
The key to Steelcase Inc.'s business sustainability practices -- and its design strategy -- lies in its approach, says Angela Nahikian, the company's director of Global Environmental Sustainability. That approach may come as a surprise to some people who have tracked this industry leader and its nearly 100-year history of innovation. Nahikian tells GreenBiz Radio about her company's outlook and the concept of "radical evolution."

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Indiana e-waste law forces manufacturers to take responsibility for the collection and recycling of their products. Manufacturers of video display devices, such as TVs and computer monitors, must register with the state by April 2010.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- An analysis by research firm Verdantix finds that, despite their positive internal efforts to boost energy efficiency and reduce environmental impacts, most telecom companies have done very little to help their clients get greener.

STOCKHOLM, -- Climate-positive means a company’s products help avoid more greenhouse gas emissions than what's produced by the company internally. Research suggests the ICT industry produces about 2 percent of global GHGs, but its products have the potential to reduce emissions in other sectors by more than 15 percent.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After several years of work, enterprise servers can now be rated on energy efficiency, as part of the EPA's overall goal to improve data center energy efficiency.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- By investing in key information technologies -- from gadgets to smart grids -- in the next 20 years, the United States can save $1.3 trillion in electricity costs and cut greenhouse gases by 20 percent, according to a report released today.

MELBOURNE, -- A survey of 143 organizations from Australia, New Zealand and the United States finds that some elements of green IT practices are taking off at companies of all sizes, but as a whole there is significant room for improvement.

ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Casting a broad net to keep as much potentially toxic electronic waste out of developing countries, Dell today laid out its company-wide policy and challenged other IT firms and legislators to take the same stance.

IRVINE, Calif. -- A new certification for energy efficiency in devices that receive power over an ethernet connection wants to set the green standard for the industry.

NORWALK, Conn. -- By incorporating microscopic nozzles into its ColorQube solid ink multifunction printer, Xerox has found a way to make color printing a low-cost and low-waste endeavor.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A study commissioned by the state and published by Intel shows the ways that California could be leaner and more flexible with PC upgrades, power management, and smart tech refreshes.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The new, 78,000-square foot facility will save Fortune Data Centers an estimated $4 million per year in energy and cooling costs, in part by rethinking data center design traditions.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- With purchasing and operations budgets tight, school districts are increasingly cutting costs by adopting virtualization to increase the number of computer seats students have access to.

-- The network infrastructure has long since been the backbone of IT and business operations, but it can also be used as a central tool for achieving a company's environmental goals.

SEATTLE, Wash. -- At Microsoft's Management Summit this week, Verdiem unveiled a new tool to help IT managers incorporate its Surveyor power management into systems company-wide.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- 'Sleep Talking,' an innovation from researchers at UC San Diego and Microsoft, is designed to let machines share data, receive upgrades or stay connected to the internet, while using significantly less power than in active modes.