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Principles of Climate-Conscious Procurement 
What's the best way to work with vendors who can provide a quality service while meeting a big company’s environmental needs? (ClimateChangeCorp) Read more... Also This Week... Four Steps to Green Your Supply Chain Chris Hodgson, Envirowise retail specialist, says retailers and suppliers need to work in partnership to achieve supply chain efficiency. But how? Envirowise recommends beginning with these four key steps. (Talking Retail) Read more... Retailers Push Packagers to Think Green Growing demand from retailers and manufacturers for smaller, eco-friendly packages is pushing box makers and chemical companies to create compact packaging that is bio-based and recyclable. (Reuters) Read more... New JohnsonDiversey Distribution Center Is Green from the Ground Up Like the company's global headquarters, the new $24 million center was designed according to LEED standards, from the ground below to its light-reflecting roof. ([Racine, Wis.] Journal-Times) Read more... AEP Joins Green Suppliers Network American Electric Power is the first electric utility to commit to participation as a corporate champion in the U.S. government's Green Suppliers Network program, which seeks to help small and medium-sized manufacturers become more competitive while reducing their impact on the environment. (Press Release) Read more... ______________________________________________ Participation Grows for Sustainable Brands '07 - Join us!
Snyder’s Increases Efficiency, Makes Changes to Packaging, Transportation 
Pretzel maker Snyder’s of Hanover has increased sustainability and cost-savings by making changes to packaging specifications and the way it transports products and raw materials. (Environmental Leader) Read more...
Perry Ellis: Green and Fashionable For many mainstream garment manufacturers the economics of green fashion remain troublesome, as organically grown fibers are in short supply. Still, some in the fashion industry, including Perry Ellis, are making headway. (New York Times) Read more... Hybrid Diesel-Electric Delivery Vans Tested on the Job The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL, is evaluating the performance of 50 hybrid diesel step delivery vans that are on the job delivering packages for the United Parcel Service, UPS, the world's largest package delivery company. (Environment News Service) Read more... Repeat-Use Packaging Makes the Supply Chain Greener Pelican Products, which manufactures Protector Cases, is providing companies like Apple and Gateway with "repeat use packaging" — a shipping solution the company claims has less impact on the environment while saving money and better protecting merchandise. (SCDExec) Read more... Woolworths Busted over "Environmental" Toilet Paper Woolworths, Australia's biggest supermarket chain, has been caught telling shoppers that two of its home brand products are environmentally sustainable, when the company has never independently checked the validity of those claims. (ABC News) Read more... |
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