U.S. retailers push packagers to think "green"
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Growing demand from U.S. retailers and manufacturers for smaller, eco-friendly packages is pushing box makers and chemical companies to create compact packaging that is bio-based and recyclable.
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Leading food retailers in the UK are still using too much packaging, with up to 40% of it unable to be recycled, a report suggests.
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Reckitt Benckiser is starting an advertising campaign that appeals to consumersâ environmental consciences.
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Customers including Allstate Insurance are actively pursuing green strategies, but say they want standards to help them gauge data center energy efficiency.
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Customers buying Timberland shoes now have something to think about other than style, comfort, and price - global warming.
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The transport sector is a major planet polluter but truckmakers in Sweden, where a clean environment has long been a top concern, are leading the way in climate-conscious production with eco-friendly plants.
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From budget airlines telling us how to "fly greener" to oil giants developing cleaner fuels the corporate world is pushing its eco-credentials, often tying up with well-known environmental groups.
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North Americans who spend their lives reducing, reusing and recycling can keep doing their bit for the environment after they die, if Europe&#39;s &quot;green funeral&quot; trend makes its way across the Atlantic.
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By Margo Harakas, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 3--South Floridians are in a green state -- of mind.
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Leading food retailers use too much packaging, with up to 40% unable to be recycled, a report suggests.
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Corporations are adding a new title to the executive suite â chief sustainability officer â not just an environmental watchdog, but someone to oversee the effort to go green.
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More and more retailers are employing rigorous scientific techniques to improve their bottom line.
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It's not just trendy to be environmental, it's easy. So says a new book that features everyday tips for greener living, plus advice from celebs -- from Jennifer Aniston to Owen Wilson -- who've already gone green.
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Eighty-five percent of users responding to a recent survey said environmental factors are important in planning IT operations, but only one quarter said they have written "green" initiatives into their company's purchasing processes. Meanwhile, critics of "green IT" say if vendors can sell by making their products appeal to that "feel-good" aspect of the market, then they know they'll get money out of it.
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'Green' postal mail scanning service plans to open retail stores around the country.
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Cutting energy use at home, recycling more and bringing bags to the supermarket are among the green new year's resolutions of those surveyed.
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From department store to discounter, retailers are using innovative technology and clever packaging to make shoppers feel good about giving the gift of plastic.