IGPN - International Green Purchasing Network
The International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) is an organization which promotes Green Purchasing around the globe
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July 22, 2010
Going Green: Laundry
While there are many laundry products such as detergents that claim to reduce environmental impacts, it is more important to learn better laundry habits in order to reduce your laundry footprint.
Going green on laundry has a positive image that even some girl from Singapore named her blog GreenLaundry even though the blog has nothing to do with the title.
July 15, 2010
Innovative Bicycle Sharing
B-Cycle is a bicycle sharing service becoming available in major US cities including New York City and San Francisco. It aims to expand their business throughout the country.
May 27, 2010
Scan Product Barcode iPhone App
GoodGuide provides information about products' ecological impacts. Its iPhone application scans product barcodes to show you their ratings.
May 21, 2010
Green Business Africa Summit & Expo 2010
The Green Business Africa Summit & Expo is Africa’s first flagship event that brings to the mainstream issues around sustainability in the business environment as well as green corporate social responsibility (CSR).
May 6, 2010
Green procurement in the Asian public sector and Hong Kong
CEO of Hong Kong Green Council and her associates have published a paper titled "Green procurement in the Asian public sector and the Hong Kong", which reviews the procurement practices and policies of five Asian countries and Hong Kong, in the context of an international overview of green purchasing and practices.
To download the paper, click here.
April 22, 2010
Consumers worry about giving utilities power to shut off appliances
"ClimateWire, 21 April 2010 - A decided majority of electricity customers would not sign up for demand management programs that allowed utilities to remotely control home appliances unless they could override the utilities' actions, according to a survey by Accenture, the global management consulting firm."
Visit WBCSD site to read the rest of the article.
April 15, 2010
Sun's magnetic field may have caused freezing winter
"It was the coldest winter in England since 1963 – the coldest in Scotland since 1914 –"
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April 9, 2010
Greening the Global Economy
More than 600 experts from 75 countries gathered in Geneva to consider the social and environmental impacts of transitioning to a green economy.
Read more.
March 10, 2010
Brazil's World Cup football team to sport 'green' and yellow strip
"Brazil, Portugal and the Netherlands among teams to wear Nike's shirts made from recycled plastic bottles"
"When Kaka and Ronaldinho stride out onto the pitch for the World Cup in South Africa this summer, few of their millions of fans are likely to notice that their yellow jerseys are made from old plastic bottles."
Read the Guardian article.
March 1, 2010
Managing Peak Demand With Water Heaters
In Idaho, farmers are paid to turn off their water pumps during [some summer afternoons].
A small company in Kansas pays its customers $12.50 a month to take part in the company`s program.
Read the Green Inc. article.