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January 11, 2008 Greener Products, Smarter Supply Chains Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Wal-Mart Faces Hurdles in Green Electronics Push Wal-Mart is finding that it's a lot easier to green product packaging than to green what goes inside. Despite recent successes reducing packaging waste in consumer goods from laundry detergent to toilet paper, the retail giant is facing new hurdles in demanding greener products from electronics suppliers. Read more... Also This Week... Panasonic Unveils "Double Efficient" Plasma TV Panasonic has unveiled the prototypes for a plasma display panel (PDP) that halves energy consumption while maintaining the same brightness. The prototypes, on display at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, incorporate a new technology that Panasonic says paves the way for larger, thinner, brighter, more energy-efficient plasma TVs. Read more... Nike's Air Jordan Gets Green Overhaul Air Jordan's signature red and black is getting greener. Now in its twenty-third iteration, Nike's iconic sports shoe has been redesigned to reduce waste and source environmentally preferable materials wherever possible. Read more... Scholastic Ups Commitment to Green Paper Sourcing Publishing firm Scholastic has set a five-year goal to buy 30% of its paper from sources certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). In addition, the company will boost use of recycled-content paper to 25% — three-quarters of which will come from post-consumer waste. 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... New Sustainable Packaging Stacks Up for Club Retailers Stacked to the ceiling with large or in-bulk products, club retail outlets such as Costco and Sam's Club have unique requirements for merchandise storage and display. Drake Company's new Lite-Pak packaging system was created to meet the environmental packaging requirements of major retailers like Wal-Mart, while also streamlining the packaging process for marketers merchandising through club stores. Read more... McDonald's Answers Demand for Sustainable Food Sourcing Cost is no longer the overriding factor in food purchasing decisions at the world's largest restaurant chain, according McDonald's U.K. CEO Steve Easterbrook. The executive told attendees at a recent conference that increasing consumer awareness of sustainable farming practices has profoundly affected the way McDonald's sources its food. Read more... More Sustainable Sourcing News & Tools... Forward to a Friend! Tennant Company's Green Cleaning Machine Last fall, industrial cleaning equipment manufacturer Tennant Company unveiled the Ech2o, a machine that can scrub floors to a sparkle without using any toxic chemicals. In fact, all it uses is plain old water (really). In this SLM podcast we talk to Tennant CEO Chris Killingstad (pictured) and chief sustainability officer Stan Mierzejewski about the company's green-products push, its long history of environmental responsibility, and its plans for future innovations in the sustainability arena. (Run Time: 30 Min.) Listen now... More Sourcing Mediacasts... 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

Sustainable Life Media is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable processes, practices and products. We bring you top stories related to the what, who and how of environmental and social innovation, and help you connect with thought leaders, peers, partners and solutions providers that can help you quickly reach your goals. This work is licensed under a CreativeCommons License. Copyright Sustainable Life Media Inc. 2008

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