SunChips Stacks First Compostable Bags on Canadian Shelves

March 10th, 2010 by Editor

For the launch of its fully-compostable snack bag, Frito Lay Canada is working with local composting programs to ensure that new SunChips bags are handled properly when disposed.
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Inside Cisco’s Sustainable Packaging Project

March 10th, 2010 by Editor

This slideshow from Cisco Systems outlines some of the steps the company has taken to save $24 million per year as part of its sustainable packaging pilot. [more...]

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Bovis Lend Lease Teams with 1e to Cut Energy Use by 90,000 kWh

March 10th, 2010 by Editor

The construction and project management firm has installed 1e’s PC power management suite on 3,000 computers in Europe, allowing the firm to make quick progress on its corporate-wide energy efficiency goal. [more...]

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Greening the Workhorses of American Fleets

March 10th, 2010 by Editor

Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a framework for reducing emissions from the vehicles. [more...]

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Walmart, Tesco Vendors Get Supply Chain Help from Five Winds

March 9th, 2010 by Editor

Five Winds International has created a new website to help companies meet supplier sustainability requirements being imposed by retailers.
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Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to a Clean Energy Future

March 9th, 2010 by Editor

In the midst of a gold rush of clean technologies, some observers believe we’re still years from making a dent in the national carbon footprint. But these three shovel-ready technologies show a low-carbon future is already within sight. [more...]

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Solar Systems for Cheap from Sungevity, TXU Energy

March 8th, 2010 by Editor

Two solar power system providers are expanding the availability of solar leases with no down payments.
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What Your Employees Know About Green Innovation That You Don’t

March 8th, 2010 by Editor

Engagement is the mot du jour today. It’s being pitched as a new religion, buoyed by the social media wave; however, behind all the hype is a remarkably simple concept: If you need help, ask.
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The Unintended Consequences of Corporate Transparency

March 5th, 2010 by Editor

The final installment of our three-part series on transparency explores how organizations must walk the line between an unhealthy and unsustainable obsessions with quarterly earnings results and an unmanageable expectation of ‘accountability to everyone.’ [more...]

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ExxonMobil Takes Third Place in Big Oil Sustainability Rankings

March 5th, 2010 by Editor

The latest industry rankings from Tomorrow’s Value Rating looks at fossil fuel firms and finds that, despite solid leadership in innovation, the 10 largest companies are failing to take action on a number of environmental issues. [more...]

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