McDonald's to Sell Fair Trade Certified Coffee

McDonald's has announced it will serve Fair Trade certified coffee in 658 of its restaurants in New England and Albany, N.Y. Read More

Chevron's Energy Campaign Draws Mixed Reviews

Chevron's ad campaign to raise awareness of energy consumption issues follows similar moves by its peers, and gets a mixed reception. By Lisa Roner Read More

The Balanced Scorecard and Corporate Social Responsibility: Aligning Values for Profit

CSR reporting has grown over the past few years, but the information provided by those reports isn't always used for strategic advantage. Tying values and measures to a Balanced Scorecard could be the way to make good intentions more profitable. Read More

Chiquita Offers First Rainforest Alliance-Certified Fruit in Europe

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. will now be filling supermarket shelves in nine European markets with bananas labeled as Rainforest Alliance-certified. Read More

Texas Car Dealership First to Seek LEED Green Certification

Pat Lobb Toyota of McKinney, which broke ground Oct. 14, has been designed from the ground up to maximize all environmentally sensitive possibilities. Read More

Starbucks Honored for Recycled-Content Cup

The result of more than eight years of innovative research and testing, the introduction of Starbucks recycled-content cup in early 2006 is expected to lower the company's dependence on tree fiber annually by more than five million pounds. Read More

Levi Strauss Publishes List of Active Suppliers

Levi Strauss & Co. has published a list of all active owned-and-operated and contract factories producing Levi's, Dockers, and Levi Strauss Signature branded products. Read More

Six Industry Products First to Receive 'Cradle to Cradle' Certification

McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry has announced six products as the first to qualify for Cradle to Cradle certification. Read More

HSBC Goes Carbon Neutral Three Months Early

HSBC has become the first major bank to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to zero by reducing energy use, buying green electricity, and then offsetting the remaining CO2 emissions by investing in carbon projects. Read More

A Bold Plan for New Orleans

Alex Wilson, editor of Environmental Building News, lays out a ten-step plan for how to approach the reconstruction of New Orleans in a way that protects the environment while respecting the city's culture and the well-being of its residents. Read More