Berkeley Adopts Zero-Waste Goal
The Berkeley City Council has officially established one of the first municipal zero-waste goals in the U.S. Read More
Report: Industry Must Lead to Reduce London's Ecological Footprint
London's ecological footprint is more than twice the size of the U.K., and if everyone lived as Londoners do, it would take over three planets to support them, a new report has revealed. Read More
Business/NGO Engagement All the Rage
There was a time when representatives of Rio Tinto and Earthwatch, BP and Fauna and Flora, would not be seen dead in the same room. But today business-NGO partnerships are commonplace. Read More
ChevronTexaco Launches First Hydrogen Fueling Station
ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures has unveiled its first Chevron Hydrogen energy station at the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in California. Read More
What's Brewing at Starbucks?
Mark Lee of SustainAbility Radar asked the president and CEO of Starbucks Coffee Company to share his perspectives on the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts. Read More
Observations on Brownfields: Complications and Considerations
Notes from documentary filmmaker John Sutherlin’s latest project -- a film on urban redevelopment Read More
The Hidden Costs of Comparative Advantage
The principle of comparative advantage works well in an ideal world where trade incurs no human or environmental costs. But in the real world someone has to ultimately bear every cost, whether it is part of the accounting or not. By Kumar Venkat Read More
100 Most Sustainable Companies Named at Davos
The World Economic Forum, which concluded on Friday, was the launch site of a new global business ranking: the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. Read More
New Technology Uses CO2 to Make Plastic from Orange Peels
A new plastic, made by combining an oil derivative from orange peel with carbon dioxide, could change the way polymers are made around the globe. Read More
Starbucks Wins Gold for Farmer-Friendly C.A.F.E. Initiative
The World Environment Center award recognizes Starbucks for international leadership in sustainable development within the specialty coffee industry. Read More