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Conferencing Tops List of Green Business Strategies, Survey Finds
Conferencing to avoid business travel beat out recycling and working with greener suppliers as the top strategy for greening business, according to new survey. Why? Thanks to improvements in technology, meeting remotely is a prime example of low-hanging fruit. Read more...
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Grand Central's CFLs Save $100,000 a Year
Metro-North Railroad has installed compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) throughout New York's Grand Central Terminal in a move the company estimates will save $100,000 a year on utility bills, Progressive Railroading reports. Read more...
Vodafone Vows to Cut Carbon Emissions in Half
Vodafone has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions 50% by 2020. The company's new climate strategy also calls for developing products and services that help customers limit their own climate emissions. Read more...
Kodak Making Big Gains on "Responsible Growth"
Two years in, Kodak has released an interim report citing "substantial progress" on its companywide environmental, health, and safety program, dubbed Responsible Growth. Read more...
Guitar Center Cuts Truck Shipments by 50%
Guitar Center cut the number of truck shipments from its distribution center in half last year thanks to efficiencies in product packaging and transport. The retailer of musical instruments and audio equipment banned the use of wooden pallets in 2006, optimizing space in trucks and saving 8,000,000 pounds of lumber and 70 million square feet of shrinkwrap annually. Read more...
SunChips Factory Cuts Ribbon on New Solar Array
Frito-Lay's SunChips factory in Modesto, Calif., is living up to its name - the facility has installed a five-acre solar field to provide power for its manufacturing operations. Read more...
Busch Theme Parks Serving Food on Biodegradable Dishes
Busch Entertainment - operator of major U.S. theme parks including SeaWorld and Busch Gardens - is quietly retooling its entire foodservice operations to use biodegradable food containers and tableware made from organically farmed materials such as corn and bamboo, Chicago Tribune reports. The company is targeting a full conversion to biodegradable dishware throughout its ten-park chain by the end of 2009. Read more...
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The rolls are growing every day! Socialize and network with fellow attendees actively engaged in building sustainability into market-leading brands including Boeing, CH2M HILL, DuPont, E. & J. Gallo, Georgia-Pacific, Kraft Foods, M&M Mars, Methodologie, Nordstrom, Red Bull, Sierra Nevada, Williams-Sonoma, and more. Download the conference agenda here (PDF), and register today!
Does Anyone Do Supply Chains Better Than Nike?
No, says SLM sourcing expert Phil Berry - because they focus on building real relationships instead of relying on top-down mandates. Read more...
HP Guide to Greener Printing
Inefficient paper, ink, and energy consumption is not just bad for the planet, it’s bad for business, too. This guide is designed to give some ideas to help improve the efficiency of your printing, save money and reduce the environmental impact of your business. (Hewlett-Packard) Download now (PDF)...
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