GreenBiz Editors

Fed up with sending their kids' dirty diapers to the local landfill, three Bay Area families launched a business two years ago aimed at turning soiled diapers into compost used on farms, golf courses and plant nurseries. Read More

In the wake of a complaint filed by an advocacy group, Ben & Jerry's will remove the phrase "all natural" on its products that contain partially hydrogenated soybean oil and other questionably natural ingredients. Read More

Green means go for shoppers seeking fish caught in the wild in sustainable and responsible ways, in a new project unveiled by the natural foods grocer in partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Blue Ocean Institute. Read More

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division will deploy five all-electric trucks in New York City this month as part of a green fleet expansion that will place 176 electric delivery vehicles on the road over the next year. Read More

Following on a pilot project tracking how much water the brewer uses to make a liter of beer in the Czech Republic and South Africa, SABMiller has worked with WWF to expand its research into Peru and Tanzania. Read More

The Nature Conservancy and Coca-Cola released a report today with the results from three product water footprints. A big takeway: The numbers associated with a water footprint aren't nearly as important as how its water use impacts local watersheds. Read More

Burger King has become the latest company to stop buying palm oil from Sinar Mas, an embattled Indonesian company its critics accuse of deforestation. Read More

The company, a subsidiary of utility giant Exelon, launched what it is calling a "Smart Grid Innovation Corridor" in 10 Northern Illinois communities where there are already smart meters installed in 130,000 homes. Five pilot tests will take place in the corridor, using the smart meter technology as the foundation. Read More

 Nestlé is investing nearly $350 million over the next decade to expand its reach into sustainable coffee farming, make its factories more efficient and reduce its packaging. Beyond the Cup: The Nescafe Plan is the company's global project that adds onto the nearly $200 million already spent on coffee project in previous years. Read More

Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited, the world's second largest cruise operator, has cut fuel consumption by about 4 percent with better designed ships, smarter sailing practices and energy efficiency measures that include installing solar window film in every ship in the fleet.   Read More