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Gap’s Kindley Walsh Lawlor on Selling Green Downstream
Kindley Walsh Lawlor has her hands full bringing ECO, Gap Inc.’s sweeping sustainability program, to the design tables and retail outlets of Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic. Read on for her advice on making a top-down corporate sustainability initiative work at the brand level. Read more...
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Starwood Plans Green Hotel Chain
Starwood is planning a new hotel chain built to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certification standards. Read more...
Renault, Nissan Set to Invest $1 Billion in Electric Cars
Renault and Nissan, which in January signed a deal with California firm Project Better Place to begin mass-producing electric cars, may pour as much as $1 billion into the venture, Reuters reports. Read more...
Dell Bows to Bloggers on Green-Packaging Demands
Dell has responded to a barrage of blogger complaints by pledging to work with its vendors on designing more resource-efficient product packaging. Read more...
Millipore Aims for 20% Carbon Cut, Greener Manufacturing
Ford and Timberland are sharing top honors for best sustainability reporting in North America this year, snagging a best-practice award from the Ceres coalition and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. Read more...
Nike, Stonyfield Farm, IBM Post Top Grades on Climate Scorecard
Nike, Stonyfield Farm, and IBM have earned top marks on a second-annual climate scorecard compiled by the nonprofit Climate Counts. Nike raked in 82 out of a possible 100 points to overtake last year’s top finisher, Canon. Read more...
Arup Adds Green Design Goals to Standard Service
Architectural consultancy Arup is incorporating sustainability objectives into its standard service in an effort to help companies design carbon-neutral buildings. Read more...
Colgate-Palmolive Touts Progress on Energy, Water Efficiency
Global conglomerate Colgate-Palmolive is reporting steady declines in energy and water use per ton of product over the past ten years, despite a 62% spike in sales over the same period, according to the company's latest sustainability report. Read more...
CVS Boosts Supply-Chain Mileage Efficiency 11%
CVS Caremark, parent company to the pharmacy chain, has rejiggered its distribution network to travel fewer miles while transporting record amounts of product, according to the company's first-ever sustainability report. Read more...
Motorola Leans on Suppliers to Get Greener
Motorola upped the environmental ante on its suppliers last year with self-assessment questionnaires, a new eco-responsibility training program, and a broad mandate to keep pushing green goals upstream, according to the company's latest sustainability report. 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 Avery Dennison, Armstrong World Industries, Porter Novelli, Proctor & Gamble, SC Johnson, The North Face, UPS, Waggener Edstrom, and more. Download the conference agenda here (PDF), and register today!
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Nau: Ahead of Its Time?
The failure of Nau is a real tragedy. As part of my mourning process, I want to speculate “from the cheap seats” on why Nau failed and what we might all learn about sustainable business. By Phil Berry Read more...
REI’s Carbon Footprint Surprise
What would happen if a company publicly committed to carbon neutrality - only to be shocked by the results of its carbon footprint assessment? REI found out the hard way when, after pledging to go carbon neutral 2020, it discovered that its eco-travel business – not its retail operation – is the company’s biggest carbon-emissions culprit. By Will Sarni Read more...
Green Guide for Small Business
The U.S. government maintains this website to help small business owners green their operations. Includes articles on starting a green business, complying with environmental regulations, and getting loans and incentives for energy efficiency programs, among other topics. (Business.gov) Visit now...
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