January 2013

A closer look behind the walls of product transparency

-By Tish Tablan & Stacy Glass - It is not as easy as it may seem for a manufacturer to disclose to the public a complete list of all product ingredients. Manufacturers may not actually know everything that is in their products, and they need cooperation from the entire supply chain in order to inventory [...]

“Inside the Cradle to Cradle Institute” – Interview with Bridgett Luther

I recently caught up with Bridgett Luther, the institute’s president. I’ve known Luther since her days as director of the California Department of Conservation under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the perch from which she was first exposed to McDonough and Cradle to Cradle. [...]

Inhabitat Interview with Green Architect & Cradle to Cradle Founder William McDonough

Inhabitat interviews William McDonough about all things Cradle to Cradle. The thought-provoking and energetic conversation gives you a taste of how intimately intertwined design is with a product’s real-world impacts.

How Construction Specialties took on the PVC industry – and won

"CS has been in a state of "constant improvement," Williams said, with all of its wall covering products going from silver Cradle to Cradle certification to gold. And the company is on the path to removing PVC from all of its other interior products, such as flooring. [...]