Unilever Sets 10-Year Goals to Cut Environmental Impacts in Half

On the heels of similar long-term targets set by rival Procter & Gamble, the consumer products company aims to double sales while cutting the water, waste and carbon impacts of its products -- and its customers' use of those products -- by 2020. Read More

London Mayor to Spray City Streets with Pollution Paste

In a bid to cut air pollution, the City of London began spraying a "dust suppressant" today that acts as an adhesive to paste particulate matter to the streets instead of re-circulating in the air. Read More

5 Simple Ways to Create a Green Procurement Program

One area that is all too often overlooked in corporate sustainability plans is green procurement -- a move that, if done right, can raise the environmental performance of an entire industry. Read More

Is Interface's Sustainability Strategy Still Relevant?

Interface's Ray Anderson asks, "Is there still a need for the Interfaces of the world now that some of the world's biggest firms are also climbing toward the summit?" Read More

JCPenney: The Quiet Green Giant

The vice president of CSR at the retail giant takes the mystery out of the Fortune 500 company's sustainability strategy -- and why JCPenney seems to lie low on sustainability even it's ranked as one of America's greenest retailers. Read More

5 Reasons Why Small Businesses Should Care about Sustainability

Small businesses are hard-pressed enough to stay afloat in the best of times, but as sustainability becomes central to business survival, here are five lessons companies of all sizes are learning about the shift to sustainability. Read More

Raising the Bar on the U.N. Global Compact

For many companies, sustainability goals are complicated by the uncertainty of how to get there in a financially responsible manner. A recent update of the U.N.'s Global Compact Model provides a six-step path to success. Read More

P&G: A Bold Green Vision, But . . .

Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest consumer products company, unveiled a bold new sustainability vision on Monday. But don't start the cheering yet. Read More

10 Themes Driving Climate Change Investments

Despite the rocky economy, executives from around the world are anticipating a big upswing in how climate change will impact their firms' operations. Here is what's behind their climate strategies. Read More

resource

The Carbon Management Strategic Priority

Many companies now understand the need to handle their emissions, but are they making carbon management a strategic priority? Read More