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A blog focused on sustainable business issues and challenges

Sunny Delight Beverages Co. Releases Second Sustainability Report

August 23, 2010 | No Comments →

Last week, the Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (SDBC) released its second sustainability report, which highlights the company’s 2009 sustainability achievements and establishes clear goals for the future.

For instance, with regard to environmental sustainability, SDBC says it wants to: (more…)

Timberland Expands Its Green Index

August 19, 2010 | No Comments →

Last week, The Timberland Company announced plans to expand its “Green Index” across the company’s entire footwear line over the next two years.

First introduced in 2007, the Green Index provides Timberland designers a measure of the environmental impact of the company’s various products and also offers customers visibility into the environmental footprint of the Timberland products they buy. A product’s final score –listed on a product tag –is a compilation of its: (more…)

New DOE Report Provides US Wind Power Overview

August 18, 2010 | No Comments →

Last year was another record-breaking year for US wind power additions, and a growing percentage of wind turbine equipment used here is being sourced domestically, according to a new report released earlier this month by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

The “2009 Wind Technologies Market Report,” authored primarily by DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, reveals that: (more…)

Companies Tracking Electricity, But Need to Expand Use of Other Sustainability Metrics

August 12, 2010 | No Comments →

Most companies are tracking some data on their operational environmental performance, but most of that is limited to tracking electricity, according to new survey results from iReuse.

The nationwide Facility and Sustainability Data Management Survey found that: (more…)

IEA Report Highlights Global Progress Toward Energy Technology Revolution

August 05, 2010 | No Comments →

The first “green shoots” signaling what could become an energy technology revolution are now visible across the globe, according to the new study, Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) 2010,  recently released by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

The IEA report says that these early signs of low-carbon future include: (more…)