Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has launched an "Eco-Rail Mark" program as a means to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the distribution sector. Read More

Patagonia has partnered with Japanese textile firm Teijin to implement a polyester product recycling program starting next month. Read More

The Holland, Inc., owner of Burgerville and Noodlin' restaurants throughout Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington, has committed to use renewable wind power to provide 100% of its electricity needs. Read More

Australian scientists have developed a technique to use waste plastic in steel making, a process that could have implications for recycling scrap metal that accounts for 40% of steel production. Read More

The new technology can reduce by about one liter the consumption of petroleum in the production of a notebook personal computer. Read More

A new report analyses the views of U.K. employees on ethics at work and suggests how corporate ethics surveys might be benchmarked, says Simon Webley. Read More

Wal-Mart, in partnership with Rocky Mountain Recycling, is stepping up a pilot program that promises to keep tons of plastic out of landfills. Read More

The Fannie Mae Urbana Technology Center, a 247,000 square-foot data center and office building, has earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, making the data center the first of this type of facility in the country to obtain a LEED rating. Read More

This article makes a case for working "inside out," that is, engaging employees in the design, adoption and promotion of a worthwhile sustainability program before significantly communicating the commitment to the outside world. By Joseph Fiksel, Robert A. Axelrod and Susan Russell Read More

The newly reconstructed Stillwell Avenue subway station in Brooklyn has become the city's first solar-powered train terminal, billed as one of the most sustainable mass transportation sites ever built in the U.S. Read More