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November 19, 2007 
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90% of CEOs Doing More to Incorporate Green into Core Strategy
CEOs are under more pressure than ever to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices into their core strategy — and as many as nine in ten are up to the challenge, according to a McKinsey survey. Read more...
Also This Week... Daimler Kicks off Global Push for Hybrid Commercial Vehicles Daimler is set to bump up production of its hybrid commercial vehicles in an effort to meet growing demand from commercial customers. Read more... Wal-Mart Issues First Sustainability Progress Report Wal-Mart has released its first comprehensive report detailing the dozens of sustainability programs launched since the retail giant began its green push two years ago. Read more... McDonald's Revisits Geothermal for Florida Restaurant It took ten years, but McDonald's is finally opening its second restaurant to use energy-efficient geothermal technology for heating and cooling. Read more... Media Coverage of Green Business Doubled in 2007 The number of green business stories published in the country's ten largest newspapers this year has already doubled last year's total, according to a new study by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Read more... Ford CEO Outlines "Blueprint for Sustainability" Ford has announced plans to develop a range of new technologies that will enable the company to meet growing consumer demand for fuel-efficient vehicles that emit fewer greenhouse gases without compromising on safety, interior room, or performance. Read more... Sun Partners on $400 Million Underground Datacenter in Japan Sun Microsystems is partnering with ten other IT firms to build an underground datacenter in Japan. The facility is expected to consume up to 50% less power than conventional facilities by using groundwater as a coolant. Read more... Allstate Offers to Offset Drivers' Auto Emissions 
Allstate Insurance Company is planning to give customers a greener car insurance option. The company's Allstate Green program, currently in a pilot phase, will help offset drivers' auto emissions by funding reforestation and clean energy projects in the U.S. Read more...
PNC Bank Trademarks "Green Branch" The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a trademark for the term "Green Branch" to PNC Financial Services Group. PNC operates 40 bank branches certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. Read more... Generation, Kleiner Perkins Team Up to Fund New Climate Solutions Public equities firm Generation Investment Management has joined forces with venture capital investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) to "find, fund, and accelerate" the development of new businesses and technology solutions aimed at addressing global warming. Read more... Hilton Garden Hotel Chain Adopts Eco-Friendly Coffee Cup Hilton Garden Inn has announced it will begin using the Ecotainer compostable coffee cup at its 340 locations throughout the U.S., replacing more than 6.5 million non-renewable styro-based cups used by the hotel chain each year. Read more... First U.S. Law Firm Hires Chief Sustainability Officer International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has promoted its environmental practice attorney, Carolyn Kaplan, to serve as the firm's chief sustainability officer. Read more... More Smart Eco-Strategy News... |
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Inside Frito-Lay's Eco-Friendly Chip Factory 
The process for making Lay's potato chips devours enormous amounts of energy, and creates vast amounts of waste in water, starch, and peelings. Now, Frito-Lay is embarking on an ambitious plan to change the way one of its factories operates and, in the process, create a new type of snack: the environmentally benign chip. (New York Times) Read more...
More Eco-Strategy Ideas & Advice... WhiteWave Rides the Green Wave 
Joe Scalzo, CEO of WhiteWave Food Company, knows that consumers make purchases based on more than the dazzling qualities of a product alone. Since coming onboard earlier this year, Scalzo has promoted a corporate ethic of "responsible livelihood" — building the business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, from respecting employees to lowering energy usage to supporting nonprofit efforts in spreading the reach of organic agriculture. (Boulder County Business Report) Read more...
More Eco-Strategy Innovators... 10 Simple Ways to Boost Office Recycling In honor of National Recycling Day, Office Depot has compiled this top-ten list of ways to recycle at the office. More Eco-Strategy Tools... Find Peers and Partners... If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Solution Providers | |
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