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GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS

As more businesses tout their green initiatives, many are neglecting the carbon footprints of their supply chains. According to a recent Accenture report, logistics and transportation activities contribute approximately 5% of the carbon dioxide emissions generated by all human activity annually. With Obama’s new green agenda, will we see a greening of the supply chains? Green supply chains covers the latest news and information where the changes are being made and where they are lacking.

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By Degrees - To Cut Global Warming, Swedes Study Their Platesmore

New labels listing the carbon dioxide emissions associated with the production of foods, from whole wheat pasta to fast...

Nike: From Considered Design to Closing the Loop | Green Businessmore

By Tilde Herrera - Greener World Media Nearly 20 years ago, Nike found itself in the crosshairs of NGOs over the...

Sustainability: Building The Business Casemore

Social and environmental issues are increasingly seen as new business opportunities, but translating this knowledge...

UPS Offers Shippers "Green" Option to Offset Carbon Dioxidemore

efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their supply chains,' said Bob Stoffel, senior vice president,...

GE plans to turn India gradually into a sourcing basemore

and CEO, GE India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh says that while initially the company would be working with supply chain...

Local Environment to Influence Transportation | CleanTechies Blogmore

Sustainability advocates long ago adopted the mantra “buy local” to limit the carbon footprint of the goods purchased.

The Four Facets of Next-Gen Environmental Designmore

Environmental awareness is pervasive nowadays, due to anxieties over energy security and global warming.

The Great Wall Embraces Wall Streetmore

Here comes a new carbon finance market, this one with Chinese characteristics. In the latest sign that China takes the...

UPS to FedEx: We're Greener Than Youmore

Like sports rivalries, corporate rivalries are fun. Think about the TV ad campaigns inspired by the competition between...

Yalmaz Siddiqui, Office Depot: New Green Philosophy with the Glass Hal...more

Yalmaz Siddiqui, Office Depot’s Director of Environmental Strategy, shares his glass-half-full view of environmental...

Inside Newsweek's New Green Corporate Rankingsmore

Today, Newsweek magazine unveils its first annual Green Rankings, the fruits of a near-Herculean endeavor: rating and...

Starbucks Kicks Off Cup-Recycling Pilot Program in NYCmore

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Starbucks launched a pilot program in seven New York stores last week that could help the company...

Orbit Baby Debuts Innovative OrganicFR Car Seat Footmuffs and Upholste...more

makers of thoughtfully designed premium infant-to-toddler strollers and car seat systems, today announced the...

The Business Case For Carbon Management Software: CFOs Will Be Compell...more

The financial risk of carbon liabilities, a need for better management control over carbon data, and new government...

Pace Delivers on `Green` Commitmentmore

to reduce our environmental impact across all aspects of our business, from our buildings to our operations and supply...

Sustainability is a Key Driver of Innovation | The Green Economy Post:...more

In the September issue of Harvard Business Review, authors Ram Nidumolu, C.K. Prahalad, and M.R. Rangaswami provide a...

Papering the Office Greenmore

Early last month, Mark Elis of JustMeans posted a comment on the site about “the debate on paper vs. pixels” that...

Who are The Top 50 U.S. Green Power Purchasers? | The Green Economy Po...more

The EPA's list of the nation’s top green power purchasers. These organizations are all participants in the EPA’s Green...

The Business Case for Green Supply Managementmore

Delves into some of the definitions of “green” and “sustainability,” the drivers for green initiatives, the business...

Retailers to Develop Green Rating System for Port Truck Fleetsmore

SACRAMENTO, CA — Best Buy, Target and JCPenney are among a group of retailers, trucking companies and ocean carriers...

Dell Makes More Corporate Responsibility Information Available Onlinemore

Completed 88 projects to save 17 million kWh of annualized electricity use, avoiding 4,300 tons of annualized green...

Supply Chain: Inventory Optimization Saves Working Capital in Tough Ti...more

matter of weeks, and it ultimately wrote off over $2 billion in inventory. After that experience, Cisco's supply chain...

Ryder Recognized as One of the 25 Greenest Companies in Logisticsmore

MIAMI, FL, Aug 20 (MARKET WIRE) -- Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, warehousing and...

Supply Chain Managers are Not Addressing Sustainability Issues | The G...more

Despite the enthusiasm regarding sustainability expressed by the global business community, these organizations have...

Shocker! Greenpeace, Kimberly-Clark Get Huggymore

For the last few years, Greenpeace has waged a relentless campaign against Kimberly-Clark, a $19-billion a year...

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