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September 27, 2010   » The Latest News: Walmart & H&M's Green Supply Chain Goals, UK Grocers Cut Waste, and More   » Featured News: Behind Procter & Gamble's Sustainability Vision   » GreenBiz Blogs: Eco-Label Overload? The Dairy Industry's Carbon Impact, and More...   » GreenBiz Radio: Pouring Out a New Look for Milk Sign Up Now for our FREE Newsletters »Subscribe Here THIS ISSUE'S SPONSOR Taking Care of Business By Joel Makower As this is being written, we've just concluded hosting a webcast with Procter & Gamble, helping them introduce a new "sustainability vision." It's another leap forward in corporate leadership, a set of bold goals with tangible deadlines from the world's largest consumer packaged goods company. You can get the main story here, along with my perspective here. We'll be following up the story in the near future with P&G's answers to some of the many questions submitted by callers during today's webcast. And, of course, we'll be tracking P&G's progress in meeting its goals. Next-gen Plastics: Our next webcast, on October 5, will tackle the topic of plastics -- specifically, new materials that are reducing the impacts of plastic in the waste stream. You'll hear from Metabolix, a leading developer of bioplastics made from plant-derived sugar; the German bioplastics firm FKuR; and UL Environment's green chemistry expert. The hourlong webcast is free, but registration is required and seating is limited. Register here. We're Hiring! Are you a smart, fearless connector? Want to create amazing conferences? Come join the fast-growing (and fun!) GreenBiz team. We're looking for a Conference Manager, to be based in our Oakland, Calif. offices, to help lead our expanding line-up of conferences and events -- and soon! You can read more about it, and submit your application, here. (Please don't reply to this newsletter to express your interest.) Look Who's Talking: Finally, if you haven't checked out the latest, greatest program and speaker roster for our upcoming GreenBiz Innovation Forum, I encourage you to do so. We've added to our expanding list of "innovisionaries": Bill McDonough, Janine Benyus, Tim O'Reilly, John Warner, Hunter Lovins, and Tom Wujec -- as well as innovation leaders from IDEO, Procter & Gamble, Steelcase, Unilever, Waste Management, Xerox PARC, and others. It's going to be a truly amazing and inspiring event. I hope you can make it. More information here.    The Latest News Procter & Gamble Packages Up a New Green Vision By GreenBiz Staff Procter & Gamble today announced a series of long-term goals to move the global consumer products company to 100 percent green energy, zero waste and 100 percent recycled materials.... Read More General Mills Shifting to 100% Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015 NASDAQ Launches Indexes to Track Green Economy Walmart and H&M Commit to Greening Their Textile Supply Chain Economy Doesn't Dampen Clinton Initiative Commitments New Guidelines Help Chicago Businesses Address Greenwashing Project Aims to Publicly Track Corporate Plastic Use EPEAT Continues Its Expansion Around the Globe Fleet Sector Partnership Aims for 20% Cut in Emissions The Do's and Don'ts of Using Recycled Plastics in Packaging    Featured News Behind Procter & Gamble's Sustainability Vision By Joel Makower Procter & Gamble's announcement today of a new "sustainability vision" is a noteworthy moment — not just for the world's largest consumer packaged goods company, but for the world of sustainable business. It represents another yardstick of how major corporate players view their place on the sustainability landscape.... Read More Sponsored Content A New Life for Plastics: End-of-life Solutions in the Age of Greener Materials Why must a polymer that has the potential to last thousands of years in the environment be used in single-use packaging applications? This free, one-hour webcast will shine a light on how global biotechnology and chemical firms are driving innovation to help find a solution to plastics in the waste stream. Join Joel Makower, Executive Editor of GreenBiz.com, in conversation with Robert Whitehouse, Director of Applications Development for Metabolix, Inc., a leading bioplastics company; Kelly Lehrmann, consultant with the German bioplastics firm FKuR; and William Hoffman, environmental scientist in green chemistry at UL Environment. October 5, 2010, 8:30 AM PDT / 11:30 AM EDT. Register here.    GreenBiz Radio Pouring Out a New Look for Milk By Jonathan Bardelline Julie Corbett, founder of Ecologic Brands, the company that developed a new paper-plastic hybrid milk packaging, speaks about the inspiration behind the package and the tests they've done with Straus Family Creamery and Whole Foods Market.... Listen Sponsored Content To gain market confidence, go with UL EnvironmentSM In a crowded sustainable products market, consumers look for authenticated claims certified by independent sources. Go to: http://www.ulenvironment.com/ulenvironment/eng/pages/ Backed by an established history of product testing leadership--with sustainability expertise ready to meet present and future goals--you'll want UL Environment to be your source.    Columns and Blogs Joshua Saunders Are There Too Many Eco-Labels and Green Ratings? > Read more... Joel Makower The Dairy Industry and the 2 Percent Solution > Read more... 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