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Covanta Energy VP appointed to PSI Advisory Council

Published: May 8, 2012
Green Zone: Management, Renewable Energy Suppliers

Covanta Energy Corp., a global owner and operator of energy-from-waste projects in Morristown, N.J., has announced that John G. Waffenschmidt,...

CTM receives ISO 14001 certification

Published: May 8, 2012
Green Zone: Management

CTM, Frankfort, N.Y., a high-precision engineering machine shop, has earned ISO 14001 designation. The ISO 14001 system takes a look at how a...

Freudenberg-NOK develops sustainability roadmap

Published: May 8, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies (FNST), a manufacturer of elastomeric seals and custom molded products in Plymouth, Mich., has announced the...

Online tool helps manufacturers gauge sustainability efforts

Published: May 8, 2012
Green Zone: Management, Facilities

UL Environment, Northbrook, Ill., a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), has announced the launch of a free web-based tool at...

TUV Rheinland to hold seminar on RoHS recast, REACH

Published: May 3, 2012
Green Zone: Legislation, Management

TUV Rheinland will host a seminar about the EU Directive 2011/65/EU on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical...

Evraz North America joins BlueGreen Alliance corporate advisory council

Published: April 25, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Steel rail, plate, and large-diameter pipe producer Evraz North America has joined the corporate advisory council of the BlueGreen Alliance,...

Call2Recycle earns R2 standard certification

Published: April 9, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Call2Recycle®, a free rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling program based in Atlanta, has received Responsible Recycling Practices...

Orbus achieves ISO 14001:2004 recertification

Published: March 28, 2012
Green Zone: Management, Materials

The Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, Bolingbrook, Ill., a manufacturer of modular exhibit and display products, met its 2011 ISO 14001:2004...

Dagoba Organic Chocolate commits to working with Rainforest Alliance Certified farms

Published: March 22, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Dagoba® Organic Chocolate, Ashland, Ore., has announced that its complete line of USDA-certified organic chocolate products now is being made...

SCA announces global sustainability targets

Published: March 22, 2012
Green Zone: Management

SCA, a global producer of away-from-home paper and hand hygiene products, has announced new global sustainability targets, emphasizing its...

Competition accepting applications from entrepreneurs with green products, services

Published: March 14, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Chicago, has announced that it is accepting applications for the 4th Annual Brinks...

U.S. EPA announces 2012 ENERGY STAR Award winners

Published: March 14, 2012
Green Zone: Management

The U.S. EPA has announced the winners of its annual ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year and Sustained Excellence Awards. Fifteen industrial...

Ford recognized for most fuel-efficient vehicle, climate leadership

Published: March 14, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Ford Motor Co.'s new Focus Electric has been recognized as America's most fuel-efficient five-passenger car, with a certified 110 miles per gallon...

Andersen Windows converts part of fleet to CNG

Published: March 1, 2012
Green Zone: Management, Renewable Energy Suppliers

Andersen Windows, Bayport, Minn., and its hauler, Data Transit of Eagan, Minn., converted some of their semitrailer trucking fleet to compressed...

"Harvesters" more likely to focus on sustainability, says study

Published: March 1, 2012
Green Zone: Management

In a recent study conducted by the MIT Sloan Management Review and The Boston Consulting Group, 31 percent of the companies surveyed say focusing...

WhiteWave Foods reports milestones in sustainability goals

Published: February 27, 2012
Green Zone: Management

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MaxLite appoints two directors

Published: February 27, 2012
Green Zone: Management

MaxLite®, a global manufacturer of MaxLED® LED luminaires and lamps in West Caldwell, N.J., has announced the appointment of Pat Treadway and...

e-Cycle achieves e-Stewards® certification

Published: February 27, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Columbus, Ohio-based e-Cycle LLC is the first mobile phone buyback and recycling company to be certified by Basel Action Network (BAN) as an...

Hasbro announces commitment to eliminate PVC from core product packaging

Published: February 23, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket, R.I., will eliminate polyvinyl chloride (PVC) from all new core toy and game packaging beginning in 2013. The company has...

IAC Group reduces landfill by 36 million lbs.

Published: February 23, 2012
Green Zone: Management

International Automotive Components Group, a supplier of automotive components and systems based in Southfield, Mich., has diverted 36 million...

Niagara Conservation receives EPA's WaterSense Excellence Award

Published: February 23, 2012
Green Zone: Management

Niagara Conservation Corp., a manufacturer of water- and energy-conservation products and services in Fort Worth, Texas, has been named a 2011...

Study shows impact of sustainability "megaforces" on business will accelerate

Published: February 16, 2012
Green Zone: Management

New research from KPMG Intl., New York, has identified 10 "megaforces" that will affect corporate growth globally over the next two decades....

GE, IIT collaborating to improve wind farm productivity, efficiency

Published: January 11, 2012
Green Zone: Management, Power Sources

GE, Charlottesville, Va., has announced it is working with Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to investigate ways to improve wind farm...

W2E Organic Power to build waste-to-energy plant in Baton Rouge

Published: January 9, 2012
Green Zone: Management

W2E Organic Power, Columbia, S.C., has announced plans to build a $12 million to $25 million anaerobic digestion facility in Baton Rouge, La....

Siemens wins SHARP award for safety, health

Published: November 7, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Siemens Industry Inc.’s Metallurgical Services has announced its Benton Harbor, Mich., facility has received the Michigan Safety and Health...

Fleet Advantage CEO receives award

Published: September 12, 2011
Green Zone: Management

John J. Flynn, CEO of Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received in June the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Award in the...

Skipping Stone adds partner

Published: July 11, 2011
Green Zone: Facilities, Machinery and Equipment, Management

Skipping Stone, Los Angeles, has announced that on May 1 Ross Malme joined the firm as a partner and member of the board of directors as an equity...

Kimberly-Clark Professional donates $10,000 to Nature Conservancy

Published: July 11, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Kimberly-Clark Professional, Roswell, Ga., has made a $10,000 donation to the Nature Conservancy to support sustainable forest management in...

Energy Department announces advancement in biofuel technology

Published: June 24, 2011
Green Zone: Machinery and Equipment, Management, Materials

Researchers at the U.S. DOE's BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have developed a method to use bacteria to convert plant matter directly into...

ESI earns Green Masters designation

Published: June 20, 2011
Green Zone: Management, Facilities

Environmental Systems Inc., Brookfield, Wis., has announced that it is among the first Wisconsin firms to receive the Green Masters designation...

MBA student competition helps distributor evaluate supplier sustainability

Published: May 27, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Net Impact has announced that it is teaming with xpedx, International Paper's North American distribution business, to host a student competition...

Demand response to become LEED credit

Published: May 17, 2011
Green Zone: Facilities, Machinery and Equipment, Management

Skipping Stone, Schneider Electric, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have formed a committee tasked with enhancing the current Demand...

The Shade Store partners with Arbor Day Foundation

Published: May 6, 2011
Green Zone: Management

The Shade Store, a manufacturer of custom window treatments in Nebraska City, Neb., has announced a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation to...

Proficy software platform named GE ecomagination product

Published: May 2, 2011
Green Zone: Management

GE Intelligent Platforms, Charlottesville, Va., has announced that its Proficy® software platform has been named an ecomaginationsm product by...

One Source Capital hires account executive

Published: April 28, 2011
Green Zone: Management

David May, former national sales manager for MHI Injection Molding Machinery Inc., Bensenville, Ill., has joined One Source Capital Inc.,...

United Technologies Corp. purchases Clipper Windpower

Published: April 26, 2011
Green Zone: Management

United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., has completed the acquisition of Clipper Windpower, Carpinteria, Calif., for $112 million....

Bishop-Wisecarver earns Green Business certification

Published: April 22, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Bishop-Wisecarver Corp., Pittsburg, Calif., has been certified as a Green Business through the Bay Area Green Business Program. The company...

Green Teams help Postal Service save millions

Published: April 21, 2011
Green Zone: Management

The U.S. Postal Service, Washington, D.C., saved more than $5 million in 2010 by reducing its use of energy, water, and petroleum fuel and...

NEMA commends FERC approval of Midwest transmission system proposal

Published: April 18, 2011
Green Zone: Management

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Va., has commended approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission of a proposal...

Georgia-Pacific Professional launches Great American Worker contest

Published: April 15, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Georgia-Pacific Professional, a manufacturer of shop towels and industrial wipers in Atlanta, has launched a contest to honor America's best...

70 percent of manufacturers in green supply chain

Published: April 14, 2011
Green Zone: Management

70 percent of manufacturers in green supply chain Software firm IFS, Itasca, Ill., revealed in its recently released supply chain report that...

Sprint earns No. 19 rank on EPA Green Power Partners list

Published: April 14, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Sprint Nextel, Overland Park, Kan., has announced that it is the only U.S. wireless carrier to be named among the EPA's national top 50 Green...

GE CEO cites need for manufacturing, innovation, exporting

Published: April 13, 2011
Green Zone: Management

GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt, the newly appointed chairman of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, outlined his vision for making...

SoCore Energy hires COO

Published: April 4, 2011
Green Zone: Management

SoCore Energy, Chicago, has hired Julie Hextell as COO, responsible for developing and executing growth strategies for the solar power developer....

Mohawk Group achieves ISO 14001:2004

Published: March 10, 2011
Green Zone: Management

The Mohawk Group, a commercial carpet manufacturer in Marietta, Ga., has announced that its Durkan manufacturing facility in Dalton, Ga., has...

Dow, Nature Conservancy collaborate on environmental impact of industry

Published: March 7, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Andrew Liveris, chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, Va., have...

Hanson Pipe & Precast co-exists with Florida wildlife

Published: February 28, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Hanson Pipe & Precast’s Deland and Winter Haven, Fla., facilities have made it possible to co-exist around the nesting land of Florida...

Rapid-Line earns environmental certification

Published: February 9, 2011
Green Zone: Management

Rapid-Line Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich., has earned ISO 14001 environmental certification. The standard represents the core set of standards used by...

Comau receives EN 16001 certification

Published: January 10, 2011
Green Zone: Facilities, Machinery and Equipment, Management

Comau Inc., Southfield, Mich., has announced it is the first U.S. company to obtain EN 16001 certification after implementing energy consumption-...

Sharps develops medical waste conversion process

Published: December 21, 2010
Green Zone: Materials, Management

Sharps Compliance Inc., Houston, has developed the patent-pending GREEN Waste Conversion Process™, which eliminates medical waste dumped into...