How the Sustainability Consortium Creates 'Hot Spots' for Innovation

The coalition's creative collaboration model is tacking the biggest problems in corporate sustainability, and in the process developing a way to create truly sustainable consumer goods. Read More

Office Depot's Three-Pronged Strategy for Corporate Sustainability

Yalmaz Siddiqui, the head of environmental strategy at the office retailer, explains how the motto 'Be Greener, Buy Greener and Sell Greener' shapes the company's actions. Read More

Kraft's Full Eco-Footprint Shows Agriculture's Impacts

Growing the raw materials that go into Kraft's portfolio of products, including Chips Ahoy, Boca, Triscuits and, of course, Macaroni and Cheese, is responsible for the bulk of the company's environmental footprint. Read More

Facebook Ends Greenpeace Campaign with Major Green Commitments

The longest-running feud in green IT has come to an end as the social network embraces renewable energy for its data centers, coming to terms with the environmental group's demands. Read More

Siemens Powers Merced County Lockups with 1.4 MW Solar Farm

The Merced County jail and a nearby juvenile justice facility in California's Central Valley are expected to draw about 70 percent of their electricity from a new 1.4 megawatt solar farm that fans out across 4.5 acres. Read More

Sustainability, Employees and Social Media: 4 Keys to Success

Getting everyone on board with your company's sustainability efforts is the single most important factor for its eventual succes. Here's how companies large and small are making it work. Read More

My 5 Favorite Events of the Year

One of the other encouraging trends we’ve seen in 2011 is the importance of events. Here are some of the better ones I had a chance to speak at this year. Read More

Siemens, Shanghai Electric Form China Wind Energy Alliance

The $226 million joint ventures will accelerate offshore wind farm development for China, already the world's leading wind energy producer Read More

Why Are There Brominated Flame Retardants in Some Sodas?

A chemical that has been used in some soda products for decades -- and which is perfectly legal under FDA regulations -- has been known to cause skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders, according to a new exposé. Read More

Volvo's App for Greener Commutes Wins Sustainability Award

An app created by Volvo employees who wanted to shrink the carbon footprint of their commutes has been named the most environmentally friendly project for 2011 by tech magazine CIO. Read More