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La certificación FSC, a debate en Galiforest
El tercer Monográfico Forestal Internacional para el Sur de Europa, Galiforest 2014, reserva la primera de las tres jornadas (del 26 al 28 de este mes) para un ciclo de charlas que organiza FSC España, una organización no gubernamental de…
Gunlocke's New Casegoods Line Boasts Green Credentials
Gunlocke’s new Credentials line is aptly named. Sustainably manufactured, the casegoods line is backed by “credentials” from both SCS Indoor Advantage Gold for indoor air quality and the BIFMA level 2 certification. Credentials furniture also can…
The first of the Big Ten goes blue!
The University of Michigan (U-M) today became the first Big Ten university to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain of Custody certification as part of its overall commitment to offer sustainable food on campus. U-M’s Michigan Dining has…
Collaborative to Establish Health Product Declarations Protocol
The Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) partnered with seven product sustainability assessment companies to develop a third-party verification protocol for Health Product Declarations (HPDs).
Along with GreenCE, GreenCircle,…
The Fundamentals of Fish to Fork
Robert’s Maine Grill, in Kittery, Maine, used to toss all its oyster shells into the trash can behind the restaurant to be carted off to the local landfill. Not anymore.
“We were approached by the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of…
SierraPine Completes Panel Health Product Declaration
SierraPine is pleased to announce completion of Health Product Declaration™ (The HPD™) for its particleboard and MDF specialty products. SierraPine worked closely with SCS Global Services, a trusted leader in third-party certification, to…
FSC’s Project Certified booth at Greenbuild 2012
Already one of the most important events of the year for the Forest Stewardship Council, this year’s Greenbuild was also significant because LEED v4 was open for public comments and the event was held in the Bay Area, one of the biggest markets…
The Produce Exchange Sells Over Three Million Packages of New Tomato Variety - Tesoro
The Produce Exchange announced today the sale of more than three million packages of Tesoro tomatoes. Launched in October 2011, Tesoro tomatoes are the first “all flesh” or “no gel” variety of cooking tomato in retail. With more than 2,…
A Grand Experiment to Rein In Climate Change
Braced against a steep slope, Robert Hrubes cinched his measuring tape around the trunk of one tree after another, barking out…
A New Guide to Sustainable Certification Marks
By Erika Templeton
Is any one person able to wrap their head around the 400-plus green certification labels on the market today? Perhaps, but for those of us who haven’t been studying our eco-flash cards for the…