A recognized leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M's core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms - often in combination - to a wide array of customer needs. With $24 billion in sales, 3M employs 75,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com.

Dell Inc. is a premier provider of products and services required for customers worldwide to build their information-technology and Internet infrastructures.

We are committed to becoming the “Greenest technology company on the planet". For more than a decade, we have built environmental considerations into every stage of the product life cycle. Above all, our core set of values defines the kind of company we are and aspire to become, and we are committed to translating these values into sustainable practices around the world.

Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1,000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit http://usa.autodesk.com/.

Clear Standards provides on-demand software that helps organizations understand the environmental impact from operations and provides the insight to optimize spend and resources related to the environment. From carbon management to green compliance, Clear Standards enables organizations to assess their footprint, analyze impact, and act on green initiatives.

With an intuitive user-interface and flexible architecture, Clear Standards reduces the complexity involved in categorizing direct and indirect CO2 emissions, conducting product and supply chain footprint analysis, maximizing the effectiveness of your budget to meet carbon reduction goals, and ensuring adherence to industry standards such as ISO 14001 and 14064.

Clear Standards integrates data from multiple sources to provide complete transparency and executive intelligence dashboards across an enterprise’s environmental footprint and sustainability initiatives. Visit www.clearstandards.com to learn how you can improve your environmental performance.

NatureWorks LLC is a company dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available low carbon footprint polymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with performance and economics that compete with oil-based plastics and fibers. The production of Ingeo™ biopolymer uses less fossil fuel and emits fewer green-house gases than conventional polymers. The company applies its proprietary technology to process natural plant sugars to make Ingeo™ which is then used uniquely to make and market finished products under the Ingeo™ brand name. NatureWorks LLC is a joint venture between Cargill of the US and Teijin Limited of Japan.

Ingeo™, ingenious materials made from plants not oil.

The new business reality that comes from this invention brings a new meaning of how to do business differently today: to make contemporary goods with a natural origin, to bring performance without compromise and to make products that have a powerful environmental message to the consumer who is looking for better choices.

NatureWorks LLC. Providing better choices. Better for the planet, so better for the consumer and business too.

For more information, visit www.natureworksllc.com

The global leader in contract furniture, Steelcase Inc. demonstrates its sustainable practices through products, services and the sharing of knowledge to assure environmental quality and effectiveness.

Community Energy delivers clean energy and climate change solutions to businesses and institutions nationwide. As part of the world’s largest renewable energy company, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES, we are driving the development of new renewable energy projects. Discover how we can help you meet the challenge of climate change.

To learn more about how Community Energy can help you meet your green power and carbon reduction goals, please visit us www.newwindenergy.com or call 866-WIND-123.

GM

Recognized for its technical innovation and progressive environmental initiatives, Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. manufactures an impressive range of premium printing, writing and digital papers.

Signature grades include Strathmore,® Mohawk Superfine,TM Beckett Concept,® Beckett Expression,® BriteHue,® Via,® Mohawk Color Copy,® Mohawk Digital Papers and patented Inxwell® products, Navajo® and Options.® Mohawk engineers its papers to provide optimal performance for sheetfed, web and digital printing. Mohawk papers are used in a wide variety of communications including corporate reports, corporate identity systems, high-end brochures, packaging and everyday communication for businesses of all sizes and types. Mohawk digital papers are also used in on-demand photo books, personalized direct mail, and custom packaging.

A leader in environmental stewardship, Mohawk is the first U.S. paper mill to offset 100% of its electricity with renewable windpower and the first U.S. premium paper mill to shift toward carbon neutral production. Also offered are recycled papers certified by GreenSeal and papers certified to the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) standards by SmartWood, a program of the Rainforest Alliance.

Item Group is a full service, concept to supply, product design and development enterprise consisting of three stand alone entities, ITEM New Product Development, Innovation Chain™ Partners, and Ximedica®. NPD develops products for leading brands in consumer and industrial categories. ICP works with national retailers to create consumer products for private brands. Ximedica is ISO certified and specializes in the design and manufacturing of medical devices. Our specialties include research and strategic planning, industrial and graphic design, mechanical, electrical and manufacturing engineering and off-shore sourcing, assembly and packaging. Item Group is one of the largest product development companies in the U.S. and has launched hundreds of commercially successful products. Item is headquartered in Providence, RI on an impressive 80,000 square foot campus, with an additional office in Hong Kong. For more information visit www.itemnpd.com or www.ximedica.com

Xerox

SIT helps companies become more innovative, applying the unique Systematic Inventive Thinking® method to its clients' business challenges. Since 1994 SIT has worked with more than 700 companies in 50 countries worldwide in the areas of New Product Development, Problem-Solving, Strategy and MarCom. SIT also works together with companies to find their sustainability "sweet-spot" – solutions that are at once sustainable and innovative. The SIT method works particularly well when companies are faced with real-world constraints and complex systems; its approach is based on working with heterogeneous groups of experts and therefore forces them to identify and break fixedness that hinders innovation. www.sitsite.com.

Porter Novelli is a global public relations company. We take a 360-degree view of your business to build powerful and distinct communications programs that resonate with the stakeholders who are critical to your success. Our reputation for performance is built on our unique ability to gain an unbiased view of your entire communications landscape - from your opportunities and options to your risks and priorities.

Every client has a unique set of issues and objectives. At Porter Novelli, we combine the best talent, expertise and resources in the business to produce an inspiring alchemy of minds and perspectives that deliver the exceptional results your business requires and your success demands.

Porter Novelli people are pioneering spirits, innovative thinkers and creative communicators working as part of a global network to bring vision and insight to each challenge your business faces.

By working from a foundation of mutual trust and respect, by challenging conventional thinking together, by combining global understanding with local knowledge, we produce the unique insights and solutions that drive your business forward. Each client is different, but at Porter Novelli, we provide outstanding programs to deliver measurable results that drive your business goals.

BeGreen, a division of Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation’s leading provider of cleaner electricity and carbon offset solutions, offering consumers and businesses a way to reduce their impact on global warming through an innovative carbon offset program. BeGreen encourages individuals to take a stand against global warming by striving to become carbon neutral and doing their part in counteracting CO2 emissions. BeGreen also offers a carbon footprint calculator so that individuals can measure their carbon emissions from air and car travel, electricity and natural gas use. All BeGreen purchases and sales are audited by an independent third party auditor. Visit www.begreennow.com for more details.

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Packaging’s leading business magazine, Packaging World, is edited for packaging professionals across all industries. Monthly issues offer a smart mix of application features, new products, machinery, technology and materials updates, and special reports on topics such as sustainability, legal and regulatory issues, brand protection, controls and integration and package design.

Packaging World also publishes Sustainable Outlook, a free monthly emailed newsletter focused on developments, trends and products related to sustainability and packaging. Additional information on sustainable packaging also can be found in Packaging World’s Field Guide to Sustainable Packaging. (www.packworld.com/fieldguide).

Subscribe to Packaging World and any of our e-newsletters at Packworld.com

Shelf Impact!, from the publishers of Packaging World, is edited for professionals in packaging development, marketing, package design and brand management and offers critical insight into how leading-edge brands can leverage packaging's full potential.

Topics covered include sustainability and management issues, design trends and consumer preferences, and new products and materials. Published as a print supplement to Packaging World magazine, Shelf Impact! is also produced as a free monthly e-newsletter. Subscribe at www.shelfimpact.com.

TreeHugger is the leading online media source dedicated to everything modern and green. Offering environmental news, product information, and tools to help people green their lives, TreeHugger is helping to propel sustainability into the mainstream.

The GreenMoney Journal is an award-winning global publication that has focused on Green Business and Investing since 1992. GreenMoney helps individuals and businesses with aligning their money with their values from the supermarket to the stockmarket. Managing Editor Cliff Feigenbaum is also the co-author of "Investing with Your Values: Making Money and Making a Difference" (Bloomberg Press). Find out more online at- www.greenmoney.com

NACS, the association for convenience and petroleum retailers, is an international trade association representing more than 2,200 retail and 1,800 supplier member companies.

The U.S. EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program is a public-private partnership that recognizes and drives environmental excellence. The program encourages public and private facilities with strong environmental records to continuously improve their environmental performance beyond regulatory requirements while working collaboratively within their communities.

A core value of Performance Track is that facilities which demonstrate environmental leadership should be treated differently from other facilities in order to encourage greater environmental innovation and set a positive example for others to follow.

To foster continuous improvement, Performance Track offers its members public recognition and opportunities for regulatory and administrative benefits that reduce reporting requirements and other administrative costs, while maintaining or enhancing existing levels of environmental protection.

For more information about Performance Track, please visit the Performance Track Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/performancetrack