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January 25, 2008 Greener Products, Smarter Supply Chains Home | Climate News & Ideas | Connections | Events | About

Is There Such a Thing as "Green" Asbestos? Green is better, but it may not always be best. Columnist Adrian Gonzalez points out that many green products and initiatives have tradeoffs that companies and consumers can't afford to ignore. Read more... This Week's Top Stories... Wal-Mart's Lee Scott Re-Ups Green Commitment In a recent speech to more than 7,000 store managers, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott expanded on his company's commitment, first laid out in 2005, to take action on energy efficiency, ethical sourcing, and affordable health care. Read more... HP Introduces New Energy-Efficient Desktops for Business Apple is selling its new Macbook Air, unveiled this week at the Macworld convention in San Francisco, not only on its superthin design but also on its green features. The computermaker has been criticized in the past for its use of toxic materials in products such as the popular iPhone. Read more... New BT Phones Use 50% Less Energy British Telecom has unveiled a new line of fixed and cordless phones designed to consume half the power of previous units. The announcement kicks off a nearly $4 million commitment to boost energy efficiency in 90% of the company's home-phone offerings by July of this year. Read more... Global Green Launches Sustainability Program for the Hospitality Industry Hotel managers looking to bring their operations into line with green standards and practices have a new resource at their disposal. The nonprofit Global Green Hospitality Consortium (GGHC), a program of the Global Green Energy Consortium, offers guidance and green-product certification to help members of the hospitality industry achieve their sustainability goals. Read more... 11 More Global Companies Ask Suppliers to Report Climate Emissions Eleven multinationals, including Hewlett-Packard, L'Oreal, and PepsiCo, are the latest to join the Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration (SCLC), a corporate initiative to assess greenhouse gas emissions from global supply chains. They join Cadbury Schweppes, Nestle, Procter & Gamble, Tesco, Imperial Tobacco, and Unilever, which signed on last fall. Read more... More Sustainable Sourcing News & Tools... We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions below any SLM news story 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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