Green Business Solutions

Articles on product development

• Accelerate time to market with Safety Data Sheet tool Product development for export to EU requires Safety Data Sheets that meet compliance guidelines. Online SDS software makes it easier.
  
• UL Certification of Cooking and Plumbing Products to Meet CAL AB 1953 Product development to reduce lead in products that touch water -- cooking and plumbing is now certified by UL.
  
• Cleantech Accelerator Connects Innovative Suppliers with Large Distribution Cleantech product development includes commercialization that is maximized with large distribution partners. Here's one solution...
  
• GreenFormat for Green Building Product Selection GreenFormat provides a standardized framework for identifying the sustainable properties of building products.
  
• EPA fines wholesaler for allegedly selling unregistered water cleaning product If you manufacture or distribute a product that claims to disinfect, kill, control or remove bacteria, it must be registered as a pesticide with the EPA.
  
• The Greenest Package of All: Less! Sustainable packaging strategies reduce costs of production through less, improve company sustainability and strengthen local economies.
  
• It's Time for Kits...Green Business Opportunity I have one word for you. Kits!
  
• Wal-Mart's Packaging Scorecard At One Year Wal-Mart's Packaging Scorecard program results for 2007 builds a foundation of supplies and processes
  
• Cleantech Accelerator Project for Wal-Mart Acquisitions Wal-Mart seeks innovative clean tech products and solutions through their CleanTech Accelerator program. Register to learn what, why and how.
  
• ALL New Vehicles Sold in California Require STATE Emission Labels Retailers must display California emissions labels on all new vehicles to avoid hefty fines by California ARB
  
• Product Development Product Development for green design, green manufacturing and sustainable take back operations
  
• Sustainable Packaging Progress in 2008 Sustainable packaging resources for greener carbon footprint of packaged goods
  
• What Is Your Core Brand? Consumers connect with a personality--what is yours?
  
• Carbon Labeling for Products from Source to Store Calculating carbon emissions by supply chain
  
• Successful New Product Launches for Consumers Product managers face demanding consumers and deliver messages of pleasant green experiences
  
• Corrugated Shipping Containers vs Pallets Shipping packaging and containers for product protection and recyclability of paper
  
• Greening Your Website Information Product information is critical to recycling, sustainable decisionmaking and community planning. Websites work!
  
• Study Finds High Levels of Chemicals in Infants Using Baby Care Toiletries Baby lotions, shampoos and powders carry high concentrations of hormone-altering chemicals that might have reproductive effects.
  
• We Are Landfilling the World’s Garbage The green solution is to buy less, buy local, and buy higher quality that you can use for longer lifespans.
  
• That Book On Your Desk Is a Tree U.S. book publishing industry has consumed an average of approximately 20 million trees per year to print books
  
• California Green Chemistry Initiative - Oct, 2007 Green Chemistry Initiative launched to reduce chemical pollutants from consumer goods
  
• Two-dimension Bar Codes Two dimensional (2-D) or QR Code -- bar codes are showing up everywhere
  
• Get Serious about Green Marketing Green marketing regulations must meet FTA regulations for claims and consumer support systems.
  
• California Green Chemistry Initiative Submit your comments on the California Green Chemistry Initiative before the policies are issued July 1, 2008.
  
• Accelovation Search Engine for Innovation and Market-Driven Product Development Product design and innovation with Accelovation to accelerate not only idea and concept generation, but also discovery and validation.
  
• Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool Sustainable Packaging Alliance develops Packaging Impact Quick Evaluation Tool
  
• Forestry Investment in Reforestation by Publishers TreeBanking buys deforested land plants teak trees for profitable investment for its investors and carbon offsets for the environment.
  
• Product development with Energy Star specs Design to Energy Star specifications to certify energy savings during product development
  
• Green Seal Products Green Seal provides product certifications for environmental responsibility
  
• Ecologo Environmental Product Certification Ecologo Environmental Product Certification is a Canadian product certification program for 300 product categories