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Consumers Shop Green For Holidays

Experts and research companies are predicting that green holiday shopping will be hot this year. PriceGrabber.com says that 71 percent of those responding to its recent holiday survey say it is important to them to purchase eco-friendly products this...

Published 11-16-2007 1:54 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Retail & Restaurants, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Clean Energy, Consumption, Sales, Predictions

Chevy Tahoe Hybrid Dubbed ‘Green Car Of The Year’

The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid – the first General Motors vehicle to use the company’s all-new two-mode hybrid system – has been named Green Car Journal’s 2008 Green Car of the Year. The award was presented at a press conference this morning at the Los...

Published 11-16-2007 12:49 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., Automotive, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Manufacturing, Travel, Awards, Hybrid Technology, Asia

Marriott and Hilton Drop Styro-Based Products

Marriott and Hilton are both making changes to stop using Styrofoam and styro-based products. Marriott International headquarters says it will replace 2.5 million pieces, or 20 tons, of Styrofoam and plastic utensils used annually with those made of potato...

Published 11-16-2007 10:23 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Agriculture, Travel

Oil Prices Shake Consumer Confidence

U.S. consumer confidence reached its lowest level in more than two years amid concerns over record-high oil prices, continued trouble in the housing market and higher inflation, according to the most recent results of the RBC CASH (Consumer Attitudes...

Published 11-15-2007 12:17 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Oil & Gas, Pricing, Predictions

Language Of Sustainability Exploited By Marketers

Some marketers see an opportunity to exploit the language of sustainability by overhyping their communications, exaggerating consumer benefits and building misconceptions with communications designed to confuse rather than clarify consumer decision making...

Published 11-14-2007 3:53 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, People

Chevy Kicks Off Green Makeover

GM will use the Los Angeles Auto Show and a worldwide marketing campaign to prove it has the products and technological know-how to back up Chevy as an Earth-friendly brand, The Detroit News reports. As part...

Published 11-14-2007 10:57 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Automotive, Marketing, Hybrid Technology

Toyota Wants To Power Engine Factory With Wind

Members of Flintshire County Council in the UK are considering a planning application from Toyota for a temporary wind monitoring mast at the automakers engine factory in Flintshire's Deeside Industrial Park, icWales reports. The 60-meter mast would...

Published 11-14-2007 10:31 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Automotive, Manufacturing, Clean Energy

Suppliers Should Verify Green Claims

Many big companies are now pushing triple bottom line and corporate social responsibility requirements deep down into their supply chains, Smart Company reports. This means suppliers must have answers to environmental questions – reduced packaging, less...

Published 11-14-2007 3:00 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Supply Chain, Products & Planning, Feature, Business-to-Business, Manufacturing

PNC Financial Granted Trademark For ‘Green Branch’

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has granted a trademark for the term "Green Branch" to PNC Financial Services Group. PNC says it has "more certified, environmentally friendly buildings than any other company on earth." The firm...

Published 11-13-2007 11:05 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Marketing, Financial, Business-to-Consumer, Efficiency

AAMCO Launches Program To Green Its Service Centers

AAMCO Transmissions, which runs the world's largest chain of transmission service centers, has introduced Eco-Green Auto Service Certification. U.S. AAMCO centers can be certified by making changes that help the environment. The certification seeks...

Published 11-13-2007 10:01 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Business-to-Business, Facilities, Waste, U.S., Automotive, Business-to-Consumer, Refitting, Recycling

Allstate Pays To Offset Customer Auto Emissions

Allstate Insurance has launched "Allstate Green," which the company bills as an "eco-friendly insurance option" that lets customers offset auto emissions by funding reforestation and clean energy projects in the U.S. With each...

Published 11-13-2007 9:34 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Emissions, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, U.S., credits, Automotive, Financial, Business-to-Consumer

Sony Unveils Eco Edition Vaio Notebook

Sony is trying to capitalize on the growing green trend by launching a Graphic Splash Eco Edition range of notebooks, VNUNET reports. The notebooks are part of Sony's Vaio FZ line and are available in four designs: Caribbean Water, Clay Earth, Spotted...

Published 11-13-2007 3:15 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Consumer, Hi-Tech, Recycling

NRDC Measures User Activity Through ‘Trackable’ Widget

The National Resource Defense Council has updated six-month-old social site ItsYourNature.org with the inclusion of a widget that tracks user activity. Geared toward...

Published 11-13-2007 3:00 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, U.S., Marketing, Business-to-Consumer

Green Carpet Gets New Standard

A new standard for assessing the environmental-friendliness of carpet was announced at the 2007 Greenbuild International Conference in Chicago, ScienceDaily reports. Approved by the American National Standards Institute, the standard addresses chemicals...

Published 11-12-2007 1:34 PM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Products & Planning, Feature, Sustainability, Business-to-Business, Facilities, U.S., Business-to-Consumer, Recycling

Virgin Shames Passengers Into Buying Carbon Offsets

While other airlines have concentrated on selling carbon offsets to passengers when flights are booked, Virgin has unveiled a plan to sell offsets from the aisle during flights. The idea, according to an...

Published 11-12-2007 9:32 AM by Environmental Leader: Green Business and Corporate Sustainability News

Filed under: Transportation, Europe, Products & Planning, Feature, Major Players, Global, credits, Marketing, Business-to-Consumer, Travel

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