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US Employers Not So Hot At Communicating Green Cred

German businesses appear to be setting the pace in terms of communicating their “green” credentials, with 43 percent of German workers considering their employer to be “green,” followed by Italy (30%), Spain (28%), the UK and US (21% each) and France...

Published 03-11-2008 11:03 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Global, Business-to-Business, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Strategy & Leadership

3Tier Unveils Global Wind Map For Developers

Forty percent of the world’s land mass has wind speeds at more than 6 m per second, according to Seattle-based 3Tier, which has unveiled a global wind map - a project dubbed REmapping the World - which can be viewed for free on the Internet. Even...

Published 03-05-2008 9:12 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Global, Business-to-Business, Business Services, Clean Energy, Wind Energy, Research & Technology, Today's Green Trend

ClimateCheck Sets Up Shop In U.S.

Canada-based ClimateCHECK, a company that provides greenhouse gas management and products has opened a San Francisco office. ClimateCHECK says it has worked with a number of North America companies and organizations to measure, verify and account for...

Published 02-27-2008 10:47 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., North America, Business Services, Government, Products & Planning, Carbon Offsets/RECs

UPS, FedEx Find Ways To Save Gas

With record setting gas and diesel prices, fuel-efficient package delivery has taken on an even higher level of importance for UPS, FedEx, and other truck-dependent businesses, AP reports. High-tech solutions, old-fashioned fuel surcharges, equipment...

Published 02-20-2008 12:40 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Efficiency, Strategy & Leadership

Market Opportunities Are Driving Green Technology

Forty percent of technology executives claim the green movement creates significant market opportunities for their companies, as evidenced by a noticeable increase in customer demand for green products and services, according to Technology Executive Connections...

Published 02-13-2008 6:52 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Marketing, Business Services, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, New Technology, Strategy & Leadership, Today's Green Trend

IBM, JP Morgan, Motorola, Others Join Supply Chain Carbon Council

The European Supply Chain Institute’s recently formed Supply Chain Carbon Council has unveiled new members including: IBM, KFW Foderbank, JP Morgan, Carbon Disclosure Project, IETA, Green 2020, Promise Project, DNV, SGT, PE International, Orbeo...

Published 02-11-2008 6:41 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Business-to-Business, Business Services, Strategy & Leadership

Wal-Mart Rolls Out Packaging Scorecard

Wal-Mart’s packaging scorecard, that rates suppliers on their sustainability, has gone live. The idea was unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2006 and put through a trial phase for the past year. Wal-Mart has set the goal of a five percent...

Published 02-01-2008 12:34 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Conservation, Manufacturing, Industrial Goods, Consumption, Recycling, Products & Planning, Retail & Restaurants

Energy Bill Provides Assistance For SMEs

A provision in the energy bill signed last month allows the Small Business Administration to offer low-cost loans to small and medium businesses that want to improve their energy and fuel use, notes this article. It’s a two-year pilot program that...

Published 01-04-2008 9:38 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, U.S., Financial, Business Services, Government, Economics, Finance & Reporting

4 Tips On Optimizing IT Energy Use

A growing number of companies are coming to the realization that they are entering a data center energy crisis, according to Bruce Naegel, senior product manager, data center management group, Symantec Corporation. To ensure their long-term viability...

Published 12-05-2007 12:12 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business Services, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Electricity, New Technology, Research & Technology

Making Green Choices Gets Easier For Small Businesses

While large corporations get most of the headlines on green initiatives, many U.S. small businesses are also cutting energy costs making green choices, USA Today reports. Harbec Plastics, for example, uses wind and natural gas turbines, a state-of-the...

Published 12-03-2007 10:25 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Government, Efficiency, Electricity, Strategy & Leadership

Discovery, Pratt, Albanese Among Sustainable Design Winners

Global Green USA has announced the winners of its Designing a Sustainable and Secure World Awards. Albanese Organization won the Green Building Design Award. The Albanese Organization built America’s first environmentally advanced residential tower...

Published 11-29-2007 12:50 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Awards, Industry Events, Strategy & Leadership

Research Company Tells Printer Vendors To Greenwash Image

Apparently without realizing or caring that greenwashing is a negative term, Lyra Research, which tracks the digital imaging industry, sent out an email newsletter yesterday with the headline: “Printer Vendors Need to Greenwash Their Image,”...

Published 11-20-2007 2:06 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, Marketing, Business Services, Products & Planning

Direct Marketer’s Recycle Bins Save $500,000 Per Year

Direct mail and marketing firm PEP-Direct says it will save approximately $500,000 a year working with International Paper Products Corp. to reduce the amount of waste it sends to landfills and reduce the cost of waste removal, DM News reports. IPP is...

Published 11-20-2007 10:37 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Business-to-Business, Waste, U.S., Marketing, Business Services, Recycling, Savings, Biomass, Contracts & Installations

UPS Using Zap Electric Cars For Small Parcel Deliveries

UPS rolled out a small parcel delivery service this week in Northern California using 42 electric cars and trucks from ZAP. The UPS branch in Petaluma, California has leased an initial fleet of 42 ZAP Xebra electric city cars and trucks for their small...

Published 11-15-2007 10:52 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Major Players, Business-to-Business, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Clean Energy, Contracts & Installations, Electricity

Companies Compete For Green-Minded Talent

Eco-friendly policies are helping companies attract talent, according to the Wall Street Journal. A recent poll on green employment by MonsterTRAK.com, which launched GreenCareers last month to meet the...

Published 11-14-2007 3:03 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business Services

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