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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

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

Consumers Think Sustainability is Here to Stay

The number of U.S. consumers who think sustainability is here to stay outnumbers those who don’t by two-to-one, according to Natural Marketing Institute’s 2007 LOHAS Consumer Trends Database. And since consumers are expecting sustainability...

Published 02-18-2008 6:35 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Sustainability, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Strategy & Leadership, Retail & Restaurants, Today's Green Trend

Do Eco-Friendly Reward Programs Make Banks Look Too Green?

Financial institutions realize that adding green cards to their product lines boosts their own corporate environmental credentials. But, on the other hand, banks are reluctant to market green credit cards because they don’t want to appear “too...

Published 02-07-2008 12:52 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Europe, Major Players, U.S., Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Products & Planning, Carbon Offsets/RECs

DuPont, 3M, Daikin and Others Reduce PFOA

In response to the 2006 EPA launch of the 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program, eight companies have reported a significant reduction in the release of PFOA and related chemicals, putting industry on target for a 95 percent reduction goal by 2010. The companies...

Published 02-06-2008 12:04 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Pollution, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Policy & Law

HP Recycles 250 Million Pounds in 2007

HP announced it has recycled nearly 250 million pounds of hardware and print cartridges in 2007, a 50 percent increase over 2006. HP also reused 65 million pounds of hardware to be refurbished for resale or donation, increasing its annual reuse rate 30...

Published 02-06-2008 12:01 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Major Players, North America, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Asia, Recycling, Products & Planning

Major Magazines Launch Recycling Initiative

Major publishers teamed up with New York City last week to launch a program called ReMix–Recycling Magazines is Excellent. The move builds on a trend towards favoring magazines that use recycled paper. For instance, Barnes & Noble specifically...

Published 02-04-2008 11:29 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Sustainability, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Recycling, Strategy & Leadership

Dolby, Kodak, Sundance and Kerasotes Helping to Green the Film Biz

In ways great and small, the film industry is greening up the business, according to this Film Journal article. Sundance, famous for its festival, has a theater in Madison, WI, and one soon to open in San Francisco. Both incorporate environmental policies...

Published 02-04-2008 10:57 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Europe, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Conservation, Construction, Consumption, New Technology, Products & Planning

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

Wal-Mart Canada Breaks Green Ad Campaign

In Canada, Wal-Mart has launched “Big Reduction” - a 30-second TV spot that touts some of the company’s green policies, such as its eco-friendly light bulbs, its purchase of emission-free power, its increased insulation of roofs on new...

Published 02-01-2008 10:35 AM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Emissions, Major Players, Facilities, North America, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Clean Energy, Recycling, Contracts & Installations

Corporations Step Up Recycling Efforts

According to the EPA, consumer electronics accounted for almost 1.5 percent of 250 million tons of trash in 2006, and according to a report from the International Association of Electronics Recyclers, in 2006, 15 to 20 percent of electronic waste was...

Published 01-31-2008 2:56 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Major Players, Waste, Pollution, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Government, Efficiency, Electricity, Consumption, Recycling, Hazardous Waste, Products & Planning

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

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

Compete On Green Or Fall Behind

In the quest to go green, the first step a business needs to take is to start measuring and tracking their environmental footprint, including how much energy and water it consumes, how much and what type of waste it produces, and how much of an impact...

Published 11-06-2007 11:18 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Feature, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Waste, Business-to-Consumer, Business Services, Clean Energy, People, Water

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