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General Motors has found success by transforming unwanted waste into millions of dollars padding its bottom line. In this Q & A, GM's Ray Tessier discusses how GM's Baltimore manufacturing plant achieved landfill-free status. Read More

(Episode 7) Dole, the largest fruit and vegetable producer on the planet, has embarked on an ambitious journey to make its pineapple and banana supply chain originating in Costa Rica carbon neutral. In this Q& A, Dole's Sylvain Cuperlier and Rudy Amador discuss the reasons behind the initiative and the first steps the company has taken. Read More

Today, smart marketers are focused not only on whether consumers view their message, but to what extent they engage with it. One definition of engagement is as a measure of consumer involvement with a marketing vehicle. As defined, it implies that engagement should be considered as both a marketing tactic and a metric that can be measured and optimized. Read More

If you are hoping to optimize the efficiency of your data center and cut power and cooling costs, don't remodel your data center or build a whole new one just yet. This step-by-step guide to assessing and analyzing data center costs can help IT managers strategize to maximize efficiency in their current data centers. Read More

Many mistakenly believe hard-disk drives consume the most power but the disk industry has done a remarkable job keeping energy consumption low. Read More

Miller Brewing Co. trimmed carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent per barrel in the last two years and used less water, aluminum and fossil fuels to produce its beer, according to its first Sustainable Development Report released Monday. Read More

The Integrated Concentro Environment (ICE) center, which can hold 4.1 petabytes of storage in a standard shipping container, is also designed to maximize power while minimizing cooling costs and energy usage. Read More

While they may seem like an odd couple, prefabricated housing -- in which most of a home's structure is pre-built in a factory then assembled on-site -- is an oddly natural partner for the green movement. Read More

The nation's largest retailed promised to only sell concentrated liquid laundry detergent to save water, plastic and cardboard. The move is one of several high-profile commitments made at the third Annual Meeting of the Clinton Climate Initiative. Read More

The recent passing of Body Shop founder lacked the kind of coverage in the U.S. press befitting a woman with her legacy. But Anita had important lessons for business leaders and especially those who are positioning their companies at the forefront of sustainability. Read More