US, China Push to Green Up Supply Chain

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Seems like every sector of industry wants to prove it's working on saving the planet and positioning itself as a friend of "green" initiatives. Your supply chain partners are no different.

But will a $2.3 million partnership between the United States and China really change the way you do business?

Read more.. http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=774&doc_id=182326&f_src=internetevolution_gnews

First 32" LCD TV Carbon Footprint Verification

Per a Zibb.com article...

AU Optronics Corp NYSE: AUO announced it has completed the carbon footprint verification on its 32" LCD TV set according to international carbon footprint standard PAS2050: 2008. By succeeding in the third party verification by SGS, AUO's 32" LCD TV is the worldwide first LCD TV set to gain Carbon Footprint Verification, which establishes the benchmark on the carbon footprint management for consumer electronic products.

The 32" LCD TV is also included in the UKAS PAS2050 Pilot Project by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). AUO is the only IT Company in this project and will bring its experiences on the carbon footprint management for instituting the international verification standard.

Read more.. http://www.zibb.com/article/5543086/AUO+Announce+the+First+Carbon+Footprint+Verification+on+its+LCD+TV+Set

New On Demand Book Deal provides new Carbon Footprint Reduction Model

Google has agreed to provide On Demand Books, LLC (ODB), the maker of the Espresso Book Machine® (EBM), with immediate access to over two million public-domain titles in the Google digital files. This unprecedented number of reading options is in addition to the current 1.6 million titles already available directly to consumers via the Espresso Book Machine®.

The Espresso Book Machine® is a small, patented high-speed automated book-making machine. In a few minutes it can print, bind and trim a single-copy library-quality paperback book complete with a full-color paperback cover.

Read more: http://www.fiercecio.com/press-releases/google-signs-agreement-demand-books#ixzz0S7oD7UH8

GE, Whirlpool, Others Launch Smart Green Grid Initiative

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GE, Whirlpool Corp. and other technology and utility businesses have established a new collaborative effort aimed at demonstrating the role of smart-grid technologies and practices in meeting climate change goals. The new Smart Green Grid Initiative (SGGI) has been approved by the United Nations to be an official smart-grid delegation to the Copenhagen meetings.

SGGI will include educational events at the upcoming climate change meetings in Copenhagen, and will also sponsor educational events in the U.S. in the weeks preceding those meetings. One of the groups that SGGI will work with in Copenhagen is the Pew Center Global Climate Change.

Read more.. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/21/ge-whirlpool-others-launch-smart-green-grid-initiative/

U.S. Senate Climate Bill Runs the Gauntlet of Opinions

Excerpt for the Environment News Services..

The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Tuesday began three days of hearings on a Senate climate bill to match the bill passed by the House in June.

From the outset, the committee members and the witnesses divided themselves into two camps.

On one side are those who worry about the impacts of climate change on the environment of the United States and the planet. They are convinced that limiting greenhouse gas emissions will stimulate economic growth, technological innovation and green job creation, and will be affordable for taxpayers and the government.

On the other side are those who worry about the impacts of curbing greenhouse gas emissions on the U.S. economy. They believe jobs will be lost and American prosperity will shrink if carbon dioxide emissions are limited, and they fear the entire exercise is unnecessary and too expensive.

Read more..http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/oct2009/2009-10-28-01.asp

U.S. Federal Supply Chain

Greening The Federal Supply Chain: Federal Environmental Leadership

View more presentations from John Wilkerson.

Why is Greening the U.S. Federal Supply Chain and Supply Base important? The U.S. is late to the party but there are proposals in the nation’s capital seeking at least 17% Carbon Footprint Reduction in 10 years. Both onshore & offshore partners, big & small companies will be impacted. This free (overview) presentation provides one a Greening the Global Supply Chain approach.

Why Obama's $3.4 billion smart-grid investment matters

The DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Florida will be large enough to serve the entire city of Arcadia, whose very name suggests some kind of modern-day post-oil paradise.

Here's what the 25-megawatt facility, the largest solar installation in the U.S. with 90,000 solar panels, looks like on video: http://green.yahoo.com/blog/daily_green_driving/54/why-obama-s-3-4-billion-smart-grid-investment-matters.html

Lipton Tea Factory Meets Zero-Landfill Goal

Lipton has achieved its zero-landfill goal at its Suffolk, Va., plant, reports Wavy.com. About 70 percent of the plant’s waste is recycled or reused, 22 percent is composted and the remaining eight percent is converted into usable energy, according to the article.

More than a year ago, the Lipton facility formed partnerships with Sonoco, McGill and with the Southeastern Public Service Authority’s waste-to-energy facility to turn some waste into usable energy to provide steam for the U.S. Navy’s largest shipyard in nearby Portsmouth, Va., along with creating electricity that is sold through the electrical grid, according to Wavy.com.

The facility also implemented new waste management procedures such as eliminating plastic strapping on pallets, replacing non-recyclable cleaning wipes with reusable rags, and choosing reusable plastic pallets over traditional wooden ones, reports Wavy.com.

The article also cites the following savings as a result of the facility’s zero-landfill goal:

16 tons of plastic, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 13.76 tons
21,182 mature trees, the equivalent of 262 million sheets of newspaper
576,898 gallons of oil, enough to heat and cool 2,856 homes for a year
29,904 gallons of gasoline, enough to drive more than 837,000 miles in the average American car
8,722,000 gallons of water, enough to meet the daily fresh water needs of 116,293 Americans
5,108,600 kilowatt hours of electricity, or a years supply of power for more than 425 average homes

Read more.. http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/24/lipton-tea-factory-meets-zero-landfill-goal/

First Edition, Green Supply Chain Management Professional Development Series Now Available at Various Distributors

The First Edition of the Green Supply Chain Management Professional Development Series, North American Supply Chain Measurement Guide & Green Lexicon is now available at Amazon.com, Borders, Booktopia and others online retailers..

http://www.amazon.com/American-Sourcing-Managers-Supply-Measurement/dp/1934947369

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=1934947369

http://www.booktopia.com.au/the-north-american-sourcing-manager-s-green-supply-chain-measurement-guide-featuring/prod9781934947364.html



John Wilkerson, CPSM, SSMBB is a Lean Six Sigma, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Sustainability Champion and author of the Green Supply Chain Professional Development Series.