Marc Gunther
Marc Gunther is a longtime journalist and speaker who focuses on business and sustainability. Gunther maintains a blog at MarcGunther.com. Follow him on Twitter at @marcGunther.Gunther was a senior writer at Fortune magazine for 13 years. At Fortune, he wrote cover stories about the greening of Walmart; about BYD, the Chinese electric car company backed by Warren Buffett; about Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and the 2008 financial crisis; and about spirituality in the workplace.Previously, Gunther worked for more than 20 years for newspapers including the Paterson (N.J.) News, Hartford Courant, Detroit News and Detroit Free Press. He is the author of four books, including "Faith and Fortune: How Compassionate Capitalism is Transforming American Business" (Crown 2004) and is creator and co-chair of Brainstorm Green, Fortune's annual conference on business and the environment.
How one startup is tapping into the $100 billion AC market
Despite a slow global economy, the air conditioning market grew by 13 percent last year. Read More
Will algae become a growth business?
Bill Gates is backing the world's largest algae farm. What does he know that the rest of us don't? Read More
How Darden is farming lobsters for the long-term
The owner of Red Lobster, Olive Garden and other restaurant chains is working on creating sustainable sources to meet its massive demand for seafood. Read More
Behind the scenes at the Sustainable Apparel Coalition
How one sector came together to create a global sustainability index for their products. Read More
How Hilton measures sustainability
Get a look inside how the company developed a proprietary platform that tracks key metrics in its hotels all over the world. Read More
Growing the plant-based plastics industry: Cargill's NatureWorks
Ingeo, a bioplastic and industrial resin, has reduced dependence on oil-based plastics and found its way into containers, carpets and clothing. Read More
How Starbucks could get its customers to use fewer paper cups
Could charging Starbucks customers for their paper cup prompt them to bring in a mug instead? Read More
The organic farming debate is about more than just yields
As demand for food increases on a planet with limited resources,organic foods' low yields are an issue. But there are other benefits to consider -- along with some possibilities for addressing yield concerns. Read More
'An Economist Gets Lunch': Food for thought from Tyler Cowen
In his provocative and engaging book, economist Tyler Cowen rejects the popular argument that American food is bad for us and bad for the planet because of the commercialization of food. Read More
CoolPlanet Biofuels: Too good to be true?
An inside look at a company that says it can produce virtually limitless amounts of cheap gasoline while creating more land for food production and solving the climate crisis. Read More