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Corporate Sustainability

  • Eucalyptus Sheets and Recycled Plastic Thread: Greening the Hotel

    Don’t let the bedbugs bite. These new sheets from Valley Forge Fabrics, which is a supplier to the hospitality industry, will help with that.

    Corporate Sustainability

    Michael Kanellos October 30, 2009
  • A 35% Reduction in Oil and Gas

    Abbott, the medical technology conglomerate, cut fossil fuels way back in about two years, and not by buying green energy certificates.

    Energy Efficiency

    Michael Kanellos September 30, 2009
  • Greenwashing: A Case Study

    The Federal Trade Commission is trying to regulate eco-friendly claims by manufacturers, and such enforcement could intensify.

    Green Supply Chain

    Ucilia Wang September 28, 2009
  • The Top Ten Acquirers in Greentech

    Face it. You won’t hold an IPO. Your company will be sold. Here’s who is buying.

    Green Supply Chain

    Michael Kanellos September 28, 2009
  • Obstacle to Cutting Emissions: Filling Out Surveys

    Businesses are under increasing pressure to collect and answer detailed questions about their emissions, but the effort isn’t so easy or cheap to accomplish.

    Corporate Sustainability

    Ucilia Wang September 17, 2009
  • Low-Emission Yogurt From Grass-Fed Cows

    Stoneyfield Farm’s chief executive recounts the company’s experiment of feeding milk cows food other than corn to reduce methane emissions and produce healthier yogurt.

    Green Supply Chain

    Ucilia Wang September 17, 2009
  • Test Drive: Peeling Out on Tires Made From Oranges

    Orange oil replaces petroleum in new tires from Yokohama. And they seem to work.

    Green Supply Chain

    Michael Kanellos September 11, 2009
  • Has a Startup Cracked the OLED Problem?

    Everyone loves OLEDs, but no one knows how to make big ones. Kateeva says it can help.

    Energy Efficiency

    Michael Kanellos September 11, 2009
  • Panasonic to Expand Line of Energy-Saving Products

    The company uses many sensors to determine the operational status of the white goods and optimally operate them in accordance with the status.

    Energy Efficiency

    Tech-On! September 7, 2009
  • Have Carbon Credits for Sale? Talk to PG&E

    The California utility is seeking bids for carbon emission reduction projects in order to buy offsets on behalf of its customers. PG&E aims to offset 1.5 million tons of emissions through this pilot project.

    Carbon Management

    Ucilia Wang September 4, 2009
  • Nissan Adopts Fuel Cells in Factories, Will Big Rigs Be Next?

    Oorja Protronics says Nissan and other large companies hear the fuel cell message. Prices are dropping too.

    Corporate Sustainability

    Michael Kanellos August 25, 2009
  • Will an Old Idea Become the New Way to Store Data?

    An idea coined by Stan Ovshinsky for memory chips is finally coming to the fore.

    Energy Efficiency

    Michael Kanellos August 12, 2009
  • The Top Ten in Green Software

    Green software is popping up all over. Here are our favorites.

    Green IT

    Michael Kanellos August 10, 2009
  • Generating Power With Gravity

    It’s the Flywheels of the Gods! Vycon’s Regen absorbs power from tons of cargo to clean up ports.

    Corporate Sustainability

    Michael Kanellos August 10, 2009
  • Sprint, Samsung Roll Out Corn-Plastic Phone

    The Reclaim will be 80 percent recyclable with a 40 percent corn-based plastic cover, and comes with a host of green promises from the two companies.

    Corporate Sustainability

    Jeff St. John August 6, 2009
  • Coca-Cola Enterprises Sets 15% GHG Reduction Goal

    The bottling and distribution arm of the soft drink giant joins the ranks of corporations promising big carbon emission reductions. It could spell opportunity for companies providing help with reductions.

    Corporate Sustainability

    Jeff St. John July 23, 2009
  • Samsung to Go Green, Others Will Follow

    The Korean electronics giant wants spend $4.3 billion to cut its factory emissions by 50 percent within four years and develop eco-friendly products. As large companies invest oodles of money to go green, their much smaller competitors will feel the pressure do so, too.

    Green Supply Chain

    Ucilia Wang July 20, 2009
  • A Green Building Market Overview

    Green building is going to be a massive, but it’s not as easy to understand as other markets.

    Green Building

    Michael Kanellos June 8, 2009
  • Sony Ericsson Goes Green With Phones, Eliminates Manual

    The company’s GreenHeart cell phones are deceptively simple in how they reduce energy consumption. Quite simply, they come with less paper.

    Enterprise

    Michael Kanellos June 4, 2009
  • Corporate Social, Environmental Efforts Need More Data, IBM Says

    Big Blue's second-annual survey on corporate social responsibility shows that executives aren't collecting enough data often enough to make strategic decisions. Not surprisingly, IBM has tools and consultancy offerings to fix that problem. 

    Corporate Sustainability

    Jeff St. John June 1, 2009
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