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Waste Electrical and Electronic financial investment, 40, 62
Equipment (WEEE) financial performance, 40, 58, 85,
directives, 229, 273 98, 100, 379
Xerox’s initiatives, 224 financial services, 337, 348, 348–350
eutrophication, 180 Finland, 42
exchange value, 9 fire protection, 209–211
Exelon, 46 fire-fighting foam, 207
exergy, 174, 181, 379 flame retardant, 34, 37, 137, 230
exergy analysis, 180–181 flexibility, 61, 142, 157, 158
expert systems, 77–78, 93 flue gas desulfurization (FGD),
exposure, 135, 186, 207, 208, 375 163, 332
external drivers, 27–47 fluorochemicals, 207
climate change, confronting, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),
30–33 174, 209, 286, 300
eco-labeling programs, 41–43 perfluorocarbon (PFCs), 135, 174
environmental advocacy fly ash, 148, 163, 314, 315–316
groups, 45–47 foams, 207, 220, 231, 241, 347
environmental management food and beverage industries,
system (EMS), 38–40 281–292
governmental initiatives, 33–38 Coca Cola, 46, 59, 81, 283–287, 371
governmental initiatives, inter- ConAgra Foods, 283, 287–288
national directives, 33–35 General Mills, 283, 289–290, 371
governmental initiatives, U.S. overview, 281–283, 371
initiatives, 35–38 sustainable packaging, 292
how clean is green?, 29–30 Unilever, 283, 286, 290–292
overview, 368 food and beverage industry,
societal green expectations, 27–29 343–345
sustainability rating schemes, Food and Drug Administration
40–41 (FDA), 345
voluntary codes and principles, food packaging, 207, 257, 307,
43–45 344–345
food security, 358
F food web, 94
facility life cycle, 188, 200–201 Footprint Chronicles, 303
Factor 4, 124 footprints
Federal Express. See FedEx carbon, 32–33, 173–174, 282, 287,
FedEx, 46, 81, 346–347, 372 295, 376
Fedrizzi, Rick, 267 ecological, 4, 63, 81, 158, 176–177,
feedstocks 305, 312–313, 320
design rules/guidelines, 127, environmental, 337–339, 378
132, 145, 149, 161, 162 fossil fuels, 174–175, 261
industrial considerations, 301, indicators, 92, 172, 173–177, 370
321, 329, 332, 335 materials, 175–176
renewable, 252, 252–253, 253, 326 positive, 88
fiberglass, 307, 319 supply chain, 174, 248, 337
filtration, 320, 351 water, 174, 177
financial analysis for design footwear, 170, 294
decisions, 187–191 Ford Motor, 46, 241