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Thursday, April, 1, 2010

Dr. Nabil Nasr (Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology) explains "remanufacturing"

PLI: What is Remanufacturing? And can you describe the remanufacturing process and how it benefits sustainability efforts?

DR. NABIL NASR: Remanufacturing (often shortened to "reman") is commonly described as the process of disassembly of products during which parts are cleaned, repaired, or replaced, and then reassembled to "like-new" or "better-than-new" condition. In some cases, remanufacturing also adds upgraded components that were not available at the time of original manufacture; an upgraded microprocessor would be one such example. In general, there are six process steps required in remanufacturing in order to bring a product back to "like-new" condition: 

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Thursday, March, 11, 2010

Chris Erickson (Climate Earth, Inc.) discusses the need for Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA)

PLI: You have proposed a concept called Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) to help businesses manage carbon. Why and what is ECA?

CHRIS ERICKSON: Managing carbon offers a new strategic lens for business leaders. This lens enables managers to gain new insights, reduce operating costs, reduce risk of exposure to fossil fuel price increases, improve reputation, and in many cases creates revenue-generating opportunities. In short, managing carbon improves business operations while reducing the impact of climate change and producing a better world for generations to come.

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