More than 70 percent of the total revenue in 2012 attributable to sustainable products Osram used the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2012, taking place alongside the UN Climate Conference in Doha (Qatar), to present its current ...
In a first for African retail,the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa(WWF-SA)and Woolworths have announced a broad-based,multifaceted partnership to drive greater sustainability through selected Woolworths products and operations.The ...
Tags: WWF-SA, Woolworths, African, dairy, beef, seafood, textiles
Swedish food processing and packaging solutions provider, Tetra Pak is set to increase the carton recycling rate in Arabia to 20% by 2020 from the existing 3%. Tetra Pak Arabia environment manager Mohamed Angawi addressing the importance ...
Tags: packaging solutions, carton recycling, greener packages
A recently launched project at Kickstarter.com gives new meaning to the question"who are you wearing?"The N.E.Surf Beanie project gives credit where it's due and takes the concept of handmade,local and sustainable products to a new level by ...
Tags: fashionable caps, beanies, wool, fiber
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, near Beverly Hills, has upgraded more than 78,000 square feet of its guest room windows with Solar Gard® Armorcoat® Stainless Steel window film. The application provides significant energy savings and UV ...
Tags: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, solar gard, window films, carbon footprint
In the European Union, buildings account for 40 percent of total energy consumption. As a result, sustainable, energy-efficient architecture can make a vital contribution to environmental protection. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) ...
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As committed leaders in driving innovation and sustainability for the textile industry, Huntsman Textile Effects and DyeCoo Textile Systems are joining forces to develop and grow Supercritical CO2 textile processing technology. This spells ...
Tags: textile dyeing sector, textile dyeing, textile market, textile industry
At Armstrong, we are committed to protecting the environment and using natural resources responsibly. Recently the flooring industry took notice of our efforts. At the 4th Annual GreenStep Awards hosted by Floor Covering Weekly (FCW), we ...
Tags: flooring, natural resources, vision house, hardwood floors
As one of the leading companies in the production of fabric repellency treatments, Clariant has increased its capacity to produce next-generation fluorochemicals at its plant in Gendorf, Germany. With an investment of 8 million euros ...
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Travel goods products manufacturer Olivet International and global manufacturer of sustainable plastic resins NextLife have formed a strategic alliance to further the goals of sustainability on a global scale. The partnership also aims to ...
Tags: Sustainable Initiative, Travel goods products, sustainable plastic
The firm produces PET bottles for companies such as Ab Inbev, Baltika, Heineken and PepsiCo. It said that it will be presenting sustainable packaging services at Brau Beviale 2012, from 13-15 November. In a statement, it said: ...
Tags: Pet Engineering, Packaging Service, PET bottles, company news
LIGHTFAIR®International(LFI®),the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference,will return to Philadelphia in 2013 and introduce the new Exterior&Roadway Lighting Pavilion,at the ...
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The international conference"Innovation for textile resource efficiency–energy,water&materials"took place on 22 November in Brussels.It brought together experts from industry,the research and technology sector and EU policy makers.The ...
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The recycling processes of contaminated textiles, extracted from landfills and co-mingled kerbside collections, are not environmentally and economically viable, according to two UK recycling firms, I & G Cohen Limited and Axion Consulting, ...
Sportlifestyle Company PUMA publishes first-ever Product Environmental Profit and Loss Analysis identifying and comparing environmental impacts of more sustainable and conventional products across production and consumer life phases in ...
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