Nestle Waters Wades Through Bottled Water Challenges

Nestlé Waters North America faced four key challenges in its efforts to build a new bottled water plan in the northeastern U.S. The company partnered with Business for Social Responsibility to map a path to success. Read More

Halfway to a Green Taxi Fleet in San Francisco

Just two years after San Francisco's Green Taxi Law made it onto the books, alternative fuel vehicles make up more than half of the city's cab fleet.   Read More

The Water-Saving Toilets of the Future

Most likely, you're currently dumping about a gallon of drinkable water down the sewer each time you flush. These new-fangled low- and no-flow toilets sidestep the behavior-change obstacle by making water conservation a no-brainer. Read More

Water's Place in Cradle to Cradle Thinking

Water efficiency and quality are two of the key points of Cradle to Cradle certification, but how companies work towards ideal water use depends on their products, operations and location.   Read More

Unilever Leads Food and Beverage Industry on Sustainability

Unilever's early efforts and comprehensive sustainability platform propelled the London-based company to the top of its sector in the latest Tomorrow's Value Rating. Nestle and Danone followed behind in second and third place, with PepsiCo and Coca-Cola rounding out the top five. Read More

Lotus Leaf Demonstrates Business Case for Bio-Inspired Products

Self-cleaning paint inspired by the Lotus Effect is one of the standout stories of bio-inspired design. Read on for a look at how it came to be, and what it takes for a product inspired by nature to be successful.   Read More

Walmart's Emerging Role in Sustainability Consulting

Three years before Walmart announced it would squeeze 20 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain, the retailer rolled out its Supplier Energy Efficiency Program with the goal of helping its suppliers save electricity and money, in turn bringing down the price of products. Read More

Recycled Pizza Boxes Hungry For a Bigger Slice of the Market

The GreenBox pizza box, made of 100 percent recycled content and designed to reduce waste, has been picked up for nationwide distribution by FoodBizSupply.com.   Read More

OfficeMax Reusable Shipping Bins Deliver Less Waste

OfficeMax is offering a new reusable shipping bin program to help businesses that make frequent orders reduce packaging waste.   Read More

Tropicana Shrinks Juice Boxes Due to Orange Crop Failure

Tropicana is shrinking its most popular size of orange juice by five ounces due to freezes in January that put the squeeze on orange crops.   Read More