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73% of Execs Would Take Pay Cut to Support Green Programs
Three out of four executives are willing to sacrifice at least 1% of their salaries to fund their companies’ green initiatives, according to a survey from Korn/Ferry International, a leading staffing firm. Read more...
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JohnsonDiversey Beats Greener-Cleaner Deadline by Two Years
JohnsonDiversey, the maker of industrial cleaning products, has removed air-polluting ingredients from its floor care line two full years ahead of the deadline set by the California Air Resources Board. Read more...
Deloitte Embraces Videoconferencing
"Big Four" auditing firm Deloitte has inked a deal to equip its 130 offices worldwide with videoconferencing software to cut down on the need for business travel. Read more...
Microsoft Targets Datacenter "Behaviors," Not Technologies
Microsoft has used employee incentive programs and other "behavioral" approaches to boost efficiency at its computing facilities by 22% in three years. Read more...
Toyota Shifts Gears on SUV Production
Struggling to keep up with demand for hybrid vehicles, Toyota says its planned production facility in Mississippi will make Priuses instead of Highlander SUVs, Reuters reports (via Nikkei). Read more...
U.K.'s Largest Labor Union Demands Data on Companies' Eco-Performance
Unite, the British labor union representing workers in the electronics and IT sectors, says it should have the right to access environmental performance data for the companies served by its members. Read more...
HSBC Eyes Hedge Fund for Clean Tech Market
Banking giant HSBC is set to launch a new hedge fund targeting the "frontier" market for environmental technologies and green infrastructure, Reuters reports. Read more...
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