FedEx: Pushing the Envelope on Sustainability
When you need to ship a package, how do you choose between FedEx and UPS? Their services are similar, if not identical. Could the companies' sustainability practices come into play? Read More
Large Brazilian Companies Begin Reporting Emissions
Twenty-seven Brazilian corporations, including Walmart Brasil and Ford, voluntarily reported their greenhouse gas emissions publicly earlier this month as part of Brazil's GHG Protocol Program. Read More
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