Wal-Mart (yes, Wal-Mart!) is continuing to become more Green and socially aware. What changes are they making?
In the New York Times article, Wal-Mart Chief Offers a Social Manifesto, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott has pledged to:
* Cut the energy used by many of its products 25 percent.
* Force the chain’s suppliers to meet stricter ethical standards.
* [...]
As I’ve mentioned earlier, we’ve started a Green Team at my office. The purpose is to become more environmentally responsible by reducing waste, encourage simple changes like carpooling and using your own mug instead of grabbing for a paper cup.
All straightforward ideas for me, and most likely anyone who is reading this.
I was completely encouraged [...]
According to a recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle, US businesses are not getting high marks for going green. There is a challenge and certainly a benefit to implementing eco-friendly changes, but so far we’re falling short:
Despite the increased hype about companies going green, American business isn’t making much of a dent in major [...]
If you haven’t heard of GoodSearch before, this is going to be very welcome news.
GoodSearch is a search engine which donates 50-percent of its revenue to the charities and schools designated by its users.
A search engine that allows you to raise money while searching!
How does GoodSearch work?
* Use this search engine like you would Google, [...]
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is where companies come to tout The Next Thing of The Year. The bigger players tend to launch products or clarify direction. Last year’s show was dominted by Apple’s iPhone announcement. This year’s show in Las Vegas was dominated by talk about green technology.
But was there anything but that? According [...]
We received a postcard mailer from Aveda today. Included in that is the news that Aveda is the first beauty company manufacturing with 100% certified wind power. How cool is that?
How does this work? According to their site:
Funding of new wind turbines generates enough wind energy to offset 100% of the electricity use by their [...]