Lauren Hepler
CalMatters
Lauren Hepler, a former GreenBiz senior editor, is economy reporter at CalMatters. She has covered urban development, technology and public policy for the New York Times, Slate magazine, Congressional Quarterly, the Silicon Valley Business Journal and OpenSecrets.org.
The fight over how to power the developing world
Clean energy advocates see a big opening to bring power to the world's estimated 2 billion people living in "energy poverty" or without electricity. But energy incumbents aren't likely to willingly give up potential customers. Read More
Fix more, buy less: can Patagonia help rebrand repairs?
A groundswell of product repair efforts — including Patagonia's new "Worn Wear" tour — are banking on macro-trends such as the maker movement to help sell the value of extended product lifespans. Read More
Tech, transparency and 5 ways to fix unsustainable supply chains
Cargill, PwC and Hewlett-Packard were among the companies gathered in London this week to talk supply chain sustainability. The key takeaway: the real work has only just begun. Read More
How putting a price on carbon saved Microsoft $10 million a year
Since 2012 the tech giant has put an internal fee on carbon, which feeds into a multimillion-dollar fund to reduce the company's footprint, buy green energy and develop new clean technologies. Read More
Why Adidas asked a grad student to help overhaul its energy use
Sometimes it takes an outside perspective to hone in on new energy savings — which is exactly how sporting goods giant adidas Group tackled efficiency in its distribution centers. Read More
Environment as economic threat: How sustainability redefines risk
Disasters that knock factories offline, scarce resources and shifting social dynamics — welcome to the daunting new world of sustainable business. Read More
Ford, Nest, the Internet of Things: Can mobility merge with smart energy?
Ford's new Silicon Valley R&D lab combines self-driving cars, software and smart energy — but what happens to sustainable mobility if you meld them? Read More
These top 5 sustainability risks present big opportunities
With water, cities and weather: The future isn't what it used to be. A first-of-its-kind report pinpoints the shifts companies must make. Read More
3 ways to (finally) sell people on recycling
Recycling has been a linchpin of the environmental movement for decades — but it takes more than a few new bins to get people to play along. Read More
How much will it cost to turn the tide of the urban water crisis?
From Bangkok to Boston, explosive urban population growth and increasing pollution are compromising city water supplies. Read More
