Green Colored Glasses- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura ReviewElectropura is run by fashion designer Lynn van Gastel who creates fashions for kids in sizes o-5 from existing materials. In today’s world where nearly everything seems to be disposable, these fashions rescue fabrics that still have tons of wear in […]
- Skateboard Sculptures of HaroshiCheck out these fantastic skateboard deck sculptures by Japanese artist Haroshi. He’s got an extremely varied portfolio of artwork made from old beat up decks. These five pieces shown here are just some of his latest sculptures. His method of wooden […]
- Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas — For the CookLooking for a green gift idea for the eco-chef in your life?? Check out these kitchen spice racks available in bamboo. Bamboo is a great wood to use because it grows extremely quickly with little water and no use of pesticides […]
- Beads For ChangeAre you looking for an eco-friendly product for the fashionista on your shopping list this year? Check out Beads for Change. This program employs women of Uganda who live in hillside slums. They are refugees after decades of war in […]
- Oil Town LivingI’ve got to admit that I live in the middle of a city fueled by oil. Make no mistake about it, Calgary is definitely an oil town. We’ve got a terrible reputation as red necks with out Stampede and a […]
- Penguin SweatersTo be clear, this post is about tiny sweaters for penguins such as pictured on the left. I am not writing about sweaters for humans with penguins on them such as this one from Chanel pictured on the right. It’s […]
- Getting In Bernie Madoff’s PantsThey say you can’t judge a man until you’ve walked a mile in his shoes so can you judge him after using his pants?? Check out the Bernie Madoff collection on Fredrick James for a cool selection of Ipad covers […]
- The Ultimate Solar LightHere in the Western world, solar lights are a novelty not a necessity. It’s easy to forget about people living on other places of our small planet that aren’t going green to save the world. They’re simply living hand to […]
- Etsy Find: Talking Squid Recycles TeesTalking Squid is not just saving the planet by recycling t-shirts, they’re also helping you save money with their huge 50% off summer sale. Yup, half off! So, what could you spend half as much on?? Well, they’ve got an outstanding […]
- Quitting SmokingQuitting smoking is one of the best things that you can do for the health of the environment and yourself. Cigarette butts make up about 80% of litter commonly found on streets. The exhaled fumes from cigarette smoke are a […]
- Green Kids Clothes: Electropura Review
Category Archives: Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Washing Machines, Event Planning, Efficiency Roadmap
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes six items. CSA Group, UL and the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers yesterday announced the release of AHAM 7003-2013/CSA SPE-7003-13/UL 7003, Sustainability Standard for … Continue reading
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Tagged ANSI, ASTM, Best Buy, Carbon Disclosure Project, Executive Briefings, ISO 50001, Lanxess, Lowes, Photovoltaic, Products & Planning, Sears, Sustainable Events, TUV Rheinland, washing machines, Water Management
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Dell, HP, Samsung on WEEE; Texas Roadhouse’s First LEED
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Samsung, Hewlett Packard, Panasonic, Toshiba, Dell and other electronics companies have called for changes to the UK’s compliance system for the EU waste … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, clean energy, Contracts & Installations, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Europe, recycling, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Waste & Recycling, Waste Management
Tagged Cassidy Turley, dell, e-waste, Electrolink, Executive Briefings, Gaedeke Group, Green Building, Haihong Artificial Plants Manufactory, hewlett packard, IPC, LEED, Panasonic, Products & Planning, RoHS, RoHS2, Samsung, Texas Roadhouse, Toshiba, Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, WEEE
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: EcoLogo for Printing, BASF Water Stewardship
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. UL Environment has launched UL 2803, its revised EcoLogo third-party environmental standard for printing services. The revised standard combines two former EcoLogo … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, clean energy, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy & Law, ISO 14001, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Tagged BASF, Ceram, EcoLogo, European Water Stewardship, Executive Briefings, Green Building, iWave, LEED, printing, Products & Planning, Proposition 65, Sprint Circuits, UL 2803, UL Environment, Underwriters Laboratories, Water Management, Yale University
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Prop.65 Reforms, ISO 14001 Revision, LEED-CI
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Governor Jerry Brown (pictured) has proposed reforms to California’s Proposition 65 chemical disclosure law, saying it has been “abused by unscrupulous lawyers.” … Continue reading
Posted in Biofuel, chemicals, clean energy, Contracts & Installations, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Environmental Management, Environmental Policy & Law, Green IT, ISO 14001, solar energy, Sustainability
Tagged American Apparel & Footwear Association, aviation, bioenergy, Environmental Compliance, Executive Briefings, Green Building, Heating & Cooling, jerry brown, LEED, Products & Planning, Proposition 65
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: Whole Foods Sued; Apple, Dell Lobby on E-Waste
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes six items. California attorney general Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Target and dozens of smaller manufacturers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors, … Continue reading
Kohl’s Sustainability Report: Carbon Intensity Down 2.8%
Kohl’s relative emissions were down 2.8 percent last year to 7.74 metric tons of CO2e per 1,000 square feet of building space, from 7.96 the year before, according to the company’s 2012 corporate social responsibility report. The decline puts the … Continue reading
Posted in carbon footprint, clean energy, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, energy efficiency, Finance & Reporting, Large, solar, solar energy, Sustainability, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership, Sustainable Supply Chain, Waste & Recycling, Waste Management
Tagged "energy star", baseline, carbon, Carbon Offsets/RECs, Construction & Refitting, energy efficient lighting, Green Building, Heating & Cooling, Kohl's, LEED, offsets, Refitting, Sustainability Reports
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Why US Companies Don’t Do ISO 14001
Consultants have cited costs and the economic recession as reasons why rates of ISO 14001 certification in the US lag behind other parts of the world. Deb Iafrate, a consultant with Eagle Group USA in Michigan, told IMT Green and … Continue reading
Standards & Compliance Briefing: Building Products, Sediment Control, LEED, RoHS II
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. The International Living Future Institute and the Health Product Declaration Collaborative will align their building products standards to simplify disclosure requirements for … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, Contracts & Installations, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Tagged Assurity Life, ASTM, Blackiron Data, Crescent Real Estate Holdings, Energy Management, Executive Briefings, Green Building, Health Product Declaration Collaborative, international living future institute, Underwriters Laboratories, Viana Hotel and Spa, Viridor
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: LEED for Healthcare, ISO 14001, Vapor Intrusion
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes nine items. Group Health Cooperative’s medical office building in Puyallup, Wash., has become the first building in the nation to win LEED for Healthcare … Continue reading
Posted in Contracts & Installations, Ecolabels & Sustainability Certifications, Environmental Management, Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Tagged Advantageous Systems, ASTM, e-waste, Enviro Technology Services, Executive Briefings, Green Building, Group Health Cooperative, Healthcare, ISO, Jim Beam, LEED, Stroud Water Research Center, USGBC, Volkswagen, Water Management
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Standards & Compliance Briefing: RoHS Testing, Tim Hortons’ First LEED
Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes 10 items. Canadian restaurant chain Tim Hortons has opened its first LEED-certified restaurant, in Hamilton, Ontario. Builders reused the site’s old parking surface as … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State, Bowman Design Group, CalTech, Coyuchi, CSR Performance Ladder, Energy Management, Executive Briefings, FAMAB, Green Building, Harshaw Trane, Intertek, ISO 50001, LEED, RoHS, Singapore Management University, sustainable agriculture, TenCate, Tim Hortons
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