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New Catalog Offers Environmentally Friendly Products and Services

Hagemeyer introduces a new Green Products catalog. This full-color catalog features carefully selected industrial, electrical, and safety products from many of Hagemeyer's strategic supplier partners that promote environmental sustainability.

21 May 2008

Appointment Acknowledges Xerox for Decades of Environmental Achievement

Xerox Corporation today became the first technology company to be named a Performance Track Corporate Leader by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Xerox is one of only five companies named an EPA Corporate Leader.

21 May 2008

First Vice President of Sustainability Announced at National Postal Forum

The U.S. Postal Service chose the state with the most progressive environmental record in the nation as the place to announce the creation of a corporate vice president of sustainability.

21 May 2008

Perkins+Will Named A Winner of the Champion for Change Award

Perkins+Will, a global integrated design firm, will be named among the winners of the "Champion for Change Award," presented today at the 2008 Environmental Excellence award ceremonies. Sponsored by Practice Greenhealth, the "Champion for Change" awards recognize organizations that have successfully greened their own operations while helping others to reduce their impact on the environment.

20 May 2008

Innovative Tool for Teaching Sustainability and Environmental Concepts to Children

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced the launch of its Bright Future"! card game, an innovative tool for teaching sustainability and environmental concepts to children in a fun and flexible way.

20 May 2008

Building to Feature Energy-Saving Solar and Wind-Generated Power

Stantec today announced that a new, 89,000-square-foot building under construction at the Brooklyn Navy Yard will feature energy-saving solar and wind-generated power as part of a renewable energy pilot program.

20 May 2008

Report Highlights Business Solutions that are Environmentally Efficient

With the support of Governor Schwarzenegger and distinguished CEOs, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today launched its inaugural report "Innovations Review 2008: Making Green the New Business as Usual."

20 May 2008

SNL and Kirtland Air Force Base May Soon Share a Wind Farm

Sandia National Laboratories and Kirtland Air Force Base may soon share a wind farm that will provide as much as one-third of the electricity used by the two entities.

20 May 2008

Promoting Environmentally Friendly Practices in Hospitals and Health Systems

The Premier healthcare alliance today received the 2008 "Champion for Change" award from Practice Greenhealth (PGH), formerly Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, for its leadership in helping alliance member hospitals and health systems promote environmentally friendly practices.

20 May 2008

Web Site to Increase Environmental Efforts in the Restaurant Industry

The National Restaurant Association today is launching "Conserve: Solutions for Sustainability," an initiative designed to support the nation's nearly one million restaurant and foodservice locations as they become more eco-friendly, at the Association's annual Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show in Chicago.

19 May 2008