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Symantec's Four Rules for Sustainable Business Success Symantec, one of the world’s largest security software companies, signed the U.N. Global Compact in 2006 - a move that became a catalyst for the company's fledgling corporate responsibility program. Here are four key lessons learned, as told by Symantec's director of corporate responsibility. Read more... Also This Week... BofA Invests in New Technology to Cut Energy Costs, Emissions 50% Bank of America isn't just investing in tech services firm Field Diagnostic Services - it's putting the company's energy-management software to the test at bank locations throughout the U.S. Read more... Smart Supply Chain Managers Work Closely with Vendors Companies that succeed in greening their supply chains are going beyond the factory audit, working directly with vendors on boosting environmental performance, according to a report. Read more... Manufacturers Get New Tool to Better Manage Energy Costs Software giant SAP has unveiled a tool to help companies measure, report, and manage their energy use. Read more... Cost Called Biggest Barrier to Green IT Despite overwhelming support for green IT initiatives, more than half of IT managers say the costs of implementation are too high, according to a report. Read more... GE Calls for U.S. Cap and Trade System A top executive at General Electric told Congress this week that the best way to beat climate change is to assign a dollar value to carbon emissions, Reuters reports. Read more... Burt's Bees to Cut Emissions 35% in Three Years Burt's Bees has announced plans to reduce its U.S. greenhouse gas emissions 35% per dollar sales by 2011. Read more... Toyota to Boost Prius Production 70% Toyota is remodeling a manufacturing plant in Japan to make way for more of its hybrid Priuses, Reuters reports (via Nikkan Kogyo). Read more... VNL Taps Rural Telecom Market with New Solar-Powered System Telecom equipment vendor VNL has found a commercially viable way to turn rural residents of developing countries into customers: a solar-powered mobile phone system that looks likely to blow the telecom market wide open, Solar Daily reports. Read more... M&S Plastic Bag Use Drops 80% in Ten Weeks British retailer Marks & Spencer says shopper demand for plastic bags has plummeted 80% since it began charging for the bags in early May. Read more... Companies Missing Big Payoffs from Low-Carbon Supply Chains Though many opportunities to cut climate emissions in the supply chain either cost little or pay for themselves over time, most companies still don't factor emissions reduction into purchasing decisions, a new study finds. Read more... Want more Eco-Strategy news & tools? Click here! We want to hear from you! Post your comments or questions below any SLM news story and we'll feature the best of them here. (You must be a registered SLM user to post. Not yet signed up? Click here!) Forward to a Friend! Register Today for... Join Andrew Winston, co-author of the critically acclaimed "Green to Gold," for a summit of leading innovators who are leveraging sustainability to drive new operating efficiencies, reduce risks and costs, and build stronger ties to shareholders, employees and the communities in which they work. Click here for more! Solution Providers Joey Schepp - Just the "Maven" Your Green Product Needs The green-product market it getting so crowded these days, a lot of consumers probably wish they had an expert to turn to. And, as it turns out, they do - the recently launched GreenMaven search engine weeds out the pretenders to serve up a green-product buffet for choosy consumers too busy to do the research on their own. Radio host and SLM contributer Betsy Rosenberg caught up with GreenMaven founder Joey Schepp at last month's SB'08 conference for a quick download on the new site and its offerings. Listen to their conversation here... Want to Write for SLM? We're looking for contributers with a great sustainability story to tell. Email us with your ideas! Find Peers and Partners... If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Advertise on SLM! Become a Sustainable Life Media advertiser or sponsor and reach thousands of business leaders looking for product or service solutions to help them build their sustainability story. Click here to learn more.

Sustainable Life Media is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable processes, practices and products. We bring you top stories related to the what, who and how of environmental and social innovation, and help you connect with thought leaders, peers, partners and solutions providers that can help you quickly reach your goals. This work is licensed under a CreativeCommons License. Copyright Sustainable Life Media Inc. 2008

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