Using LEED as the Starting Point for Greater Sustainability
Congratulations. You've been LEED certified. Think you're done? Think again. LEED isn't a destination -- it's a vehicle that can place your company on the road to sustainability. Read More
Nintendo Wii Ranked Most Energy Efficient Game System
A study by the Electric Power Research Institute tested the three most popular home gaming consoles and found a wide range of difference, with the Nintendo Wii using one-sixth the energy of the Microsoft Xbox 360. Read More
TerraCycle Adds Tortilla, Cheese Packaging to Upcycling Efforts
TerraCycle continues to expand its reach into all types of packaging waste with its latest collection programs for tortilla and cheese bags. Read More
Deloitte Boosts Green Cred with Purchase of ClearCarbon, Domani
More evidence that corporate sustainability efforts are advancing, despite goverment inaction: Deloitte, one of the Big Four accounting and consulting firms, said this week that it has acquired two sustainability consulting firms, ClearCarbon Consulting and Domani Sustainability Consulting. Read More
Dell's Efficiency Efforts Cut Computer Energy Use 25%
Dell has achieved its goal of reducing its desktop and laptop computers' energy consumption by 25 percent by using a variety of energy efficient parts. Read More
IBM Adds Corpus Christi to Roster of 'Smarter Cities'
Corpus Christi has become the latest municipality to enlist IBM's Smarter Cities solutions to ramp up resource efficiency and sustainability efforts. Read More
Five Stages on the Sustainability Journey
Almost every company, large or small, progresses through these five stages on their sustainability journey, and firms that are wondering how to take their sustainability efforts to the next level may benefit from knowing that even the greenest firms have also passed through these stages. Read More
CEOs Can Embed a Culture of Sustainability Beyond their Departure
A new report from the Network for Business Sustainability looks at how corporate leaders have succeeded in building their sustainability efforts into the DNA of the company, regardless of who is sitting in the C-suite. Read More
WWF Takes Your 'Please Don't Print' Request to the Next Level
A new file format developed by the World Wildlife Fund is a simple but potentialy paper-saving twist on the PDF: It's literally impossible to print. Read More
The Power of One: Coca-Cola
Bryan Jacob, energy and climate protection manager for Coca-Cola, is in charge of Coke's global effort to reduce the greenhouse gases that are emitted by the company's 10 million vending machines and coolers. Read More