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Nestle Waters’ CEO Counters Bottled Water Criticism

Kim Jeffery, president and CEO of Nestle Waters North America, has written an opinion piece for Hearst Newspapers countering recent criticism of the bottled water industry. "Those who propose bans on bottled water don't acknowledge that bottled water represents less than one percent of the municipal...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-05-2007
Microsoft, HP, Dell Perceived As Greenest Tech Brands

Green or environmentally sensitive Tech products and practices are emerging as a new element of Tech brand positioning and consumer consideration, according to a survey by Ipsos. When consumers were asked to rate the importance of each of six green practices in influencing their Tech purchase preferences...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-05-2007
Coke Lightens Up PET Bottles

On the heels of releasing its corporate responsibility review, Coca-Cola has announced a newly designed 20-ounce polyethylene terephthalate contour bottle for all of its Coca-Cola brands. The new bottle has added texture, a shorter cap, and an embossed Coca-Cola logo. The bottle’s......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-05-2007
Coca-Cola Releases Corporate Responsibility Review

Coca-Cola has released the online version of its 2006 Corporate Responsibility Review entitled "The mark we make today shapes the future." According to an environmental report issued in July, water use efficiency increased three percent while total......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2007
Manufacturers Push Green Electronics At IFC, Consumers Not Interested

Manufacturers at IFA, Europe's biggest consumer electronics show, tried to entice consumers with environmentally-friendly product details but consumers were more interested in bigger and brighter screens, Reuters reports. Visitors "seemed uninterested or even confused......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2007
Virgin To Avoid Buying 4 Engine Planes For Environmental Reasons

Richard Branson says Virgin Atlantic will aim to avoid buying four-engined airplanes in future for both economic and environmental reasons, Reuters reports. Virgin Atlantic's fleet of 38 planes all have four......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-04-2007
GM Plant Eliminates Waste, Goes Landfill-Free

General Motors' Baltimore transmission plant has reached zero landfill status. The plant is the eighth GM facility to be tagged as landfill-free. The GM Powertrain Baltimore plant will be the exclusive manufacturer of GM’s all-new two-mode hybrid transmission. GM says that the hybrid technology will...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-30-2007
Volkswagen To Offset Projected Emissions Of Cars

Volkswagon of America plans to offset the carbon emissions of projected consumer use. From September 1, 2007, until January 2, 2008, every vehicle sold by Volkswagen will have its carbon emissions offset for the first year of ownership. In addition, the Volkswagen......( read more )

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-30-2007
Stora Enso Installs New Sustainability Management Software

Paper, packaging and forest products company Stora Enso is installing sustainability management and reporting software from Proventia Solutions. The system combines Proventia's sustainability management and reporting solution with Hyperion's financial management and reporting tool......( read...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-30-2007
Ford Turns Paint Fumes Into Energy

Ford Motor Co. is purchasing a fuel cell from FuelCell Energy for its Oakville, Ontario, facility to reduce paint solvent from automotive painting operations by turning its fumes into 300 kilowatts of electricity. The Direct FuelCell unit turns Volatile Organic Compounds that emanate from enamel base...

Posted to Area51 (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-30-2007

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