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SC Johnson Saves Big by Optimizing Truckloads
SC Johnson saved 1,800 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and $1.6 million over the past year by packing more product into each truck shipment. Read more...
Also This Week... New Online Catalog Lists Energy-Efficient Computers 
The Climate Savers Computing Initiative has launched an online directory of more than 300 energy-saving computing products. The new catalog includes desktop PCs, laptops, servers, power supplies, power supply components, motherboards, and power-management software. Read more...
Subway Unveils Green Initiatives, Opens New Eco-Store Subway has unveiled new companywide green initiatives in distribution and packaging as it cuts the ribbon on a green store in Florida. Read more... Bayer to Pour $1.46 Billion into Developing New Climate Products 
Bayer says it will pour 1 billion Euro ($1.46 billion) over the next three years into a companywide initiative aimed primarily at developing new product-based solutions to climate change. Read more...
Seventh Generation Pulls a "Wal-Mart 180" Though he once likened doing business with Wal-Mart to "selling his company's soul," Seventh Generation CEO Jeff Hollender is now considering becoming a supplier for the retail giant. Read more... CalStar Poised to Bring Greener Cement to Market CalStar Cement is set to announce plans to market a new kind of cement that requires far less energy to manufacture, according to CNet News blogger Michael Kanellos. Read more... Hilton Garden Hotel Chain Adopts Eco-Friendly Coffee Cup Hilton Garden Inn has announced it will begin using the Ecotainer compostable coffee cup at its 340 locations throughout the U.S., replacing more than 6.5 million non-renewable styro-based cups used by the hotel chain each year. Read more... ANSI Unveils New Standard for Eco-Friendly Carpet The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved a new certification standard to help purchasers select environmentally preferable carpet products. Read more... Simon & Schuster Unveils Green Paper Policy Simon & Schuster has implemented a new paper sourcing policy that will increase the amount of recycled-content fiber in its paper from 10% to 25% by 2012. Read more... Boise Unveils New Line of Recycled Papers Boise Paper has launched a line of recycled-content office papers that the company says match the runnability, printability, and brightness of virgin papers. Read more... More Sustainable Sourcing News... |
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