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DHL Program Lets Customers Offset Shipping Emissions

DHL has launched a carbon neutral shipping service, DHL GoGreen Express, in the Asia Pacific region. DHL says the program is part of the company’s GoGreen range of carbon-neutral and low-carbon shipping options that are available in Europe and were...

Published 03-10-2008 3:05 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Europe, Major Players, Business Services, Asia, Products & Planning, Carbon Offsets/RECs
Aravo, WSP Partner On Environmental Products

Aravo and WSP Environment & Energy are partnering to target corporate sustainability and environmental compliance users with new software and services products.The first offering under the Aravo/WSP partnership is a free 90 day subscription to the...

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

Filed under: Supply Chain, Business Services, Products & Planning
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
Most Companies Have No Supply Chain Policy

A new survey by Bearing Point found that almost two thirds of firms surveyed had taken no action to cut the environmental impact of their supply chain. The survey of over 600 directors found that only 35 percent had an explicit green supply chain strategy...

Published 02-06-2008 1:07 PM by Environmental Leader

Filed under: Supply Chain, Europe, Major Players, Global, U.S., Business Services, Asia, Research & Technology
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
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
Xerox Saves $2 Billion By Diverting 2 Billion Pounds Of Waste From Landfills

Xerox says it has diverted more than 2 billion pounds of electronic waste from landfills around the world through waste-free initiatives. “Xerox’s experience with reuse, recycling and remanufacturing has not only kept waste out of landfills, but saved...

Published 11-12-2007 1:10 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Major Players, Environmental Affairs, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Waste, U.S., Business Services, Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Recycling
UPS Adds 300 Alternative Fuel Vehicles

UPS is adding 306 alternative fuel vehicles to its "green fleet" by placing an order for 167 Compressed Natural Gas delivery trucks while taking delivery of 139 new propane delivery trucks in North America. Additionally, the company has launched...

Published 10-08-2007 11:10 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Supply Chain, Feature, U.S., Automotive, North America, Business Services, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Refitting
TechSoup Launches IT Asset Management Program

TechSoup says it has launched a refurbished computer initiative that turns a corporation's unwanted IT equipment into effective corporate Green Philanthropy. The IT asset management program accepts all unwanted IT equipment (working or not), transfers...

Published 09-28-2007 11:29 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Feature, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, U.S., Business Services, Hi-Tech, Recycling
GridPoint Tops List of 100 Innovative Greentech Companies

AlwaysOn has released a list of private greentech companies that it feels are transforming the global energy, water, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and resource recovery establishments. Hundreds of private companies were nominated...

Published 09-13-2007 12:18 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Research & Technology, U.S., VC Funding, Business Services, Efficiency, Hi-Tech, Clean Energy, Economics, Awards, Hybrid Technology, Recycling, Biofuel, New Technology, Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Hydrogen, Geothermal, Wave Energy, Predictions, Storage, Biomass
Sustainable Supply Chain Management Tools Hit Market

Aravo Solutions has announced the release of Aravo Sustain, a new module for the Aravo SIM platform. Aravo SIM provides a framework for managing supplier information within ERP and eProcurement applications such as Oracle, SAP and Ariba. Organizations...

Published 09-12-2007 10:25 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Business Services, Hi-Tech
DOE Launches ‘Energy Star Quantity Quotes’

p> Energy Star's Bulk Purchasing Tool was recently relaunched as Energy Star Quantity Quotes. Energy Star Quantity Quotes is an on-line bulk purchasing tool designed to help bulk purchasers of Energy Star qualified appliances, light bulbs, fixtures...

Published 09-10-2007 12:04 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Business-to-Business, U.S., Business Services, Efficiency, Electricity, Sales
JohnsonDiversey Unveils $24 Million Green Distribution Center

JohnsonDiversey's new $24 million, 550,000 square foot distribution center in Sturtevant, Wisconsin uses more than 30 percent recycled materials, the Journal Times reports. Coupled...

Published 09-04-2007 1:35 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Supply Chain, Sustainability, Facilities, U.S., Business Services, Efficiency, Contracts & Installations, Construction

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DHL Program Lets Customers Offset Shipping Emissions

Aravo, WSP Partner On Environmental Products

UPS, FedEx Find Ways To Save Gas

Market Opportunities Are Driving Green Technology

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

Most Companies Have No Supply Chain Policy

Wal-Mart Rolls Out Packaging Scorecard

UPS Using Zap Electric Cars For Small Parcel Deliveries

Xerox Saves $2 Billion By Diverting 2 Billion Pounds Of Waste From Landfills

UPS Adds 300 Alternative Fuel Vehicles

TechSoup Launches IT Asset Management Program

GridPoint Tops List of 100 Innovative Greentech Companies

Sustainable Supply Chain Management Tools Hit Market

DOE Launches ‘Energy Star Quantity Quotes’

JohnsonDiversey Unveils $24 Million Green Distribution Center