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Green is Lean: An Inside Look at Sustainable Purchasing at DHL Americas

Posted in Procurement, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »

In our effort to explore green business issues and the impact sustainability has on organizations’ purchasing patterns, we are proud to interview  Wayne Evans, Senior Vice President for Procurement, the Americas, DHL.  During the interview, Wayne reflected on his team’s commitment to sustainability, and how he and his colleagues have found that green business practices [...]

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Whole Foods/Cork ReHarvest Partnership: A Best Practice in Product Lifecycle Management

Posted in Data/Report, Green Facilities, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , , , on June 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Earlier this spring, Whole Foods Market and Cork ReHarvest announced a partnership to allow Whole Foods customers to leave wine corks in drop boxes in all Whole Foods stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdomto be recycled.  This is an interesting program with a great focus on the lifecycle of products. Although [...]

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Green mail in a down economy

Posted in Data/Report, green printing, tagged , , , , , , , on March 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Target Marketing recently published an article titled “The Return of the Green Mail Debate,” which I wanted to share.  The article’s premise is that during this economic downturn, sustainability is less important to marketers, and that once the economy rebounds there will be more interest from companies in being green in their marketing efforts. I [...]

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Looking in the mirror on America Recycles Day

Posted in Green Facilities, sustainability, tagged , , , on November 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »

America Recycles Day (ARD) was held this past weekend (Sunday, November 15).  Put on by the National Recycling Coalition, a non-profit advocacy group focused on waste reduction, reuse and recycling, ARD is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products. These types of events are helpful reminders, [...]

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Unique Environmental Approach to Al Gore Mailing

Posted in Renewable Energy, green printing, paper, sustainability, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 2, 2009 | 5 Comments »

My firm recently produced envelopes for a mailing on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for Nexus Direct, a full-service direct marketing agency located in Virginia Beach, VA. This fundraising appeal, comprised of 1.9 million pieces, was signed by former Vice President Al Gore. In keeping with his unwavering commitment to fighting global warming, [...]

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Graphic Design USA Survey on Impact of Environment on Design and Purchasing Decisions

Posted in External Resources, PR, green printing, paper, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Graphic Design USA Magazine published its annual survey on printing trends in the design industry this month.  The survey includes a page titled The Impact of Environment Matters On Your Design and Purchasing Decisions?” It is very clear that environmental issues are very important to designers and end-clients alike.  Here are the key points made: [...]

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