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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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partially in response to retail giant Walmart's big push to become more sustainable, which includes programs to green...

Target puts recycling bins in all its storesmore

Target Corp expects to have recycling bins in all its stores by Tuesday as it tries to gain 'green' credibility from...

Edinburgh airport's tree project is trampled by its carbon elephantsmore

its runway over the past 15 years, one of Britain's fastest growing airports has given itself a green makeover.

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eco-efficiency champion at Hitachi Europe, said that, despite the findings, large businesses were being forced to...

Siemens to build UK wind turbine plantmore

The Siemens wind turbine plant will boost Britain's green energy plans. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/ The government...

The Business Case for Life Cycle Assessment | The Green Economy Post: ...more

The environmental performance of products and processes has become a key issue. Companies who succeed in integrating...

Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Releases Solar Company Scorecardmore

Coalition's new Solar Company Scorecard . "We're looking at some of the same life cycle issues and supply chain...

Wal-Mart in Ambitious Plan to Make Supply Chain Greenermore

Wal-Mart says it will cut 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain by 2015.

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report explains why firms are floundering with carbon management and putting the future of the business at risk due to...

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Ceres has released the first assessment and ranking of water disclosure practices of 100 publicly-traded companies in...

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The Web has been a valuable source of information on the releases of toxic chemicals our communities, and for citizens...

LCA Sustainable Supply Chain USA 2010 Conferencemore

This event will address the latest sustainability and corporate social responsibility topics, featuring more than two...

"Green" palm oil output may double as prices risemore

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Sustainable packaging is becoming a fact of life for companies that seek to remain competitive. Companies employing...

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While other industries are sputtering along or even tanking, as a result of the global recession, the emerging ...

The Traits of a Highly Effective and Successful Chief Sustainability O...more

Verdantix, recently released a free report, that explains why the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) is needed, defines...

How Tropicana Is Trying to Make a Greener Orange Juicemore

a new low-carbon fertilizer for its Tropicana orange juice crop John Wigmore / AgStock Images / Corbis How green is...

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