Greener Design

Businesses scramble to keep up with green product demand

BusinessGreen Staff — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:00:38 +0000

A new survey from Accenture reveals that many companies are struggling to satisfy consumer demand for sustainable goods and services, especially in emerging economies.

Levi's makes life-cycle assessment part of its fabric

Amy Westervelt — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:30:32 +0000

Companies like Levi Strauss, Nike, Kraft Foods and Cannon are taking LCA out of the sustainability silos and into the design rooms by using LCA tools to make daily design decisions.

Intel slashes emissions, but misses water and waste targets

Eric Louie — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:12:34 +0000

Intel soundly beat its greenhouse-gas emissions goals, but missed several other targets: It consumes more water and creates more chemical waste than previously, instead of less. Are its new goals more realistic?

Dow's 4 pillars of sustainable chemistry and a green economy

Dave Kepler — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:17:02 +0000

Green chemistry has become a well known set of tools to design lower-impact products, but sustainable chemistry is one of the key building blocks of the innovations we need for long-term sustainability solutions.