Francine Hardaway

Francine Hardaway

Working with startup technology companies, entrepreneurs, and social causes. Angel investor, business coach, mom, yoga practitioner, blogger, golden retriever fan, social media junkie. Connected woman.



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Your Next Green Home

Francine Hardaway, September 22nd, 2008

“CSR for Dummies” is an Earth911.com series highlighting the different pledges and commitments made by companies in regards to product stewardship and recycling. Companies and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. In the past, homebuilders have been reluctant to add new features to homes, especially if they raise construction costs. But this year, even ... read more

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Tagged basics, carpet, energy, greenbuilding, ideas, noteworthy, paint, recycle, reduce

Published in Construction


Sustainable Beauty

Francine Hardaway, September 15th, 2008

“CSR for Dummies” is an Earth911.com series highlighting the different pledges and commitments made by companies in regards to product stewardship and recycling. Companies and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. With the addition of new EU laws that control the use of toxic chemicals in products, the beauty industry throughout the EU ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, packaging, paperboard, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in Household


Saving Energy by Switching to Nuclear

Francine Hardaway, August 18th, 2008

“CSR for Dummies” is an Earth911.com series highlighting the different pledges and commitments made by companies in regards to product stewardship and recycling. Companies and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Duke Energy is the third largest CO2 emitter in the U.S. By diving into its Corporate Sustainability Report, we discover that Duke ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, reduce

Published in Electronics


Breaking Down Dell’s CSR Report

Francine Hardaway, August 11th, 2008

"CSR for Dummies” is an Earth911.com series highlighting the different pledges and commitments made by companies in regards to product stewardship and recycling. Companies and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Dell's CSR report is a fascinating document. It looks at the entire business from the perspective of sustainability. This examination leads into ... read more

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Tagged basics, computers, energy, ideas, noteworthy, packaging, productstewardship

Published in Electronics


NCR Two-Sided Printer Helps Grocery Store Win Green IT Award

Francine Hardaway, July 25th, 2008

NCR, the company that invented the point-of-sale printed receipt, has now thought of a way to save both RealPOS 7168, can produce a two-sided receipt at the point of sale. By using these simultaneous two-sided thermal receipt printers in its stores, UK food retailer Sainsbury’s has won the European Retail Solutions Best Green IT Initiative Award 2008. Last year Sainsbury’s ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, recycle

Published in Household


Analysts Now Research the Sustainability of Large Corporations

Francine Hardaway, July 22nd, 2008

An organization called the Sustainable Investment Research Analysts Network has just issued a report that says more than half of America’s largest publicly traded companies now report on their sustainability effort. Over a third integrate elements of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines. The GRI guidelines establish a standard for what should be in a sustainability report. This ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy

Published in General


Trace Your Jewelry from Mine to Market

Francine Hardaway, July 21st, 2008

Wal-Mart's newest attempt at product stewardship has the company taking into account where it's products are coming from, specifically jewelry Wal-Mart Stores recently launched a line of fine jewelry from LoveEarth that allows consumers to trace the source of gold, silver and diamonds online. You can trace your piece of jewelry from the mine to the market. Working with Conservation International ... read more

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Tagged basics, greenstyle, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Clothing


Sustainable Packaging Trend Grows

Francine Hardaway, July 16th, 2008

Food packaging company PWP Industries (used to be Packaging with Perfection) has introduced AgroResin, a sustainable packaging line. Agro-Resin packaging is 100 percent biodegradable and made from renewable agricultural biomass fiber composite. It is also microwavable and has been approved by the FDA for direct food contact. Since food packaging is one of the major contents of landfills, biodegradable packaging ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, packaging, recycle

Published in Plastic


Product Stewardship in Logging Industry Could Reduce Landslides

Francine Hardaway, July 15th, 2008

Storms in the state of Washington last year produced mudslides that could have been prevented by proper product stewardship in the logging industry, according to a Seattle Times story for Envirolink. Logging these areas removes trees that help intercept the rain and bind the soil. Decades of studies, which have been used to help shape state forest-practice rules, show ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, reduce, trees

Published in General


Clorox Asked to Recycle Brita Filters by California Product Stewardship Council

Francine Hardaway, July 14th, 2008

The California Product Stewardship Council has become the latest in a number of groups and individuals to ask Clorox to find a way to recycle or take back Brita filters in the U.S. the way it does in Europe. The CPSC is an organization of local governments throughout California who aim to shift California's product waste management system from ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, productstewardship, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in Plastic


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