We’ve recently encountered an academic facility that tried to determine whether reusable, compostable or recyclable lunchware was the most practical and environmentally friendly option for use in its cafeteria. The issue of recyclable versus reusable has multiple variables that make conclusive studies challenging to conduct and constant emergence of environmentally sustainable products and processes may cause frequent shifts towards one or the other.
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Should Your Organization Choose Reusable or Recyclable Cups and Plates?
Posted in Corporate Ethics and CSR, Energy, Product Life Cycle, Supply Chain, Waste Management, tagged cafeteria, corporate budget, corporate ethics, cost-cutting, cradle-to-cradle, CSR, dishes, eco-friendly lunchware, environmental issues, green business, life cycle assessment, recyclable, reusable, senterra, triple bottom line on July 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recycling is not the solution
Posted in Corporate Ethics and CSR, Product Life Cycle, Supply Chain, Waste Management, tagged corporate ethics, cradle-to-cradle, CSR, downcycling, environmental issues, green business, product design, recycling, reproduct, senterra, senterra consulting, socio-environmental issues, technical nutrients, zero-waste on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recycling continues to be advocated as a key component in managing waste responsibly and it remains one of the first initiatives corporations and individual households implement in the move towards environmentally sustainable practices. As compared to disposing of waste in landfills, recycling is, in fact, the better alternative, but in the creation of long-term waste solutions, it is merely a stepping stone.
The daunting task of green product design
Posted in Corporate Ethics and CSR, Education, Product Life Cycle, Supply Chain, Waste Management, tagged corporate communication, corporate ethics, cradle-to-cradle, CSR, education reform, environmental education, environmental issues, green business, green design, green products, life cycle assessment, Product Life Cycle, senterra, senterra consulting, socio-environmental issues, toxic products, zero-waste on June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I first read William McDonough’s and Michael Braungart’s “Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things” back in 2003, it occurred to me that responsible product design had to be the most daunting tasks imaginable to the world of manufacturing. The point is not to redesign everything we make to be indefinitely reusable and non-toxic by next Friday, the point is to really start thinking about what we make, how we make it and why.
Green indoor building products promise improved air quality for workers
Posted in Green Building, Indoor Environmental Quality, Supply Chain, Waste Management, tagged building environmental impact, CSR, employee health, environmental issues, Green Building, green building products, green business, green flooring, IEQ, indoor air quality, Indoor Environmental Quality, LEED, low VOC building material, low VOC paint, no VOC paint, senterra on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Considering the scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs of the past few decades, it seems somewhat odd that green materials are just now becoming a matter of interest in commercial indoor environments, when the toxicity of their traditional counterparts and their impact on employee productivity have been known for years.
The Power of Vision
Posted in Corporate Ethics and CSR, Product Life Cycle, Supply Chain, tagged business process reengineering, corporate ethics, CSR, environmental issues, global warming, Interface Carpet, Ray Anderson, senterra, socio-environmental issues, sustainable business, triple bottom line on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Interface Carpet story is probably one of the most well-known examples of business process reengineering for environmental accountability and CEO Ray Anderson’s tale of sudden awareness continues to inspire business leaders around the world.
