GreenBiz Editors

Developed in cooperation with groups including Rainforest Action Network, the new policy marks another environmental milestone in the private financial sector and follows the adoption of similar policies by Citigroup and Bank of America last year. Read More

The company has committed to purchasing enough clean, renewable wind energy to match 5% of the energy needed to power its company-operated retail stores in North America using renewable energy certificates. Read More

Marriott hotels is turning to energy-efficient vending machine technology to help lower the hotel chain's energy costs. Read More

The Berkeley City Council has officially established one of the first municipal zero-waste goals in the U.S. Read More

ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures has unveiled its first Chevron Hydrogen energy station at the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in California. Read More

The World Economic Forum, which concluded on Friday, was the launch site of a new global business ranking: the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. Read More

The World Environment Center award recognizes Starbucks for international leadership in sustainable development within the specialty coffee industry. Read More

Partnering with the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, Office Depot is now collecting used phones and rechargeable batteries for recycling at all of its 960 locations in the U.S. and Canada. Read More

Office Depot is offering customers who return eligible used ink and toner cartridges to any of its U.S. stores the choice of a free ream of 35% post-consumer recycled content paper or $2.50 on their next purchase of any ink, toner, or fax product. Read More

The new global initiative serves to advance international cooperation on the recovery and use of methane as a valuable clean energy source. Read More