All Posts Tagged With: "eco friendly"

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UPS Announces Plans for Future Savings

March 29th, 2010 • • Comments Off • Related • Filed Under • by Debbie 
United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) is thinking ahead and has announced its plan to spend $1 billion on technology that is geared to make the company operations more efficient. The technological investments are also to support a more eco-friendly company and are set to save UPS billions of dollars in the future. UPS CIO Dave [...]
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Green Labels Do Not Guarantee Green Products

November 5th, 2009 • • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under • by trisha 
In recent years the green movement has gained momentum as more people understand the importance of preserving the earth. The more we learn about how our actions affect the planet, the more people are making a conscious decision to live a greener lifestyle. Whenever there is a shift in consumer habits, new services and products [...]
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Travel Trends for 2009: Going Green

October 1st, 2008 • • 4 comments • Related • Filed Under • by ACN Staff 
Regardless of the value of the “green back” or the United States’ “green currency”, green travel is on the rise. More than 18 million Americans can be classified as ecotourists, according to the International Ecotourism Society and a Geotourism Study by the Travel Industry Association and National Geographic Traveler reports nearly 55.1 million Americans express an interest [...]