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Companies and other institutions are major buyers of many goods and services, and can leverage their purchasing power to move markets toward more greener versions. A growing number of companies -- as well as universities, government agencies, and others -- now have formal environmentally preferable purchasing policies and programs, encouraging or requiring buyers to engage in green procurement.
OfficeMax is offering a new reusable shipping bin program to help businesses that make frequent orders reduce packaging waste.
...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...
The Environmental Working Group has found that the ingredients and hazard information for 17,000 chemicals are being kept secret. New York, meanwhile, is looking at a list of 85 chemicals that the...
As we view the whatever-it's-called decade in the rearview mirror, it's tempting to assess what's transpired since the good old days of Y2K to see how far we've come — and how far we haven't...
A new report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets. ...
Tim Spring, the CEO of a company that makes all its products from 100 percent recycled stock talks about how a firm that was green 'before Greenpeace bought their first rubber boat' is adapting to...
The co-directors of Walmart's Sustainability Consortium, one key plank of the company's larger Sustainability Index, explain how the group will work -- and what companies get for the six-figure...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a new label to identify products made with renewable plant, animal, marine or forestry materials. The proposal is an outgrowth of the government's...
This report from Green Century Capital Management and As You Sow looks at the ways that major packaged-foods companies are working to remove BPA from products, and grades them on their performance...
The global market for organic cotton hit $3.2 billion in 2008, according to a new report from Organic Exchange, but the rapid growth of supply could lead to problems. ...
The two major retailers are adding organic jeans to their private label clothing brands after testing sales of the jeans last year. ...
A state committee has approved tentative green purchasing specifications for office printers, refrigerators, motor oil, traffic cones and 14 other products. ...
A recent study conducted by The Center for Environmental Health showed that jewelry sold at Wal-Mart, Express, Lane Bryant, Longs Drugs, Anchor Blue, Banana Republic, and Abercrombie and Fitch...
Part one of this two-part podcast looks at the history of Interface and InterfaceRAISE, and the ways in which the carpet manufacturer put its green ideas to work in-house before spreading the word...
Attorney David Scott joins GreenBiz Radio to discuss the Green Guide for Lawyers and the ways in which his law firm is making its operations more environmentally friendly. ...
The Waste & Resource Action Program is offering a free template for Site Waste Management Plans, which will soon be mandatory for construction, as well as best practices for cutting waste. ...
A growing majority of corporate decision makers will consider green credentials when selecting future outsourcing companies, a recent study suggests. ...
The office supplies company has announced that it will make Domtar's EarthChoice Paper -- certified to Forest Stewardship Council standards and endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance -- widely...
Nike Inc. is co-sponsoring an organic products trade show this May in Chicago. ...
Atlanta-based Romanoff Floor Covering, one of the largest flooring installation companies in the U.S., is switching almost exclusively from a tropical plywood-based subflooring to one made from...
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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