Sustainability / Green Business Key to Ongoing Success

 Sustainability / Green Business  Key to Ongoing Success ... many businesses are seeing sustainability and green as a lead to future growth or as a line extension to their current business offering.

The "nice to have is becoming the "must have".

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" ... SAP will not survive ... one decade from now if it fails to embrace sustainability principles end-to-end."

" ... Panasonic’s ... “Green Transformation 2012″ strategy ... become the world’s leader in green innovation  ...  "  Hitachi and Samsung have announced similar offerings / objectives.


Via:  ZDNet  LINK

Truck Stop Electrification

Everyone has seen trucks idling when they seem to be "just waiting" at a truck or rest stop.  Many drivers keep the engine running to allow for heating / cooling and even to run appliances in their sleeper cab

While diesels are efficient they are polluting ... and use fuel at the rate of a gallon / hour at idle.

TSE - Truck Stop Electrification "... helps drivers, their trucks and our planet rest a bit easier. Supported by Carbonfund.org ... reduces tailpipe emissions ... system consists of an in-cab service module ... that heats, cools, and powers the interior of the truck ... without forcing the engine to burn diesel while saving about a gallon of diesel per hour. ... over one hundred locations throughout the United States."

Via: CarbonFund.org Blog LINK

Ultimate Green Store = Green Gifts

Looking for the perfect gift for that green guy or green gal on your shopping list?

Check out The Ultimate Green Store ... I found a link to the Ultimate Green Store from the Green Expo.   The Ultimate Green Store is a " ... one-stop green shopping destination for the home, office and everyone in the family! ... offers thousands of organic, recycled, solar and other eco-friendly products such as organic bedding and towels,organic baby products, eco-friendly-school-supplies,solar chargers and hundreds of other products in high demand categories for the eco-conscious shopper ..."

" ... you will find beautiful, cool, hip, colorful, fun, effective, beautifully smelling, quality products that stand on their own. And, if you want to learn more, we have provided you with information about each manufacturer and their lines so that you can better understand the benefits to you and our planet of all the different products we offer."



Via: The Ultimate Green Store LINK

Business Goes Green Conference

What can GREEN IT bring business in the way of energy savings? Listen to the panel discussion with members from IBM, Cisco and VMware talking about what each of their organizations is doing to help green the enterprise.

" ... Business Goes Green conference in San Jose, Calif., on June 6, Forrester Research Senior Vice President Christopher Mines moderated a discussion on data centers and the green technologies that panel members believe will have the most significant impact in the future ... "

There are some rather simple things that can reduce energy consumption like straightening cables under the floor so A/C can flow better to reduce A/C load.  







Via: ZDNet LINK

The Green Office - Environmentally Friendly Office Supplies

thegreenoffice makes it easy to be green at work. Their line of products are all earth friendly and they "walk the talk".

The site also provides lots of interesting information about definitions of green, recycled, etc. Lots of good information and good products !!

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" ... the first online retailer to offer a full selection of office products focused on Green choices, giving you the power to make socially and environmentally responsible purchasing decisions for the workplace. ... "walk the talk" ... industry leaders whose values are in line with our business. ... dedicated to the environment ... we ride our bikes and take public transportation, ... are driven by a need to make a meaningful impact with our work ... working to achieve sustainability in the workplace ..."

"... Green Screen™ ... ranks office products by Greenness (Dark Green, Green, or Conventional) ... to make informed decisions about the products that you bring into your office."

" ... Dark Green products are at the forefront of sustainability, challenging the conventional market in interesting and pioneering ways. ..."

Via: thegreenoffice.com LINK