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BiographyMatthew Wheeland

Matthew Wheeland is the managing editor of GreenBiz.com.

Features

  • For Boisset Family Estates, wine is part of a long tradition, but one that is not always in tune with what's best for the environment. Jean Charles Boisset explains some of the innovations the company has developed for its packaging and marketing, and how they highlight the potential for -- and the challenges of -- changing a business as tradition-based as winemaking.
  • With its Considered design ethos, Nike is increasingly developing and reimagining shoes in innovative ways to reduce waste and chemical use, all while maintaining the brand's high performance standards. Lorrie Vogel, the General Manager for Nike's Considered products, explains what makes a product Considered, and how the company has turned trash into treasure.
  • As IT needs take up an ever-bigger part of companies' energy bills and purchasing budget, the costs of maintaining computers based on their performance per dollar are growing exponentially. Ken Brill of the Uptime Institute spoke with GreenBiz Radio about the surprisingly easy ways to drop IT costs while improving performance.

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  • Peter White, the head of sustainability at Procter & Gamble, speaks to GreenBiz Radio about how the company is using product design and marketing to reduce energy and water use across its products' life cycles, and how the company couples its environmental goals with social responsibility goals.
  • Terry Cullum, General Motors' director of corporate responsibility, talks to GreenBiz Radio about how the company addresses sustainability in ways above and beyond their vehicles, as well as how the company is looking to shift strategy and production to meet the rapidly changing demand for small cars in the U.S.
  • Tom Szaky, CEO of a company that made its name selling fertilizer made from worm castings, talks to GreenBiz Radio about making the greenest possible products from other people's trash, turning the production cycle on its ear, and other ways that companies can design products that turn waste into gold.

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