100 Greenest Public Companies

Newsweek top
rates OP leaders

Dell#1 and HP#2 with Office
Depot and Staples in top 30

21 Oct 10
Last Monday, Newsweek magazine published its list of the greenest publicly traded companies. The goal was to quantify companies’ actual environmental footprint, policies, and reputation.  It was terrific to read about OP and technology players success in the knowledge that many UK and US independent resellers (listed below), could not be included, but would have scored highly…

Read more: Newsweek 100 Greenest Companies

Staples starts
sustainability race

Suppliers set a cost and carbon cutting challenge

17 Oct 10
Staples the global #1 office products reseller, announced last week its new corporate strategy to drive sustainability innovation in product manufacturing, packaging and distribution by challenging its key suppliers to join it in a "Race to the Top."

Read more: Staples starts sustainability race

Low carbon
dieters or diverters

Are these companies ethical eco champions or simply greenwashing?

By Lucy Jermyn, EcoWatch
9 Jun 10
Corporate green commitments can be "very murky," says Gwen Ruta, vice-president for corporate partnerships at the Environmental Defence Fund. How genuine are the green projects? How is success measured? Or, are the projects simply revenue opportunities...

Read more: GoEco - Low carbon dieters or diverters

Sunday Times 2010
Best Green Companies
UKOS tops 

Green List

Wiles Greenworld soars to 12^th

30 May 10

Results of The Sunday Times annual competition to find companies at the cutting edge of improving corporate environmental performance were published earlier today.

Congratulations go to 3 office companies who finished in the top 12 list of best green companies...

Read more: UKOS tops Sunday Times Green List

Staples eco
challenge

Green office makeover
prize for entrepreneurs

By Lucy Jermyn, PP EcoWatch

8 May 10
Demonstrating its commitment to the environment, Staples, is working with Entrepreneur.com to launch a program to help SMB’s  become more eco-responsible....

Read more: Staples eco challenge

Go Loco

Independent dealers guide to sustainable success

The trend towards old fashioned values, local community, sustainability are becoming a global phenomena. Localisation on a global scale, or ‘Glocalisation’ as a number of trendwatchers have called it.
Probably the greatest market advantage available to bold local service providers for 50 years....

Read more: Go Loco. Independent dealers guide to sustainable success

Happy Earth Day!

Low Carbon
2020 Offices

Smart technology…

Smaller footprint

By Lucy Jermyn, PP EcoDesk
Earth Day 22 April 10

The house of 2020 will likely be smaller, smarter, more urban and efficient.

Read more: Happy Earth Day! Low carbon 2020 offices

The e-cycling

opportunity

Establishing eSteward

recycling standards

16 Apr 10

More companies and recyclers are taking steps to ensure that old electronic devices such as TVs and computers aren't dumped in poor countries. This is a great opportunity for PROPS (ex-OP dealers, see Editor’s Comment below) to provide a valuable local service to their customers

Read more: The new e-cycling opportunity

10 Myths
about Green

Confusion reigns…what’s
eco-friendly…what’s not

14 Apr 10

Most forward thinking companies are trying to go green. The challenge is to understand what is environmentally sound and what is not. 

Read more: 10 Myths about Green

United extends
sustainability offers

More personality… magalog style

26 Mar 10

United Stationers has renewed its commitment to bring sustainable solutions to the marketplace with the release of its new 2010 Green Catalog.

We have reviewed at least 50 different ‘green’ catalogs over the past 5 years and this is up there with the best in terms of design and user friendliness

Read more: United extends sustainability offer

Best Buy the

recycling retailer

'Take back’ technology scheme should inspire local OP resellers

13 Dec 09

The US #1 consumer electronics retailer's recycling program seems expensive to run, until you look at the benefits: a green reputation and a way to get customers into stores.

OP resellers should take note as 2 leading dealers from California and Liverpool have done.

Read more: Best Buy the recycling retailer