Eco-Friendly Dentistry: Open Wide and Say 'Green'

The term "green dentistry" can launch a raft of misperceptions, the most common being that it must be code for "Birkenstock-wearing-incense-burning-commie-pinko-leftist" dentistry. But that's beginning to change, says Ina Pockrass. With her husband, Fred, a dentist, she cofounded a green dental practice as well as the Eco Dentistry Association. Read More

Seven Steps to Inject Sustainability Into Business Plans

Nancy Fell of the Cleantech Open offers seven steps for how to make sustainability a key thread in any business plan, from entrepreneur startups to established businesses. Read More

Wanted: Chief Sustainability Officer

Avon's Tod Arbogast offered a look at how chief sustainability officers can identify and manage potential environmental and social business risks before a crisis requires immediate action. Read More

Why Clorox Made the Leap from Bleach to Green Works

In an interview with BSR Senior Vice President Eric Olson, Clorox CEO Don Knauss described the sustainability journey of a company better known for its bleach than its green cleaning products. Read More

Freecycling at Work Drives Green Engagement, Business Growth

A partnership between Intuit and the Freecycle Network leads to less waste, more engagement on green issues between employees, and new business opportunities all around. Read More

Recyclable Laptop Designed for Disassembly

A team of students from Stanford and Aalto University in FInland has an answer to the problem of e-waste: They've designed a fully recyclable laptop that can be taken apart by hand in less than two minutes without using any tools. Read More

San Francisco Moves to Ban Yellow Pages

The city would continue its environmental initiatives by forbidding phone-book distributors from delivering the Yellow Pages without obtaining prior consent from homes and businesses. Read More

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Makes $150M Green Building Pledge

The company has developed a new green building standard to guide its investment called the Enterprise Sustainable Construction Protocol (ESCP). Enterprise Rent-A-Car expects ESCP could rack up energy and water savings of up to 35 percent. Read More

Just How Important is the CEO to Sustainability?

Although the vast majority of CEOs profess the belief that sustainability is critical to their firms' successes, there's little evidence that that is being put into action. Will more activist corporate leaders help close this gap? Read More

How the Chevy Volt Became the Heartbeat of GM

The second part of an in-depth look at how GM took its electric vehicle from concept to prize-winning machine, and the seven steps the program's leader used to shepherd it across the finish line. Read More