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Sustainable Packaging on the Rise

By Aysu Katun on March 8, 2010 6 Comments AMR Research, Ben Sligar, cost savings, Datamonitor, eco-friendly packaging, energy savings, IndustryWeek, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), lighter packaging, material cost, ModusLink Global Solutions, operational costs, P&G, packaging, Pike Research, PricewaterhouseCoopers, recycled packaging, Ryan Humphrey, supply chain, Supply Chain Consortium, sustainable packaging, Sustainable Packaging Coalition

Sustainable packaging is becoming a fact of life for companies that seek to remain competitive. Companies employing sustainable packaging report cost savings, improved environmental footprints, brand image and company reputation among other benefits. Those businesses that take the lead now will be ahead of the curve and enjoy the benefits in the future.

Carbon Accounting Software Market Experiencing Tremendous Growth

By Tracey de Morsella on March 8, 2010 1 Comment 2010 Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Al Gore, AMR Research, Climate Change, Computer Associates, Condoleezza Rice, ECA, ECA market, ECA startups, EHS, emissions management, Enablon, Energy Management, energy savings, EnerNoc, Enterprise Carbon Accounting, Enviance, environmental health and safety vendors, environmental impact, GHG, GHG emissions, GHG Software Products, greenhouse gas emissions, Groom Energy Solutions, Hara, IHS, Johnson Controls, market consolidation, Microsoft venture capital, Paul Baier, PE International, ProcessMAP, SAP, Stephen Stokes, sustainability investments, Verdantix, Walmart Supplier Sustainability Assessment Program

carbon accounting softwareWhile other industries are sputtering along or even tanking, as a result of the global recession, the emerging Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software market is experience a phase of phenomenal growth. The number as providers has almost doubled, venture capital money is flowing freely and Groom Energy predicts that ECA software purchases will increase 600 percent by 2011