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Government Agencies Required to Go 95% Green on All Purchases

By Tracey de Morsella on June 3, 2011 Comments Off on Government Agencies Required to Go 95% Green on All Purchases Agriculture Department, Air Force, Army Reserve training post, bio-based, biodegradable, CA, clean energy, compostable, cool roofs, Defense Department, Depar, Department of Transportation, DoD, electronics stewardship, energy-efficient, Environmental Protection Agency, environmentally preferable, executive order on green management, Federal Acquisition Regulations Council, federal contractors, Federal Trade Commission, Fort Hunter Liggett, FTC, general services administration, green aviation, Green Guides, green management, green NASA Ames, Green Purchasing Plan, green supply chain, Greenspace Initiative, GSA, Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, interim rule on green procurement, NASA, net-zero-energy building requirement, non-ozone depleting, nontoxic, Obama administration, Pilot Army Net Zero Installation initiative, recycled content, recycling, section 438; Livability Principles, solar array, stormwater provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, sustainability base, sustainable purchasing, sustainable systems, tment of Housing and Urban Development, vegetative roofs, waste diversion, waste streams, Water Efficiency, water efficient

Two days ago, the Federal Acquisition Regulations Council released an interim rule on green procurement, requiring that the head of each agency ensure that 95 percent of new contract actions are for products and services that are energy efficient, water efficient, bio-based, environmentally preferable or non-ozone depleting, adhering to criteria set out by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agriculture Department. The agencies also must aim to procure items that contain recycled content and are nontoxic.

In Supply Chain Logistics Management, There’s a Reverse Gear–and It’s Green–Part 2

By Dave Meyer on March 3, 2011 1 Comment asset recovery, Dave Meyer, Dell, Dell Financial Services, Design cycle, eco friendly pet products, efficient warehousing systems, Full Circle program, Gil Friend, Global Alliance, Greenbridge International, hazardous material programs, Hewlett-Packard, HP, John Kunkel, Marc Gunther, Noranda, obsolete equipment disposition, Patagonia, product life cycle, Product modularity, product responsibility, product take-back programs, Product traceability, reconditioning, recycle, recycling programs, refurbishing, remanufacturing, resell, reverse logistics, RoHS, SEEDS, Sustainable Economic and Environmental Development Solutions, The Truth About Green Business, upcycling, Walmart, waste streams, WEEE, Worldwise, zero-waste

Once you determine which products pose the greatest asset value in terms of recoverability, you should then look for potential ways to reprocess or reuse waste byproducts or other manufacturers that may be turn your waste into their product feedstock. Your company, your customers and the environment will benefit tremendously.

Carbon Becoming a Business Sustainability Driver

By Julie_Urlaub on September 29, 2009 Comments Off on Carbon Becoming a Business Sustainability Driver business sustainability, carbon emissions, Climate Change, emissions, environmental impacts, process waste stream, resource consumption, sustainability, total lifecycle cost, waste streams

As the discussion continues on the true impact of emissions on climate change, many companies are reevaluating the internal impacts pending legislation may have on costs. For the first time, businesses are evaluating emissions as a waste stream that will be part of total lifecycle cost.