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IGPN NEWSLETTER [Issue 11]
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HEADLINES
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- Electricity Market Reforms: Two Cheers
- Green Consumers Skeptical of Products Labeled 'Natural'
- Solar Panels Could Resurrect the Passe Flip Phone
- Kenya Bans Plastic Bags
- High End Restaurants See Better Returns on Green Investments
- Most businesses have at least part of their staff involved in
programs that promote green -initiatives. For the most part they are
doing it because it is good for business.
- Six Tips for Using Flickr to Market Your Green Business
- How Business Can Be Green
- Report: Businesses continue to expand green initiatives
- Green companies boost employees’ morale
- Fairtrade beans do not mean a cup of coffee is entirely ethical
- Puma to Publish Profit-and-Loss Statement for Eco-Impacts
- Food prices driven up by global warming, study shows
- Green film fest coming to the UK with premieres of eco-food titles
- Philips Brightens Its LED Lineup
- Green curtains spreading across urban balconies to cool heat islands
- Biodegradable Products Are Good For Landfills, But Bad For The Climate
- Green Purchasing Asia magazine launched
- Developing countries place higher value on green products, while
price continue to be a factor in developed countries
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GREEN PURCHASING NEWS AROUND THE WORLD
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Electricity Market Reforms: Two Cheers
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2010/dec/16/electricity-energy-reform
The UK government released a statement about their new energy policy.
It tells us, "there will be a £160 a year rise in electricity bills by
2030."
Green Consumers Skeptical of Products Labeled 'Natural'
http://www.mambosprouts.com/consumers-skeptical
In 2011, geen-conscious people will be even more keen to choose
organic products; however the products labeled natural may not
necessarily attract them. Karen Herther, Director of MamboTrack
Research, says, "Consumers remain cost conscious, and coupon use has
become the new normal. The growing acceptance of online and digital
mobile coupon promotions signals this savings trend is here to stay."
Solar Panels Could Resurrect the Passe Flip Phone
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662925/solar-panels-could-resurrect-the-passe-flip-phone
The Chinese telecom giant's award-winning "Double" cell phone design
updates the traditional flip phone for a solar-powered future. Are
flip phones passé in a post-iPhone world? Chinese telecom company ZTE
doesn't think so: their concept for the "Double" phone, which sports
solar panels on both sides of its attractive clamshell body, just won
a prestigious 2010 Red Dot Design Concept award.
Kenya Bans Plastic Bags
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/kenya-bans-plastic-bags-2179928.html
Kenya on Thursday outlawed the manufacture and import of plastic bags
from March for damaging the environment, the environmental agency
said.
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Green Purchasing
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/the-world/article/the-entrepreneurs-guide-to-green-purchasing-anna-clark
When evaluating your supply chain, you can rely on virtually the same
set of criteria for everything from the cups in the break room to the
packaging of your products. Most certifications apply the following
attributes when determining a product’s environmental impact.
High End Restaurants See Better Returns on Green Investments
http://ecopreneurist.com/2011/01/18/high-end-restaurants-see-better-returns-on-green-investments/
Most businesses have at least part of their staff involved in programs
that promote green initiatives. For the most part they are doing it
because it is good for business.
Six Tips for Using Flickr to Market Your Green Business
http://www.igpn.org/news/2011/01/six_tips_for_using_flickr_to_m.html
You’ve heard the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words,”
well, when used correctly, Flickr can make that saying a marketing
reality for your green business or organization.
How Business Can Be Green
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12291673
In an interview by BBC, Dan Matthews, Chief Technology Officer of IFS,
a sweden-based company with $336m net revenue in the full year,
answered to three questions. Bellow is the part he talks about the
growing need for companies to be environmentally conscious.
Report: Businesses continue to expand green initiatives
http://www.greenerpackage.com/corporate_strategy/report_businesses_continue_expand_green_initiatives
From supply chain to greener transportation, “State of Green Business
Report” finds businesses are thinking bigger and longer term about
sustainability.
Green companies boost employees’ morale
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/relationships/work/Green-companies-boost-employees-morale/articleshow/7412168.cms
A new study has suggested that employees are more likely to be
satisfied with their jobs if they are working for a company that is
perceived to be " green".
Fairtrade beans do not mean a cup of coffee is entirely ethical
http://www.igpn.org/news/2011/03/fairtrade_beans_do_not_mean_a.html
OECD publishes “Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy”
http://www.oecd.org/document/23/0,3746,en_2649_34331_47025303_1_1_1_1,00.html
"Greening Household Behaviour: The Role of Public Policy" is an
invaluable resource for all those interested by the challenging
questions of what promotes “greener” lifestyles, from policy makers to
individual citizens.
Puma to Publish Profit-and-Loss Statement for Eco-Impacts
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/04/26/puma-publish-profit-loss-statement-eco-impacts
Puma is measuring its use of ecosystems and plans to determine its
economic impact on ecosystem services, which is basically anything
that nature provides: clean water, crops, soil formation, wildlife
habitat, protection from storms, and more.
Food prices driven up by global warming, study shows
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/05/food-prices-global-warming
Scientists warn that farming practices must be adapted to a warmer
world and rises in global population.
Green film fest coming to the UK with premieres of eco-food titles
http://www.igpn.org/news/2011/05/green_film_fest_coming_to_the.html
The UK Green Film Festival, a not-for-profit showcase of eco-conscious
movies, including several premieres, runs for the first time May 20-
22.
Philips Brightens Its LED Lineup
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/16/philips-brightens-its-led-lineup/
LED lamps are expected to revolutionize the lighting industry because
of their sharply reduced power onsumption and their long life
compared with standard incandescents.
Green curtains spreading across urban balconies to cool heat islands
http://www.igpn.org/news/2011/05/green_curtains_spreading_acros.html
As power shortages loom across Japan this summer because of the
Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, people are turning to a
tested-and-true method of cooling down rooms by blocking the sun's
rays--"green curtains."
Biodegradable Products Are Good For Landfills, But Bad For The Climate
http://www.fastcompany.com/1756520/biodegradeable-products-are-bad-for-climate
While biodegradable products help reduce mass in landfills, they decay
into chemicals, among which is methane gas. Methane is a worse
greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide and goes straight into the
atmosphere. The government does not require landfills to capture,
burn, or harvest of methane untill two years after waste is buried,
but everything biodegrades within two years
Green Purchasing Asia magazine launched
http://greenpurchasingasia.com/
The launch issue features stories on Malaysia's just-launched feed-in
tariff scheme; ABB's new UHVDC power transmission technology; the
markets fastest electric vehicles; an interview with cleantech venture
capitalist Peter Grubstein; India's rural solar engineering school;
China's "Solar King" Huang Ming and more. Developing countries place
higher value on green products, while price continue to be a factor in
developed countries
Developing countries place higher value on green products, while price
continues to be a factor in developed countries
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/08/3686227/consumer-interest-in-green-products.html#ixzz1PJSBufUC
A new survey conducted by ImagePower Global Green Brands reveals that
people around the world intend to purchase higher-ticket environmental
products in the auto, energy and technology sectors compared to last
year.
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