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Products like lead-laden lipstick and nuclear-colored gummy worms claim they're "natural." How come the Natural Products Association's new label doesn't fix that? ...
More than 2,800 facilities run by 1,500 companies were certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard last year, increasing the amount of certified facilities by 40 percent.
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This survey of more than 1,600 design and construction professionals in the U.S. charts their latest perceptions and practices regarding green building -- and compares them to attitudes and...
This report highlights 16 bad actor chemicals in widespread use in California. What they have in common is that they affect the health of those exposed to them -- whether the exposures take place...
IBM has eliminated from its chip manufacturing processes the use of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), two compounds found to be bioaccumulative and persistent....
McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) certified more than 100 products to its Cradle to Cradle (C2C) standards last year, bringing the total number of C2C products to more than 300. ...
A new standard has defined "natural" when it comes to home cleaners, laundry detergent and dish soap. ...
Endocrine disruptors have been linked to cancers, reproductive disorders and other health issues, and as more research exposes their dangers and more companies take action on them, companies of...
Even if you're conscientious about the three R's when it comes to packaging, odds are your vendors are still shipping you excess materials. These three steps can help you ship smarter and greener...
Sprint Nextel upped its green credentials before Congress Tuesday with testimony that it had developed a green design scorecard for new products and would vastly expand its wireless phone...
Landscape pavers made with car tires, a recycling program for irrigation tubes, and plastics derived from castor oil plants are among the recipients of the 2010 Environmental Stewardship Awards...
Outdoor bag and pack maker Mountainsmith has added recycled content to almost 40 percent of its products over the past five years, and with the right circumstances, it could double that amount in...
The Technological Institute for Toys is running a project called BIOTOY to find biodegradable materials suitable for use in toys.
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Ten global universities will compete for a $25,000 prize in the Staples Global EcoEasy Challenge, which is seeking the most innovative environmentally preferred office product that is either a...
The state government has launched its pilot test of a new law that will require manufacturers to disclose potentially hazardous chemicals in toys and children's products. ...
What happens when green business meets cleantech? When those companies are like Best Buy, Autodesk and Serious Materials, you get firms that align their products and services with efforts to...
A dozen lighting major lighting manufacturers -- including Philips, Osram, Infineon Technologies, Cooper Lighting and Trilux -- are banding together to develop specifications for the...
Sustainability has become the touchstone of the entire discussion about the relationship between business and the society it serves. It is a global issue, with an impact in every country, and...
Since Eastman Chemical Company launched its Titan material in late 2007, a number of big-name companies have used it to make water bottles, blends and other items free of bisphenol A (BPA)....
PlasticsMarkets.org, an online directory for buyers and sellers of plastic scrap, has been expanded with a wider scope of materials, scrap pricing and an improved search feature.
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In the just-published State of Green Business 2010 report, we take an extensive look at the data behind the move toward making mainstream businesses greener.
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This book from Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breem equips people with...
This slideshow from Cisco Systems outlines some of the steps the company has taken to...- This report highlights 16 bad actor chemicals in widespread use in California. What they...
Julie Corbett, founder of Ecologic Brands, the company that developed a new paper-plastic...- Senior Writer Marc Gunther sits down with Jeff Horowitz to discuss Avoided Deforestation...
Geoengineering may be the only solution to our myriad environmental crises, but that...
In 2010, we're bringing our acclaimed State of Green Business Forum to San Francisco and Chicago, digging in to the research in the annual State of Green Business report to discover recent trends in green business and hear from industry experts about what the future will hold. Read all our coverage of the events here.
A Corporate Finance Approach to Climate-Stabilizing Targets
Learn Autodesk’s method for setting corporate greenhouse gas targets that align with global climate stabilization goals—and how you can adopt it.
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