Carbon Footprint – Page 5 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

Every environmentalist must calculate their personal carbon footprint

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Posted on July 5, 2014April 5, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint

If the biggest issue we have is climate change, then we must start by understanding how we individually contribute to that issue, before we can ask others to make changes and reduce their impact. Most of you might be aware of carbon footprint reports that many corporations and municipalities generate. However, to the general public,

Use Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) to drive sustainability

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Posted on May 16, 2014January 1, 2023
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Land and Building Use, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Pollutants, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water

If you have a small or mid-sized company in the United States (or Puerto Rico), and are in the manufacturing industry, there is a Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) available to help you. MEP Centers are a diverse network of state, university-based, and non-profit organizations, offering products and services that help manufacturers increase profits, create jobs

Automotive industry sets sustainability guidelines for suppliers

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Posted on April 13, 2014June 27, 2016
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Pollutants, Raw Materials, Solid Waste

The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has recently agreed to a set of expectations for automotive suppliers, relating to the environment, working conditions, human rights and business ethics (aka Sustainability). But you don’t work in the automotive industry? Keep reading… AIAG is a consortium of automotive companies (Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota, Daimler, Fiat, Chrysler, Volvo),

Book review for “Lean Sustainability”

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Posted on October 28, 2013February 5, 2017
Posted in Book Review, Carbon Footprint, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Pollutants

Order “Lean Sustainability: Creating Safe, Enduring, and Profitable Operations” by Dennis Averill >>> The book provides practical, detailed, real-world examples that no other book provides, which integrates safety, health and environment (SHE) with lean and sustainability, known as “Lean, Green and Serene”. Averill introduces another concept, “Triple Zero” which is the goal of zero accidents, zero incidents,

Hyundai’s Corporate Social Responsiblity discussion with John Krafcik

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Posted on October 20, 2013May 20, 2024
Posted in Carbon Footprint, External Article, Management, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation

In an interview with John Krafcik is best known for coming up with the term “Lean” during his time at MIT, as part of a research team comparing American and Japanese automobile manufacturing. He joined Hyundai in 2004 as vice president of Product Development and Strategic Planning after tenures at Ford Motor Company and the

Green Your Work by Kim Carlson – Book Review

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Posted on September 2, 2013September 14, 2016
Posted in Book Review, Carbon Footprint, Energy, Land and Building Use, Pollutants, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation, Uncategorized, Water

Green Your Work was written by Kim Carlson, who has led several different businesses through a green transformation, and well before all the “cool kids” were doing it. Green Your Work: Boost Your Bottom Line While Reducing Your Carbon Footprint The book is very well organized, into three main section, for a total of 14

Easy online resources for making your travel more eco-friendly

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Posted on July 27, 2013March 14, 2021
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Transportation

Although traveling is not considered very good for the environment, cutting this out of your lifestyle can be very difficult, at least for me. I’ll make major cuts in the rest of my lifestyle before I stop traveling. So this creates quite a dilemma for environmentalists. How to balance the love of travel with the

Book review for “Creating a Lean and Green Business System”

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Posted on May 28, 2013May 20, 2024
Posted in Book Review, Carbon Footprint, Keivan Zokaei, Lean Six Sigma Tools

Creating a Lean and Green Business System was released on May 3rd, 2013. It was written by some very experienced authors in the world of business and sustainability: Keivan Zokaei, Hunter Lovins, Andy Wood, and Peter Hines. Order “Creating a Lean and Green Business System” This book exceeded my expectations. I was surprised by the detail

Compare airline flights to determine lowest carbon impact

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Posted on May 24, 2013May 10, 2014
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Transportation

Brighter Planet has created a cool plugin called Careplane (link no longer active, anyone have an update?). For each flight option that comes up in your search for airline flights, a calculation of the amount of metric pounds of carbon equivalents (carbon footprint) will be displayed below each trip option. The plugin connects to your favorite travel

Category: Carbon Footprint

Every environmentalist must calculate their personal carbon footprint

Use Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) to drive sustainability

Automotive industry sets sustainability guidelines for suppliers

Book review for “Lean Sustainability”

Green Your Work by Kim Carlson – Book Review

Easy online resources for making your travel more eco-friendly

Book review for “Creating a Lean and Green Business System”

Compare airline flights to determine lowest carbon impact

Top 5 reasons why environmental problems can hide within a Lean Six Sigma initiative