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GREENBUZZ for January 31, 2005 Taking Care of Business It doesn't take an idealistic MBA to guess that companies could make a big difference in the world if their business goals aligned with those of sustainable-development NGOs. But as any hard-driving CEO would tell you, it's always better to hear it from the players themselves. Last week the World Economic Forum released a survey of 40 major companies, offering a much-needed business perspective on development issues. The upshot? Corporate bigwigs have found that by partnering with NGOs they can overcome social challenges and create new markets for their products -- without sacrificing current profits. Also this week: Packaging giant Tetra Pak finds new uses for its carton-board waste. Headlines The Latest News on Business and the Environment Starbucks Wins Gold for Farmer-Friendly C.A.F.E. Initiative The World Environment Center award recognizes Starbucks for international leadership in sustainable development within the specialty coffee industry. Sapporo and Partners Generate Hydrogen from Bread Waste Sapporo Breweries Ltd., in partnership with Shimadzu Corp. and Hiroshima University, has developed the world's first technology that can efficiently generate hydrogen and methane from bread waste. New Survey Results Urge More Business/NGO Partnerships A new World Economic Forum report says it's no more a question of "if" but "how" can business contribute to beating development challenges. Conference Board Briefing Targets CEOs with Energy-Efficiency Message Energy efficiency is back -- and business executives would do well to embrace it, according to a new Conference Board of Canada briefing. BofA Banks on Lighting Upgrades Bank of America has received the 2004 Flex Your Power Energy Conservation Award, which acknowledges the company for exceptional energy conservation and efficiency efforts across its facilities in California. Put GreenBiz news on your site for free! Learn more... More Headlines... Resources and Tools A Wealth of Hands-On Help SusProNet A wealth of information on product service systems -- methods by which citizens can gain the benefit (service) of a product without owning the product itself. Convention Industry Council Green Meetings Report A series of guidelines for event organizers and event suppliers on running environmentally friendly events. Australian EcoSpecifier Helps Australian architects, designers, and other specifiers to source environmentally preferable products. More Tools... | More Web Sites... Columns and Features Insight and Inspiration from the Experts At Tetra Pak, Trash Gets a New Lease on Life Tetra Pak is picking up after itself, as it were, by recycling waste from its own packaging materials. By Linda B. Bolido Wanna write for GreenBiz?Let us know if you'd like to write a guest column or feature reflecting your experiences or opinions in the environmental business world. Send a brief query to Editor@greenbiz.com | Read our editorial guidelines More Columns... | More Features...