Half of Wal-Mart Suppliers Still Foot-Dragging on Packaging Scorecard
Half of Wal-Mart suppliers missed the Feb. 1 deadline for completing the retail giant's Sustainable Packaging Scorecard, and the percentage hasn't improved much since then, the [Arkansas] Morning News reports. Many suppliers argue that the scorecard oversimplifies the manufacturing process and puts undue financial burdens on the supply chain. Read more...
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Washington Nationals Score First U.S. LEED-Certified Ballpark
The Washington Nationals' new ballpark has earned LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making it the first major stadium in the United States to achieve LEED certification. Read more...
P&G on the Lookout for "Sustainable Innovation" Products
Proctor & Gamble aims to develop a $20 billion market over the next five years for what it calls "sustainable innovation" products - products that perform 10% better than their competitors in one of six environmental categories. Peter White, P&G's head of sustainability, told ClimateChangeCorp.com that the company is re-evaluating everything from detergents to diapers in an effort to create greener products that will appeal to consumers. Read more...
CFOs See Business Value in Sustainability, But Question Metrics
More than half of finance executives believe sustainability can help their companies increase revenue, reduce operating costs, build shareholder value, and improve employee retention, according to a new survey from Jones Lang LaSalle. The catch? Many companies are hesitant to incorporate sustainability into financial strategy without concrete metrics for evaluating these prospective benefits. Read more...
TIAA-CREF to Cut Office Building Energy Use 10% by 2010
Leading commercial real estate investor TIAA-CREF says it plans to improve the energy efficiency of its real estate portfolio 10% by 2010. The company is currently assessing the 43 million square feet of office space within its real estate portfolio to find ways to improve building energy performance. Read more...
Xerox's New Online Calculator Shows Business Benefits of Eco-Efficiency
Xerox has created an online calculator to help customers pinpoint ways to green their office printing and copying. The new tool enables companies to evaluate their current equipment and identify the environmental and financial benefits of switching to more resource-efficient technologies. Read more...
Thin Clients Help Businesses Cut Computing Costs 81%
Thin clients - computers than concentrate processing activities for many networked machines on a central server - can slash energy costs per workstation by as much as 81%, according to new research from the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany. Given that thin clients currently account for just a fraction of commercial desktops, the potential for savings is actually much greater, the study suggests. Read more...
Corporate Climate Reporters Rallying Around GHG Protocol
Under increasing pressure to report on climate management practices, more companies are turning to a standardized framework for publishing emissions data. Well over half (63%) of Fortune 500 corporate responsibility reports released last year align their climate communications with guidelines set out by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, according to a new study from CorporateRegister.com. Read more...
Aramark to Green Ballpark Concession Stands
Concessions services firm Aramark is incorporating greener practices at Major League Baseball venues including Fenway Park, Coors Field, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Read more...
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How to Build a Better Green Website
Ladies and gentlemen, witness the emergence (and increasing pre-eminence) of the sustainability microsite - an online hub where companies communicate their green product enhancements and brand tenets. SLM columnist Matt Heinz has spent the past month trolling through the good, the bad, and the unnavigable, offering these best practices for planning and launching a green web presence consumers won't soon forget. Read more...
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