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Large U.S. Firms Urge Chinese Suppliers to Outsource Green Programs Multinationals including Adidas and Caterpillar are supporting a new U.S. government program that encourages Chinese firms to outsource their energy-efficiency operations to environmental services companies in the West. Read more... Also This Week... GE to Double Investment in Renewable Energy GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of General Electric, says it will double its renewable energy investments to a total of $6 billion within the next three years. It has also become one of the first financial institutions to disclose the greenhouse gas emissions from its power-plant equity investments. Read more... Carbon Labels Pose Challenges for Marketers A special report from Ethical Corporation magazine questions the value of carbon labels as a marketing tool. The labels, which tell consumers the total amount of carbon emissions associated with a product's manufacture and distribution, may not be the best way for brands to communicate their climate efforts, say companies currently piloting a U.K. carbon-labeling scheme. Read more... Sharp Fights Climate Change with LCDs, Solar Energy Products Electronics maker Sharp plans to do its part in the fight against global warming — by boosting production of its energy-efficient LCD TVs and solar energy products. Not incidentally, the two product categories already make up the bulk of Sharp's business. Read more... FTC Mulls Guidelines for Carbon Offset Claims The Federal Trade Commission is raising questions about green marketing claims surrounding carbon offsets. The commission, which is currently revamping its guidelines on environmental advertising, is concerned that "there’s a heightened potential for deception." Read more... Ben & Jerry's Benchmarks Social Impact of Climate Emissions Ben & Jerry's has piloted an unusual program to measure the company's social, as opposed to environmental, impact in the area of climate management. The program applied a relatively new reporting standard called the Global Warming Social Footprint (GWSF) to find out whether Ben & Jerry's was contributing "its proportionate share" toward returning global greenhouse gas concentrations to safe levels. Read more... More Climate Management News & Tools... We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions and we'll feature the best of them here. Forward to a Friend! Save the Date for SB08! Mark your calendar and plan now to join your peers at Sustainable Brands '08, where we'll explore together the latest in innovation for sustainable brands. The event will be held in California at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Resort from June 2-5, 2008. Find Peers and Partners If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more. Have a story you want told? Send it to us! Solution Providers

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