Business 100 Green Initiatives

Pamela Daley, SVP Corporate Business Development

GE is developing battery technologies that allow hybrid and electric cars to go further, perform better and release fewer emissions. The company is also working on battery technology across the transportation infrastructure. These initiatives are all part of the GE Ecomagination project, which also aims to reduce water use and reduce GHG emissions in all GE operations.

Gilt Groupe

Kevin Ryan, CEO and Co-Founder

Gilt Groupe focuses on environmental sustainability through its packaging. All Gilt Groupe packages are made from 100% recycled paper and use less tissue and other forms of packaging in comparison to the industry standard. They also work to partner with and provide socially conscious brands.

Glaxo-Smith Kline

Deirdre Connelly, President, North American Pharmaceuticals

Glaxo-Smith Kline has the sustainability goal of reducing energy and climate change impact “per unit of sales” from 2006 levels by 45% by 2015. They also aim to eliminate CFCs in all of their products and equipment by 2010. To do this, GSK has begun to reduce the amount of material resources they use (and amount of waste produced) and redesign production processes.

To deal with the emission of CFCs, Glaxo-Smith Kline has been phasing out CFCs from their inhaler products and replacing them with HFAs, which have a lower impact on the environment. They have committed to a complete phase-out by the end of 2010 and are looking for alternatives to HFAs as well.

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