BICEP (Business for Innovative Climate & Energy Policy) announced that VF Corporation has joined the coalition to advocate for innovative climate and clean energy policies. The company has also signed the Climate Declaration, which calls ...
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Aim for a reception area that's stylish, comfortable and functional. As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression, and this is especially true with reception furniture. Your reception area is often the first ...
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While industrial performance has stabilised, industry's share in Europe's GDP has declined from 15.5% of GDP one year ago to 15.1% in summer 2013. The two industrial Competitiveness reports published today by the European Commission ...
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NSF International, a global independent public health organization that writes standards, and tests and certifies products for the commercial and consumer goods, health sciences, food and water industries, will sponsor the American National ...
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Frito Lay, an affiliate of PepsiCo Foods achieves an average of 30% energy efficiency and lower noise levels by choosing Atlas Copco screw blower technology for its water treatment facility. PepsiCo Foods Turkey offers the best to the ...
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The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) is proud to announce the brand new Strategic Sustainable Solutions Zone, one of seven sales-free, educational areas on the show floor at the2013 SGIA Expo (Orlando, October 23-25). The ...
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I'm at the APICS fall conference in Orlando this week, rubbing shoulders with folks from areas of the supply chain we don't normally talk to in Modern. APICS's roots are in operations and as such there are a number of manufacturing ...
It is hard to argue that hardwood flooring, derived from rapidly renewable trees, is one of the greenest floor covering options available. But is it worth selling that aspect of the floor? For residential consumers, a floor's sustainable ...
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A recent U.S. Department of Agriculture blog entry introduces Purdue University's research resulgs on LED grow lights. Banks of LED illuminate plants in greenhouses. Purdue University researchers discovered that LEDs can provide a more ...
Mondelēz International, a US-based food and beverage firm, has unveiled its Cocoa Life sustainability program in Indonesia. The company has teamed up with the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI) and suppliers ...
Sacred Sleep, a company dedicated to helping people rest and renew, announces its new organic cotton bedding and fair trade alpaca collections. The company’s products enable people to turn their bedrooms into Sleep Sanctuaries, ...
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Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, announced that it has teamed with the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC). Schneider Electric will develop and implement a dynamic web-based solution for the SAC’s ...
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The use of glass as a building material positively impacts learning, healing, productivity and well-being, according to a white paper published by Guardian Industries and the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban ...
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In his September Briefing to Members of Parliament, Workman said that packaging materials are much lighter and more resource efficient than they were 20 years ago and are designed with space saving efficiency in mind. Elsewhere, he said ...
Emery Oleochemicals, a leading natural-based chemicals producer, has established a new business unit -- Eco-Friendly Polyols (EP) in recognition of the opportunities in the global polyol industry. The EP business offers innovative, ...
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