SunChips Announces Quieter Compostable Bag

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SunChips is back in the game! Today it announced the release of a quieter 100% compostable SunChips bag. After six months of testing, the company’s research team says that by using a different adhesive, it has been able to significantly reduce the noise of the bag. As before, the next-generation bag is still made from [...]

Can Apple Become as Innovative in Supply Chain Regulation as They Have in Product Development?

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Everyone’s familiar with the news that Steve Jobs has recently stepped away from Apple again (possibly for good this time) due to health concerns. Whether this is permanent or not, the future is not far off when Apple will have to continue without Jobs. I have little doubt in mind that they will not find [...]

Green Investments Surpass $2 Trillion Globally

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According to a new report by  The Green Transition Scoreboard, private investments in green markets now total more than $2 trillion.  This update is significant because many studies indicate that investing $1 trillion annually until 2020 will accelerate the Green Transition worldwide.  The updated 2010 finding of $2,005,048,785,088 puts global investors and countries on track to reach [...]

Using Augmented Reality to Promote Environmental Awareness

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If you haven’t heard of augmented reality (AR), you will. It’s a way to use electronic devices to create three-dimensional experiences that insert the viewer into the action. Advertisers have been using it for years to allow consumers to “insert” themselves into video games or allow them to see three-dimensional holographic type views of products [...]

Social Business Good, Corporate Social Responsibility “Largely Nonsense”

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A New York Times business feature on PepsiCo’s support of Mexican corn farmers has thrust a glowing light on the firm’s business practices, while simultaneously beating the anachronistic drum against the value of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Reporter Stephanie Strom provides an interesting overview of how over 300 poor farmers in San Gabriel, Mexico have [...]