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Self-cleaning paint inspired by the Lotus Effect is one of the standout stories of bio-inspired design. Read on for a look at how it came to be, and what it takes for a product inspired by nature...
Despite well established practices and technologies on the market, most firms are unaware of the business benefits of desiging electronics with environmental performance in mind. An upcoming...
Three years after its launch in the U.K. and Canada, next month will see the U.S. kickoff of a campaign aimed at educating consumers about buying and using environmentally friendly products from a...
A new development by IBM Research and Stanford University could lead to plastics that can be recycled multiple times - and at lower temperatures - and a new form of biodegradable plastics.
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For the launch of its fully-compostable snack bag, Frito Lay Canada is working with local composting programs to ensure that new SunChips bags are handled properly when disposed.
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This slideshow from Cisco Systems outlines some of the steps the company has taken to save $24 million per year as part of its sustainable packaging pilot. ...
The technology giant has implemented three best practices as part of a sustainability pilot project that are netting huge savings in materials and transportation costs as well as waste management...
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....
Seeing more athletic companies pick up the pace on sustainability is a welcome trend. One business at the front of the pack is Brooks, whose modest marketing approach has left its efforts less...
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. ...
Julie Corbett, founder of Ecologic Brands, the company that developed a new paper-plastic hybrid milk packaging, speaks about the inspiration behind the package and the tests they've done with...
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...
Quiznos begins its journey down a greener path with today's roll-out of new packaging made from renewable or recycled content that hasn't added any cost to its operations. ...
A U.K. retailer offers laundry detergent from a refill machine, Sony Ericsson's green phone line expands, and single-use cups are made with recycled content in this roundup of design stories....
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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Researchers have created nanofibers that could be woven into clothing and harvest energy from the wearer's movements in order to power small electronics.
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Packaging issues have been of concern ever since the advent of "green" as a business issue, and in 2009 a number of genuine packaging innovations appeared to think outside the box and...
The toxicity of products and manufacturing processes has been a concern ever since Silent Spring was published 48 years ago, but a confluence of events and trends in 2009 pushed toxics further...
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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.
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