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Companies and other institutions are major buyers of many goods and services, and can leverage their purchasing power to move markets toward more greener versions. A growing number of companies -- as well as universities, government agencies, and others -- now have formal environmentally preferable purchasing policies and programs, encouraging or requiring buyers to engage in green procurement.
Our recent survey of business leaders across industries found a huge increase in green purchasing in the last 12 months, but there are plenty of gray areas where uncertainty lie. ...
The ambitious executive order signed by President Obama on Monday not only requires all departments of the federal government to set hard emissions-reductions targets, it will also have a huge...
A new report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets. ...
The office products retailer has signed on to Rainforest Alliance's SmartSource program as a way of expanding its responsible purchasing policies and buying only certified environmentally friendly...
This report outlines the U.S. EPA's list of best practices for companies that dispose of unwanted electronics; these guidelines can also be used as a procurement tool for companies seeking...
In a wide-ranging and in-depth 90-minute conversation with Joel Makower, Rand Waddoups, Walmart's Senior Director for Sustainability explores the knowns and unknowns driving the retailer's...
A near-Herculean effort, Newsweek's new list of the greenest companies in the S&P 500 Index may be imperfect -- and are sure to be debated -- but they may also be the best effort to date to...
At a summit of global paper industry leaders, Asia Pulp & Paper announced a commitment to halt expansion of its pulp-processing facilities until it finds a source for sustainably produced...
The food and facilities management company has committed to sourcing 100 percent of its wild-caught seafood from fisheries certified by the Marine Stewardship Council by 2015. ...
The Boulder campus of the University of Colorado has been ranked the greenest college or university in the country in a survey conducted by the Sierra Club; several Washington, Vermont and...
Tim Spring, the CEO of Marcal, explains the deep green roots of his company and says that its products offer a counterpoint to the old belief that greener products always perform worse. ...
Tim Spring, the CEO of a company that makes all its products from 100 percent recycled stock talks about how a firm that was green 'before Greenpeace bought their first rubber boat' is adapting to...
In these uncertain and cash-strapped times, how do you convince customers that buying green is smart and profitable? We asked four companies for their tips on selling the real value of green...
Today we inaugurate a weekly roundup of news briefs to supplement our daily articles. ...
The 2009 Black Book of Outsourcing Vendors takes a look at which firms offer the strongest environmental initiatives for companies looking to delegate business operations to third parties. ...
From food recalls to product lifecycle analysis to looming regulation, attendees of the Food Industry Sustainability Summit this week got a top-level look at the obstacles that environmental...
In 2008, Pitney Bowes diverted 7,523 tons of materials from landfills or incineration, such as plastic machine-covers, cardboard, foam and film packaging, wooden pallets, steel, aluminum, copper...
The co-directors of Walmart's Sustainability Consortium, one key plank of the company's larger Sustainability Index, explain how the group will work -- and what companies get for the six-figure...
The Green Electronics council, the administrators of the three-year-old electronics certification program EPEAT, are expanding the certification to cover products in 40 countries around the world...
For years, LCA languished in the back rooms of companies, a geeky system of accounting that was of interest to few outside of a small number of engineers and environmental managers; but in recent...
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