Business Operations

The process of greening business operations is becoming more important in today’s sustainability-conscious marketplace. This section examines the latest news on companies that are integrating sustainable principles into their business and office operations.

News

Go Slow, Stay Low: A Mantra for a Greener Economy
By Stephen Linaweaver, November 02, 2009
That's generally the advice when learning how to paddle a canoe. It works equally well for companies trying to successfully navigate a sea change from a consumption-based economy to one that puts...
Is Simple the New Green?
By David Almy, November 02, 2009
The last couple of years were witness to a stampede of product launches featuring green attributes and positioning. Today, however, the marketing herd is currently shifting its attention to a new...
A Call to Green Marketers to Unite and Vanquish Consumer Confusion
By Michael B. Mercier, October 30, 2009
A recent study urges marketers to drop buzzwords -- like environmental, green and sustainability -- and focus on tangible benefits. That's a reasonable stopgap, but someone must take the...
Simple Data Center Best Practices Can Cut Energy Use by 20 Percent GreenerComputing.com
By Matthew Wheeland, October 29, 2009
As part of a partnership with The Green Grid, the U.S. EPA made a number of small tweaks to how it managed one of its data centers, and ended up saving $15,000 per year in energy costs as a result...
Building a Green Company Culture, One Day at a Time
By Kathrin Winkler, October 29, 2009
We want environmental sustainability to be a core value -- like quality and customer responsiveness. So how do you instill environmental considerations into every operation of a company? It...
Deirdre Imus's Mission to Green up Toxic Hospitals
By Anna Clark, October 29, 2009
The head of the Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center talks about how she developed and promotes her line of green cleaning products, the lessons all...

Will the Financial Meltdown Lead to an Investment Revolution?
By Marc Gunther, November 03, 2009
Not much good has come of the Great Recession, but a recent day-long event showed that investors are at least starting to think more thoroughly about risk and sustainability in their portfolios. ...

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Editor's Choice

The New Normal and the Need for 'Radical Evolution'

Joel Makower, May 18, 2009

GreenBiz.com launches our second annual Greener By Design conference today. The focus this year is on how companies are transitioning to greener product design amid rapidly changing, but still...

PACT Underwear Blends Organic Cotton, Nonprofits and Short Supply Chains

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Jonathan Bardelline, August 20, 2009

Newly-launched underwear company PACT infuses social and environmental values in its supply chain and sales, and throughout its development it's made some tough decisions over what materials...

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Design & Packaging

Are North American Companies Improving Their Climate Change Performance? ClimateBiz.com
By Robert Kropp, October 29, 2009
A new report from EIRIS finds that reporting and short-term reduction targets are comparable to global peers, but North American companies lag in third-party verification and linking executive...
UL Environment Validates Eco Claims of LG SteamWasher, LCD TV
New Ruling Opens Door for Increased Shareholder Activism on Climate ClimateBiz.com
Fleet Managers Swayed by Green Technology Over Brand, Study Finds
New Monthly Research Is First to Measure Consumer Demand for Green Products
CA Adds New Carbon Tracking Tools to ecoSoftware Suite ClimateBiz.com

Cadbury and Sprint to Save Tons of Waste with New Greener Packaging
By GreenBiz Staff, November 04, 2009
Cadbury will abandon its customary round metal tins in favor of square, recyclable cardboard boxes for its Roses and Heroes chocolate lines, while Sprint's new recyclable casing for its wireless...
Next Wave of TerraCycle Products to Come From Huggies, Kleenex Packaging
European Firms Failing to Source Sustainable Palm Oil
Eco-Patents Commons Hits Milestone with Addition of Dow, Fuji Xerox
USPS Carbon Footprint to be 20 Percent Smaller by 2020
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