Boeing's Recycling is Profitable

Boeing made over $60 million last year from its recycling program. This article also highlights a few other companies in the Seattle area that have environmentally-friendly initiatives or products. The other companies mentioned are Costco, Starbucks, Microsoft, and Nordstrom. Apparently, Microsoft is claiming that the "sleep" feature in its new Vista operating system is a big energy saver. Also, a data center being constructed by Microsoft is using green building techniques and hydropower.

Business Concern for the Environment Continues to Grow

I came across this article, "More Companies Making Friends with Environment", in the News & Observer, the local newspaper for the Triangle in North Carolina. Not too much new to report, but I just wanted to post it to show that this is something that is being reported all over. The article does highlight a local company, Southern Energy Management, that started five years ago to do environmental inspections for homes and buildings. It also mentions what Bank of America is doing. They've gotten a great deal of media coverage for their green tower being constructed in Manhattan - this makes mention of their recent commitment of $20 billion over ten years to support products and services that support the environment.

To read more about Bank of America's commitment, please click here.