As a color and a concept, green will be unavoidable across NBC Universal's media properties this week, as network logos turn green, on-screen graphics offer tips for reducing carbon emissions and television episodes emphasize environmentally friendly plot lines.
But in its September issue, Consumer Reports reported that of 24 low- or phosphate-free dishwasher detergents it tested, including those from environmentally friendly product lines that have been on the market for years, none matched the performance of products with phosphates.
Gucci Frida Giannini introduces an environmentally friendly (plastic) shoe line for men (low- and high-top sneakers) and women (ballerina flats), available at the end of June.
"Manufacturers were already under immense pressure to sustain their production of environmentally friendly products in line with the current legislation," Sigrid de Vries, a spokeswoman with European Automobile Manufacturers Association, told Forbes.com.
The supermarket switched its own-label canned tuna to environmentally friendly pole-and-line caught sources in 2012 in a high-profile change after criticism from Fearnley-Whittingstall and his Fish Fight campaign.
Fortunately, there are ways to evaluate a high-definition television's green quotient, and big-name manufacturers are trying to make their products more environmentally friendly and their assembly lines greener.
Repellent Body Spray Burt's Bees, which sells a line of environmentally friendly beauty and health aids, has a lemongrass spray that is effective and smells good, too.
A fashion show on June 4 will have Bono's new Edun line of environmentally friendly clothing, couture by Katherine Hamnett and a lounge with organic beauty stations.
GREEN WORKS, Clorox's line of environmentally friendly housecleaning products, is using Earth Day to introduce a fund-raising promotion on Twitter as part of an overall revamp of its marketing strategy.
In July, the company shipped a new line of environmentally friendly household cleaning products.
