From Starbucks to Walmart, companies have been taking major strides in giving what would normally be waste at least one more go-round on store shelves. Read More

The laptop earned the Sustainable Product Certification from Underwriters Labs for its energy efficiency, reduction in toxic chemicals, and use of recycled materials in its design. Read More

 Eco-Latch Systems wants to make it easier for companies to reuse boxes, whether they're storing, shipping or just moving around goods. Read More

Like many other areas of business, travel has its own set of systems; yet in most companies, sustainability has not been integrated into managed corporate travel programs. Here are some ideas on how to think differently about travel and how to better align your company's program with its sustainability goals. Read More

In a move to ramp up efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in San Francisco, the city will require owners of commercial buildings that are 10,000 square feet and larger to conduct an energy audit every five years and benchmark the energy performance annually under an ordinance adopted this week. Read More

Until now, it's been a truism about sustainable business that there are too many standards and not enough metrics; but a number of organizations are stepping up to fill in the gaps. Read More

Lorrie Vogel, the head of Nike Considered, talked about the company's closed-loop ethos, why sustainability has to start from within, and how the company turned 13 million plastic bottles into World Cup jerseys. Read More

Procter & Gamble's Pampers and Kimberly-Clark's Huggies still dominate the diaper biz, but gDiapers has been growing by 50 percent a year (including during the recession), it's making money and the upstart brand has a growing army of fans -- 24,000 on Facebook alone -- who are helping to spread the word. Read More

Advancing employee engagement in and through sustainability propels a powerful virtuous circle of improved business performance and ever more legitimate sustainability breakthroughs. Read More

A marketing war that has raged for several years between the makers of wood pallets and plastic pallets hit a new crescendo last month, when an outgoing U.S. Senator stepped in on behalf of the wood side. Read More