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Flexible Food Packaging Market Growing in Asia

Packaging is an intrinsic part of food in modern urban life. It is also vital for export as it protects the contents and ensures that quality products reach the consumer. Growth in the flexible plastic packaging market for food is a function of the growth of the food and food processing industry and growth in food exports

25 May 2009

Climate Change Data To Be Included in Annual Reports Is Part of New Proposal

The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) today announced proposals designed to assist directors in the inclusion of climate change-related information in companies' annual reports

25 May 2009

Environmentally Friendly Replacement For PVC Packaging

Spartech Corporation has introduced EnviroSeal™, a family of sealable, polyester products designed to replace clear, rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) packaging

24 May 2009

One-Third of All Packaging Materials Forecast to be Eco-Friendly by 2014

According to a new study from Pike Research, sustainable packaging is a fast-growing segment of the global packaging industry, and will grow to 32% of the total market by 2014, up from just 21% in 2009

20 May 2009

Environmentally Friendly Construction a Legal Minefield Says Environmental Attorney

A certain inconvenient truth about the trend toward green building -- that it will neither fade like a bad dream nor match the utopian visions of its most ardent advocates -- is good news for both the state of New Jersey and the United States, according to veteran environmental attorney

19 May 2009

Coca-Cola Launches Recyclable BioPlastic Bottle, The 'PlantBottle'

The Coca-Cola Company unveiled today a new plastic bottle made partially from plants. The "PlantBottle" is fully recyclable, has a lower reliance on a non-renewable resource, and reduces carbon emissions, compared with petroleum-based PET plastic bottles

19 May 2009

Report Released Into Nanotechnology and the Future of Photovoltaic Solar Power

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the Nanotech: Making Photovoltaics Possible report to their offering

19 May 2009

Companies Benchmarked on Their Sustainable Business Practices - How Do You Score in the Sustainability Challenge

Semplice Energy Limited, leading provider of enterprise CleanTech energy solutions and part of British Gas, a Centrica company, today announced the launch of the Sustainability Challenge Scorecard survey at Sustainability live! 2009, at the NEC, Birmingham

19 May 2009

Orange Leading the Sustainable Telecoms Market

Orange, through Orange Business Services –- its division for enterprise customers, leads the sustainable telecoms market, according to a ground-breaking report published today

19 May 2009

Eco-Friendly Phone Accessories Launched by Sprint

Sprint today announced the availability of new eco-friendly accessories, including the SOLIO Mono solar-powered charger and two new cell-phone carrying cases made from 100 percent recycled plastic water bottles

19 May 2009