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- A-B-C-Design: Engaging the Whole Company in Developing Sustainable Products
Given the sheer number of items we purchase, use and throw away every year, it's no surprise that consumer products are the ultimate drivers of carbon emissions. As a ...
- Tax vs. Trade, or Attitudes in the Carbon Economy
In the looming debate over regulation of carbon emissions in the United States there is much confusion and controversy over a cap-and-trade program or a flat carbon tax, as ...- The Difference Between Product and Supply Chain Footprinting
The question for companies taking the lead on carbon footprinting now is: What is the relationship between product footprinting and supply chain footprinting, and what should ... - Tax vs. Trade, or Attitudes in the Carbon Economy
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Individual small business owners often have difficulty imagining their role in managing climate for the simple reason that it's hard to measure climate impact on such a tiny scale. But the total climate-related impact (or "carbon footprint") of small businesses certainly add up. While your small business may produce actual greenhouse gas emissions, it certainly has an indirect impact on climate: electricity, heating, cooling, and transportation all translate into BTUs with global warming potential.
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LONDON, -- The United Kingdom's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is facing £300 million in budget cuts, and green groups say the government is targeting essential business support programs around waste reduction and climate change.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The supply chain management company and WSP's environmental consultancy announced a partnership that aims to help companies of all sizes take stock of the emissions associated with every step in their supply chains.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The amount of plastic, paper, wood and waste recycled by 90 percent of the state's grocers in 2006 was 100 million pounds more than in 2005.
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Small businesses, by their sheer numbers, have the potential to make a huge impact on the environment, and groups organized at the national, state and local level are working to spread sustainability to independent companies that want -- and need -- to go green.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The newly released, first annual State of Green Business report takes a close look at the reality behind all the green claims to find out just how well U.S. are businesses doing in their quest to be greener and more environmentally responsible.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A recent report from Greenpeace details the direct and indirect effects of agriculture on climate change and suggests how the sector can move from being a major greenhouse gas emitter to being a carbon sink.
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Leaders of companies across industries -- but most noticeably in the clean energy field -- are providing eco-perks as a way of developing an environmentally sustainable company culture, and makes employees happier, healthier and more productive.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The energy bill signed into law last month includes provisions that will offer low-cost loans to small businesses working on energy efficiency projects for their operations.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Green collar jobs are high quality, poised for growth and have low barriers for entry, according to a report released last week.
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LONDON, -- The U.K.'s National Farming Union released a study detailing how the agriculture, forestry and land management sectors can adopt strategies to reduce GHG emissions, increase energy efficiency and harness renewable energy to achieve a near-carbon-neutral state.
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Chambers of Commerce may seem like unlikely partners for environmental work, but they have the potential to create perfect partnerships: they work in every community, serve as the local economic catalyst, community service group, and small business support group -- and with a little creative thinking, they can also be the local eco-champion.
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UNITED KINGDOM, -- A majority of United Kingdom businesses think it's important to be environmentally friendly and would like to see the government provide more assistance to businesses going green.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Top officials from government, business, nonprofit and academia met here on Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind event to discuss how they can work together to position the region as a national leader on environmental sustainability by developing regional, shared goals.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The new web portal, launched yesterday as part of the Carbon Disclosure Project, offers a one-stop shop for organizations of all sizes to calculate, compare and reduce their GHG emissions.
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ROUND ROCK -- Dell Computer yesterday announced a new online product recovery and recycling service aimed at the small business market. The service starts at $25 per computer, and is intended to streamline the buying, set-up and disposal of IT hardware.
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