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P&G Reports Continued Improvements in Its Sustainability Programs

Procter + Gamble Co. says its 15th Annual Sustainability Report demonstrates the company's commitment to helping people live better and more sustainably through an integrated approach to environmental and social responsibility. The report includes P+G's sustainability results from the past fiscal year and progress updates on the company's environmental and social responsibility goals for 2020.

Furniture Supply Chain Begins to Think Green

Suppliers to the office furniture industry better start paying close attention to the materials going into the pieces they're making. That's because the sustainability programs being implemented by the office furniture OEMs in West Michigan and beyond are increasingly demanding the suppliers provide more detailed information about the chemicals that go into their products.

Sustainable Food Packaging Developed in Europe

Using cutting-edge pulp molding equipment, researchers at Bangor University have begun a process of heating mixtures of ryegrass to press and mold into prototype fruit and vegetable packaging products.

Corporate Sustainability Executives Say Progress on Climate Change Requires Collaboration

Results from one of the world's largest annual surveys of corporate sustainability executives underscore the importance of collaboration among business and external stakeholders to address climate change, among other key issues, in order to improve sustainability performance. This year, more than 700 business leaders from BSR's global member network responded to the fifth annual BSR/GlobeScan State of Sustainable Business Survey 2013"”the largest survey response to date.

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UPS Deploys Optimization Software to Reduce Mileage

UPS has begun using software that optimizes routing and cuts down on miles traveled.

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Emissions and Safety Complement Each Other

There is frustration from the Freight Transport Association, which has complained that, whilst its members who operate road haulage fleets are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds retrofitting existing equipment to improve visibility in order to lessen the danger to cyclists, the pace of change from the relevant authorities to allow better designed heavy goods vehicles has been lamentably slow.

Jacksonville to Get LNG Fuel Terminal for Trucking, Rail, Maritime Industries

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that it has placed a purchase contract on property where it hopes to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel terminal in Jacksonville, Fla. This would be the first LNG facility on the Eastern seaboard to specifically supply LNG for the maritime, heavy-duty trucking and rail industries.

Reusing Packaging Brings Efficiency to the Supply Chain

Looking for a way to make your supply chain more efficient? You might want to consider reusable packaging.

Hershey Company Continues Its Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Initiative

The Hershey Company says two more of its plants have achieved zero-waste-to-landfill (ZWL) status. With the addition of the Y&S Plant in Lancaster, Pa., and the Robinson Plant in Robinson, Ill., The Hershey Company now has six U.S. plants that no longer dispose routine waste into landfills. Moreover, it has exceeded its goal to convert five plants to ZWL by 2015 well ahead of schedule.

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Carbon Footprint from Energy Generation Drops in U.S.

U.S. carbon dioxide emissions generated from energy consumption and production fell 3.8 percent in 2012 to 5,290 million metric tons, reaching their lowest level since 1994, according to a report from the Energy Information Administration.

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Achieving Sustainability: From Waste Management to Light Bulbs

Sustainability can involve a global effort to calculate carbon emissions across the entire supply chain. Or it can mean the changing of a few light bulbs.

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Comdata Launches New Release of FleetAdvance Software

Comdata Inc. has launched Release Two of FleetAdvance, a software application for truck fleet management.

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