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How to Buy an Office Chair

Sep 10, 2013

The best office chair has: Several adjustable features. At a minimum, you should be able to control your seat height, backrest tilt and armrest height; for other tips on minimizing pain, see Spine-Health.com's handy checklist. ...

Tags: Office Chair, Furniture, Furnishing

ZEAL Optics Announced The Release of The World'S First Cotton Biodegradable Sunglass

Sep 9, 2013

ZEAL Optics announced the release of the world’s first cotton biodegradable sunglass, the Ace. Designed in Boulder, Colorado and crafted by the renowned Italian powerhouse, Mazzucchelli, the Ace is a revolution in sustainable eyewear. ...

Tags: ZEAL Optics, Sunglasses

Cosmetic Companies Are Making Slow Progress in Reducing Their Packaging Footprints

Aug 23, 2013

Cosmetic companies are making slow progress in reducing their packaging footprints. Although the cosmetics industry has become preoccupied with green initiatives, few steps have been made to tackle the environmental impact of packaging. ...

Tags: Cosmetic, Cosmetic Packaging, Printing

Office Manufacturers Are Starting to Respond to The Demand for Collaborative Workspaces

Aug 19, 2013

Office manufacturers are starting to respond to the demand for collaborative workspaces by tearing down cubicle walls and offering innovative new visions for workspace, like Herman Miller's Public Office Landscape. With the economy picking ...

Tags: Office Furniture, Furniture, Furnishing

The Much-Coveted Aeron Chair Is The Gold Standard of Task Chairs

Aug 16, 2013

The much-coveted Aeron chair is the gold standard of task chairs, but there are other options. We all know that the gold standard of office seating is Herman Miller's Aeron chair. It has the prestige of an ivy league university, style ...

Tags: Office Chairs, Furniture, chiair

Interpon D3000 Fluoromax Accepted Into Material ConneXion's Library of Innovative Material

Jul 16, 2013

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings' Interpon D3000 Fluoromax coatings for architecture have been awarded a Certificate of Material Excellence by Material ConneXion and accepted into Material ConneXion’s library of innovative materials. The ...

Tags: Interpon D3000 Fluoromax, AkzoNobel Powder Coating, Material ConneXion

New Organic Summer T-Shirt Line Released by Urban Mosaics

Jul 10, 2013

Add a pop of pizzazz to your outfit and make a major style statement donning wearable art designs by Urban Mosaics. The company is a medium of organic cotton T-shirts that celebrate and promote natural hair, beauty and self-esteem bundled ...

Tags: Urban Mosaics, Summer T-Shirt

M&S Shows Progress Against The Programme's 180 Sustainability Commitments

Jun 9, 2013

Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its latest Plan A Report which shows progress against the programme’s 180 sustainability commitments, including its stretching 2015 targets. 139 of the 180 commitments have been achieved ...

Tags: Apparel, Marks&Spencer

Food Waste Is The Single Largest Type of Waste Entering Our Landfills

Jun 7, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (shown) on June 4 to announce the launch of a challenge that asks farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers, ...

Tags: Packaging&Printing, EPA, USDA

SAC Invites Organizations to Submit Data on The Environmental Performance of Materials

May 2, 2013

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC), a trade association comprised of brands, retailers, manufacturers, government and non-governmental organizations and academic experts, and representing more than a third of the global apparel and ...

Tags: SAC, Sustainable Materials

LAUNCH Members Catalyze Action Around One of The World's Biggest Challenges

Apr 27, 2013

LAUNCH members NIKE Inc., NASA, the U.S. Agency for Intl. Development and the U.S. Department of State convened 150 materials specialists, designers, academics, manufacturers, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) the week ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

Life Cycle Approach to Vehicle Emissions Was Supported by Eurofer

Apr 27, 2013

The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has said it welcomes the decision of the European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) to support a life-cycle approach (LCA) in evaluating CO2 emissions from passenger cars. Members have ...

Tags: Eurofer, Life Cycle, Mineral

IKEA Invested an Undisclosed Amount in The Netherlands DyeCoo Textile Systems BV

Apr 18, 2013

IKEA GreenTech AB — a venture capital division of Sweden-based retailer IKEA Group — has invested an undisclosed amount in the Netherlands-based DyeCoo Textile Systems BV to support DyeCoo's waterless textile dyeing technology. ...

Tags: Ikea, Textile

SUNY-ESF Is Offering a New Three-Course Suite of Graduate-Level Online Courses

Apr 18, 2013

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is offering a new three-course suite of graduate-level online courses that responds to current and emerging demand for UV/EB training and education. ...

Tags: Polymer Coatings, Coatings

TenCate Satisfies This Certification Standard for Corporate Social Responsibility

Apr 15, 2013

The certification of all four TenCate market groups in Nijverdal, the Netherlands, on the CSR Performance Ladder in accordance with level 3 represents the next step for the TenCate textile technology company in the implementation of its ...

Tags: Tencate Certified, Corporate Social Responsibility

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