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Why Car Makers Drive Sustainability
I am pretty much a Luddite when it comes to cars. The average age of my home fleet of three is 2003. Still, when I read about what was on display at the 64th annual Frankfurt Motor Show, I was amazed...
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Sustainability: Thinking Outside the [Shoe]box
Many consumers focus purely on the products themselves, not giving much thought to the packaging that contains them. Little do they realize designing packaging can be just as involved as the product...
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Steel Industry Weighs In on Green Policy
When we think of a product’s environmental impact we often fail to consider its entire lifecycle. How is a low-carbon-emissions vehicle manufactured? Where was that biodegradable packaging sourced? You...
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5 Ways 2011 Changed the Way You Engineer
It’s been a year of change in the world of engineering – how we think about products, and how and where we build them. As we welcome in 2012, here are five interesting developments to leave you with:...
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How Top Companies Make Sustainability Profitable
A recent global study from MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that sustainability is gaining traction. Thirty-one percent of respondents to the study said...
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Best Global Green Brands 2012
Toyota has been named best global green brand by Interbrand—the world’s largest brand consultancy—for the second year running. Automotive and technology brands dominate the 2012 rankings, with Honda,...
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Apparel Industry Moves towards Sustainability
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition—a trade group of over 60 members including brands Nike and Gap, Inc., retailers Target and Nordstrom, and a plethora of suppliers, NGOs and government agencies—has...
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The $9 Cardboard Bike, Sustainable Transport for All
Engineers and inventors have discovered lots of innovative ways to use cardboard outside of traditional packaging. From digital cameras to coffins, you might say cardboard is where it’s at. But a new...
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Boston Home to Most Innovative Cleantech Businesses
The Boston metropolitan area boasts some of the top universities in the world, such as Harvard and MIT, as well as many leading software, biotech and electronics businesses. I moved to Boston nearly a...
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How Sustainability Impacts Your Competitive Advantage
We’re all aware we need to economize Earth´s resources and cut down on the harmful chemicals we release into the environment. We constantly hear the importance of developing alternative fuel resources...
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Using Gravity to Bring Affordable Electricity to Remote Africa
Over 1.3 billion people—20 percent of the world’s population—are without access to electricity worldwide, according to the World Bank. It’s no surprise that the majority of those people live in...
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Automakers Accidental Heroes in Recycling Efforts
Cars, long the bane of environmentalists, are becoming more earth-friendly. Finally, there is enough of a business case for big car companies to start building electric vehicles, hybrids, and, in the...
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World’s Greenest Building Opens Its Doors in Seattle
The Bullitt Center in Seattle, WA opened its doors to the general public this week. The six-story, 50,000 square foot building—being touted as the greenest in the world—is designed to be completely...
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Med Devices Manufacturers Face Growing Challenge of Regulation
Managing the environmental and regulatory performance of products is an increasingly complicated challenge for medical device manufacturers who face a myriad of requirements from regulators, consumers...
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6 Tips for Building a Compliant Product
Regulatory requirements for products are complex and dynamic, with new mandates being added, existing ones being altered, and exemptions expiring. Some determine compliance by straight-forward maximum...
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Paraguay Children Turn Landfill Trash into Orchestra
When most people look at a landfill they see a giant mound of trash. A few may express disdain that more items aren’t recycled. Others may consider wading through the trash to find scrap metal or...
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Smart Bikes Make It Easy to Get Around in the City
Copenhagen, Denmark is home to the world’s busiest biking paths. Approximately 40,000 cyclists ride on them every day. Biking is ingrained into the Danish culture, and fifty percent of Copenhagen’s...
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Best Inventions of the Year 2012
Recently Time Magazine released it’s “Best Inventions of the Year 2012” list. This list consists of 25 great inventions, ranging in price from an estimated $.25 to $2.5 billion, and that’s just taking...
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Manufacturers Embrace Sustainability, Consumers Less Bothered
Vinyl LP aficionados had a scare when Ikea announced it was discontinuing its popular Expedit wooden shelving units earlier this year. Turns out the shelves are ideal for storing old record...
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