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Trumpet Your Company's Efforts on Corporate Social Responsibility, Report Says

When it comes to corporate social responsibility, consumers want more than aspirational mission statement, according to research by Cone Communications. They want to know what companies are doing.

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IBM Tops Newsweek Poll of Greenest U.S. Companies

IBM has been recognized for the second consecutive year as the greenest company in the U.S., according to the Newsweek 2012 Green Rankings survey. A panel of independent judges ranked major companies based on numerous criteria, including their environmental impact, environmental management and sustainability disclosure. The survey is regarded as one of the most comprehensive analyses of environmental leadership, and IBM was one of 500 large U.S. organizations evaluated.

DB Schenker Expands Transport Monitoring; Adds Mexican Warehouse Capacity

DB Schenker has introduced DB Schenkersmartbox, a new service for monitoring global freight movements.

Americold Unveils Expedited Delivery Service for Truck Shipments

Americold, a provider specializing in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics services to the food industry, has introduced a new product to coordinate and expedite the delivery of less-than-truckload (LTL) and full truckload shipments.

ChemLogix Launches Freight Brokerage Service to Combat Capacity Shortages

Chemlogix LLC, a provider of transportation, technology and supply-chain consulting services to the chemical industry, has launched a new freight-brokerage service.

Exel Opens D.C. in Laredo for Cross-Border Services

Exel has opened a 250,000-square-foot distribution center in Laredo, Tex., in support of the provider's "Logistics Without Borders" supply-chain service.

Ecospan Unveils Bioplastic Enclosures for High-Value Shipments

Ecospan has developed a ready-to-use bioplastic shipping enclosure for high-value goods.

RFID Help Norwegian Company Manage Recycling of Plastic Bottles, Aluminum Cans

Norsk Resirk, a nonprofit Norwegian company that processes discarded plastic bottles and aluminum cans, has completed the first phase of a plan to utilize passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID tags and readers to improve its management of recyclable materials.

Corporate Sustainability on the rise, But Key Stakeholders Remain Skeptical

Corporations that have pushed hard this last year to improve their performance in sustainability may now face a new challenge - a growing skepticism among professional investors, supply chain officials and recent higher education graduates. Such are the results of the 2012 Sustainability Leadership Report, now in its second year, which analyzes real vs. perceived sustainability performance for 100 leading global brands that collectively represent 16 percent of the world's economic output.

UPS to Deploy Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles in Baltimore, Atlanta

UPS plans to deploy 40 new hydraulic hybrid vehicles, half in Baltimore and half in Atlanta.

Record Amounts of Plastic Packaging Collected and Recycled in 2011, Report Finds

The total number of U.S. polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic containers and bottles collected and recycled in 2011 is a record, according to a report from the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR).

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