Fuel-efficiency is still the craze. Consider the new design by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Cambridge, Boeing, and Rolls Royce for a new mid-range aircraft that travels at 0.8 mach, runs considerably quieter than current generation jets, and uses 25% less fuel, as described in this Economist article. GE […]
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It’s been a while since my last green post, but that’s simply because Tim Minahan of Supply Excellence has been doing such a great job on the topic as well, especially considering his recent set of posts on Sustainable Supply.
However, since I’ve accumulated approximately 40 links on green and green technology since my last post, […]
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It’s been a couple of months since my last green post, and the call of Kermit has been taken up by some rather large corporations in the interim. As highlighted in Supply Excellence and Fortune, Adobe Systems has become the first company to receive a platinum award from the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council, Wal-Mart […]
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As you know, at least once a month, I like to talk about green - green suppliers, green strategies, green best practices, and any other green you can think of that benefits your business as well as the environment. And I’m not alone. This also appears to be a favorite topic of David Bush’s over […]
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Since we should all be Living Green all the time, it’s time for another post in the green series. Since my last post, it’s been a little quiet on the blogs on the green front, but lots has been happening. On a positive note, a recent article on CNet reports that investments in clean tech […]
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As pointed out in e-Sourcing Forum’s post on Green Suppliers back in May, Interface Inc., the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, was able to save $260m from waste reduction initiatives, as pointed out in this Purchasing Magazine article. But the story continues.
As pointed out by Lindsey Parnell, the CEO and President of Interface Europe, in […]
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EPEAT, short for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, designed to identify high-performance, environmentally friendly computer equipment through an online, searchable database, goes live today.
As per a recent press release, “The database lists products that meet the tough new green computer standard for desktop computers, laptops, and monitors. EPEAT is as easy-to-use evaluation tool that allows […]
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About a month ago in my Sourcing Innovation series, I wrote a post entitled Green with Envy that described the many benefits a buying organization can achieve by “going green”.
It looks like this trend is here to stay. In Wired’s recent article Carbon Killers, they point out that for some companies, going green is […]
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Green with Envy is exactly what you might be if you don’t follow in the footsteps of some of the most innovative sourcing organizations and, simply put, go green. For those of you who follow e-Sourcing Forum, you might have picked up on this trend after reading Green Suppliers, Will Kermit Change His Tune?, and Go Green […]
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