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September 24, 2007 
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A Roadmap to Smart Corporate Water Strategy 
Businesses are wasting water like...water, according to a new trends report that finds companies are over-using available supplies even as the quality and quantity of world water reserves continue to decline. At the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate Water Strategy explains the drivers behind these water trends, their implications for business and, most importantly, how to prepare for them. Read more...
Top Stories in Eco-Strategy Call Center Teleworkers Green Companies' Customer Service Ops Teleworkers or "home agents" comprise one of the fastest-growing segments of contact center employees today, helping reduce the environmental footprint across a range of industries. Read more... Wal-Mart Unveils Own Brand of CFLs Wal-Mart has launched its own private label of compact fluorescent lightbulbs and is now selling the "Great Value" energy efficient bulbs in more than 3,000 stores. Read more... BT Joins Carbon-Consulting Trend British Telecom is launching a carbon impact assessment service to calculate the CO2 emissions of corporate customers' IT operations. Read more... ______________________________________________ Last Call for Sustainable Brands '07!
Tully’s Wants to Be Greener Than Starbucks 
Seattle-based Tully's coffee company is hoping to lure customers away from Starbucks by positioning itself as a greener alternative. Read more...
Hannaford Plans World's First Platinum-Certified Green Supermarket The Hannaford supermarket chain has put forward plans to build the world's first LEED platinum-certified grocery store in Augusta, Maine. Read more... GE Facing Pushback on Eco-Products Initiative General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt is facing some grumbling from customers and employees who wish the company would stop talking Ecomagination and just "shut up and sell product." Read more... More Smart Eco-Strategy News... |
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Did You Know? Even if you're a bit late to the party, you can still access past issues of Sustainable Business News by visiting our online archive. Find Peers and Partners... If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Sustainable Business Experts Speak! Peter Breitstone, CEO of Aon Environmental Services Group, talks about the future of green business at the Cool Globes Business Leaders Roundtable on July 11, 2007 at Northwestern University. (Run Time: 1:22 min.) Watch now... More Mediacasts... Ark Eco Delivers an Earth-Friendly Business Model 
Drawing on their past collective experience in the transportation business, two sets of brothers came to realize that the industry was not operating in a sustainable fashion. Earth Day 2007 fittingly marked the official launch of Ark Eco Delivery Service, Canada’s first eco-friendly delivery company. (WorldChanging) Read more...
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