New Levi's care tag gives tips to lower jeans'iImpact

Levi Strauss & Co. and Goodwill have partnered up on a new initiative to encourage consumers to reduce the impact of their jeans. The company's new care tag (which rolls out in 2010), online campaigns and in-store messaging gives tips to use less energy and also recommends donating unwanted jeans Read More

Chipotle to Mount Solar Panels at 75 Restaurants, Dell Installs Arrays at Its HQ

Chipotle Mexican Grill is installing solar panels at 75 restaurants over the next year, the company said today, while Dell announced that it has completed a solar project at its headquarters. Read More

All-Hybrid Taxi Fleet Debuts in Sunny Phoenix

An Arizona company began operating today what it is calling the nation's second carbon neutral taxicab service. Read More

Six Key Lessons on Mapping Out a Business Case for Sustainability Initiatives

"Finding the business case" is the holy grail of corporate sustainability professionals, who've sought to demonstrate the commercial benefits of social and environmental initiatives for years. Why is it so hard? Part 1 of this three-part post looks at ways to make the job easier.   Read More

Nike: From Considered Design to Closing the Loop

Nike's corporate responsibility agenda has evolved from one based on risk and reputation management to being a source of innovation, a change that has yielded not only new products, but a shift in the way Nike thinks about doing business, according to Hannah Jones, Nike's vice president of corporate responsibility. Read More

Chinese Anti-Pollution Laws Still Being Ignored, Report Finds

A Greenpeace China investigation has found that 18 Chinese and multinational firms are failing to comply with new Chinese environmental laws. Read More

A Look Inside Good Housekeeping's Green Seal

With 100 years of credibility under its belt, the Good Housekeeping seal of approval has reached the pinnacle of consumer confidence. But will its green stamp be a game-changer for the green marketplace? Read More

Bloomberg's Tokyo Office Attains First LEED-Gold Certification in Japan

Bloomberg's office in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district is the first site in Japan to receive LEED-Gold certification for a commercial interior space. Read More

Alstom, We Energies and EPRI Tout Early Carbon Capture Success

Alstom, We Energies and The Electric Power Research Institute have demonstrated the feasibility of using chilled ammonia to capture 90 percent of flue stream carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fired power plant. Read More

Schneider Helps Macy's Trim 'Empty' Shipping Miles

A program that reduces the number of shipping trailers that travel empty on return routes has saved Macy's thousands of dollars while also cutting diesel fuel consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions. Read More