PG&E Drops the Curtain on Struggling Carbon Offset Program

The utility's ClimateSmart program fell far short of the utility's initial expectations, with barely one-sixth of the anticipated 170,000 subscribers. Read More

PG&E, National Grid Ranked Best Utilities for Investing in Energy Efficiency

In a ranking of 50 utilities across the country, PG&E topped the list in total spending on EE programs, as well as spending per megawatt-hour of sales. Other top-spending utilities include subsidiaries of National Grid, Edison International and Long Island Power Authority. Read More

Electric Buses Plug In to US Market with New Models, More Bucks

Electric buses in the news from the likes of BYD, Smith Electric Vehicles and Proterra. Read More

4 Ways Timberland Will Halve Its Carbon Footprint by 2015

Timberland's Beth Holzman outlines four steps the company is undertaking or exploring to meets its 2015 climate goal and offers advice for companies struggling to align their business and environmental goals. Read More

How to Conduct a Treasure Hunt

Boosting energy efficiency is one way for companies to address rising costs, and engage employees to boot. Here's a primer to help your firm get started. Read More

Clorox Becomes Latest Firm to Adopt Integrated Sustainability Reporting

The shift to integrated reporting -- which companies including Southwest Airlines, Philips, United Technologies and Novo Nordisk have also undertaken -- is one that investors are beginning to clamor for. Read More

How Waste Management Treats Waste as Resource

For Waste Management, garbage isn't just garbage anymore. Read More

Mattel Sets Sustainable Packaging Goals After Greenpeace Pressure

Mattel said it will boost recycled content in its paper packaging, avoid virgin fiber from controversial sources and increase the use of fiber that is third-party certified. Read More

A Hunt Where Efficiency is the Prey

A growing list of companies are turning their employees into sleuths tasked with a single purpose: to identify and quantify opportunities to save energy. The process is called a Treasure Hunt, and over the last decade, more than 200 of the events at GE have uncovered $150 million in energy savings. Read More

Secrets of Chief Sustainability Officers Revealed

A new report chronicles the rise of the chief sustainability officer and examines the best practices of the 29 CSOs working for publicly-traded companies in the U.S. Read More