Archive for the ‘Sustainability’ Category

Jan19

Solo Cup’s BARE Sustainable Products: Bringing Alternative Resources to the Environment

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Bare® products, by Solo®., are made with recycled content, and are recyclable o compostable.  Products lines are available for commercial or consumers and are both paper based (compostable) or plastic based (recyclable). 

Jul23

Increase green electronic purchasing through training

Government procurement of electronics can be influenced to greener decisions with greater awareness during the purchasing process.  To build awareness, the GSA will implement training in green purchasing.  …

Jul12

KPMG – Living Green for Sustainability

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Consultancy KPMG is committed to being green.  With their Living Green program they have made significant progress in key areas such as reducing carbon footprint and waste between 2007 and 2010.

Jul12

KPMG – Living Green for Sustainability

KPMG Living Green logo

Consultancy KPMG is committed to being green.  With their Living Green program they have made significant progress in key areas such as reducing carbon footprint and waste between 2007 and 2010.

Mar28

Seattle Mariners Supports Green Initiatives Joins Green Sports Alliance

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The Seattle Mariners have joined other professional sports teams to form the Green Sports Alliance, an organization that encourages professional sports teams to be  greener and make reductions in their "… impact on the environment…."

Members are " … urged to initiate strategies that reduce energy and carbon emissions, … encouraged to promote their greening initiatives throughout their respective leagues and surrounding communities. …"

Mar28

Seattle Mariners Supports Green Initiatives Joins Green Sports Alliance

Seattle Mariners logo
The Seattle Mariners have joined other professional sports teams to form the Green Sports Alliance, an organization that encourages professional sports teams to be  greener and make reductions in their "… impact on the environment…."

Members are " … urged to initiate strategies that reduce energy and carbon emissions, … encouraged to promote their greening initiatives throughout their respective leagues and surrounding communities. …"

Jan29

Sustainability mindset and business model shift

through Cradle to Cradle concept where waste is reduced.  …

…   “fundamental reimagining of design and the industrial process that seeks to move beyond eco-efficiency — the reduction of waste and valuable raw materials — to eco-effectiveness”   …

Via Fast Company: Davos Thinks Cradle to Cradle.

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Jan22

Sprint eco-criteria Standard for Cell Greener Phones

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Sprint is developing a standard for green phones called eco-criteria.  Manufacturers who meet the standards will be able to use the eco-criteria symbol on the phone … scoring “points” for both Sprint and the manufacturer with the green community.

This is a natural extension of their other ongoing “green” initiatives.

Jan03

Snyder’s of Hanover’s solar Farm

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Snyder’s of Hanover (PA) announced construction of the largest solar energy system in PA in October 2010.  Covering 26 acres across from their corporate HQ (in Hanover, PA) the "farm" will have more than 15,000 panels.

Dec23

Textile Sustainability with bluesign®

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bluesign® is a standard for the textile industry that provides a framework for all aspects of the textile process.  This standard goes beyond what many companies had developed on their own … and is recognized as the “gold standard” for the textile business.  Many outdoor / sporting goods manufactures are supporting this standard including North Face and REI.