Ray of Hope: A Conversation with Ray Anderson

A conversation with Interface's Ray Anderson, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of his "spear in the chest" epiphany. Read More

Roche Gives Employees a Dose of Efficiency with Hybrid Car Fleet Purchase

Roche Pharmaceutical says it will buy 20 hybrid vehicles as part of the company’s commitment to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 10% over the next five years. Read More

Starbucks Teams with Aid Agencies to Support Sustainable-Coffee Farmers

MEXICO CITY - Sept. 28, 2004 - The U.S. government, working through the United States Agency for International Development, has joined forces with Conservation International and Starbucks Coffee Company to create the Conservation Coffee Alliance. Read More

BP, Long Beach Port to Launch Pollution-Reducing Collaboration

The Port of Long Beach and oil company BP have agreed to a collaboration that will allow vessels to shut down their engines, plug into dockside electricity and “cold-iron” while docked at the port. Read More

Sustainable Business — A Vision Statement

Regular columnist Gil Friend drafts a "sustainable business vision statement" -- and asks for your input. Read More

Report Names Practices that Lead to Environmental Accounting Fraud

A new report, "Fooling Investors and Fooling Themselves" identifies aggressive accounting and asset management tactics that can lead to environmental accounting fraud. Read More

Study Says Athens Olympics Loses the Race for Environmental Excellence

The 2004 Olympic Games in Athens won’t win a gold medal for its environmental friendliness, according to a new report from Greenpeace. Read More

Baxter Launches Sustainability Web Site

Baxter International, the U.S. healthcare company, has launched a Web site to provide information and updates on its economic, environmental and social responsibility performance. Read More

The Paper Chase

The paperless office is still a distant dream. Meanwhile, a growing movement is pushing for more recycled content, and tree-free alternatives make the case to end logging forever. By Jim Motavalli Read More

Starbucks Joins U.N. Global Compact

The company has joined the United Nations Global Compact, an international network of corporations, U.N. agencies, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations that support a shared set of nine principles on the environment, labor, and human rights. Read More