary Packaging — A Silent Threat to the Environment
While direct contact, retail and primary packaging has been receiving all of the attention and well deserved scrutiny of the world, secondary packaging, without much attention at all, has been quietly filling our landfills. Read More
State of Green Business Report 2008
If one were to rely strictly on the headlines — from the mainstream media, the business press, the blogosphere, and all the rest — it would be easy to conclude that the greening of business practices has reached a tipping point. The daily drumbeat of announcements and achievements has grown in recent years. Hardly a week goes by when there isn’t a new development: a corporate commitment, a technological breakthrough, a new partnership addressing environmental challenges, or a new finding from a government agency, university lab, or research group about the progress being made. Read More
Using Water Management Strategies to Boost the Triple Bottom Line
Smart water management can be a simple improvement to facilities, but one that can help real estate portfolio owners achieve LEED certification, protect and improve property value by eliminating water-related property destruction and liabilities, save costs and improve the environment. Read More
Carbon Offsets
Offsetting enables companies to look beyond the limits of their operations to find emissions-reducing projects that are cost-effective. Read More
CSR Jobs Report
The goal of this analysis is to inform MBAs and companies about the CSR jobs market. Read More
Go Green Power Play
HP and Intel take a look at how green tech can save money and energy for the government. Read More
The Dangerous Rise of Carbon Fundamentalism
A recent string of harsh public statements and policy proposals addressing climate change -- including, but not limited to, the comparison of climate change deniers to Hitler -- does show just how widely accepted global warming has become. Although vehement public acceptance moves us closer to action, it may also serve to stifle productive dialogue on possible solutions or strategies on the crisis. Read More
Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure – Action Strategy 2008
The EPA provides the benefits and options for using green infrastructure to improve water quality. Read More
SC Johnson Launches Greenlist Product Labels
The Greenlist logo, which will adorn product labels beginning this month, is based on a patented process that rates 95 percent of the raw materials used in SC Johnson's products. Greenlist products contain fewer volatile organic compounds. Read More
Clorox Aims to Show that 'Green Works'
Can a major consumer packaged goods company with a name indelibly associated with household bleach become a leading light in the green marketplace? That's the hope of Clorox, the Oakland-based company, which this week is launching its first new brand in twenty years: Green Works, a line of cleaning products that are, in the company's words, "at least 99 percent natural" Read More