PepsiCo reducing size of drink bottles
Just as much drink with less plastic. That’s what customers who buy 500-milliliter bottles of Lipton Iced Tea, Tropican juice, Aquafina FlavorSplash and Aquafina Alive will get. PepsiCo, the...
View ArticleActivists plan protest at Bunge shareholders meeting
Members of the Rainforest Action Network said they would protest outside the annual shareholders meeting of Bunge Limited today at Sofitel New York on West 44th Street in Manhattan. Activists accused...
View ArticleBusiness luncheon thinks green
“Green Businesses†from around the Lower Hudson Valley will be on display Thursday at the annual luncheon of the Westchester Putnam Workforce Investment Board at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains....
View ArticlePepsi launches green Web sites
Pepsi-Cola North America Beverages, a unit of Purchase-based PepsiCo Inc., said that it has launched two Web sites that emphasize its environmental and recycling programs. At one of the sites,...
View ArticleStarwood wins top Green certification
White Plains-based Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has earned a prestigious certification for its environmental efforts at its flagship Element Lexington, Mass., hotel. This is the first...
View ArticlePepsiCo outlines energy efficiency progress
PepsiCo Inc. said it that has backed up its commitment to environmental protection by making substantial progress at improving energy and water efficiency at plants and offices around the world. The...
View ArticleValhalla company can market filters through state list
A Valhalla-based startup that produces highly efficient oil filters is hoping that a deal with New York state will lift its profile. SOMS Technologies Inc. said the state’s Office of General Services...
View ArticleStarwood hotels to turn out the lights
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said that hundreds of hotels in its global network will turn off their lights and take other energy-saving steps for one hour on Saturday as part of an...
View ArticleYonkers BID holds “green” business forum
The Yonkers Downtown BID is presenting a free seminar, “Eco Mania: Profiting from Being Green,” Tuesday, March 24, 8-9 a.m. at the Yonkers Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center. Panelists will discuss...
View ArticleRockland Business Association plans “green” workshop
The Rockland Business Association will hold its second annual Green Council Seminar on Wednesday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to noon at Rockland Community College in Suffern. The program will focus on making...
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