Centralized or distributed power? We need both (for now)

New research shows that it won't necessarily take super storage to scale renewable energy, but it will take a mix of locally-generated and utility-scale power. Read More

Managing the unmeasurable in apparel supply chains

Tracing consumer goods back to the source isn't easy, but the garment industry sustainability ills are a prime example of why it needs to be easier. Read More

Companies react to CDP’s new reporting fee

Reporting to CDP can be a big time-suck for corporate sustainability executives and, with the new fee to file, companies weigh the cost-benefits of continuing to participate. Read More

GM, Johnson Controls teach G7 about circular economy thinking

At the first US meeting of the G7's Alliance on Resource Efficiency, GM's 131 zero waste factories and Johnson Controls' recycling of batteries became lessons. Ford and 3M also shared practices. Read More

The power of microgrids gets unleashed

Utilities may not be happy about it, but breakthroughs in battery storage and declining clean energy costs are making microgrids more appealing. Read More

4 unexpected champions of the clean transportation revolution

Here's how new, innovative finance models can electrify the transition to cleaner mobility. Read More

Is a global aviation emissions deal quietly being prepped for takeoff?

New FlightPath 1.5 campaign aims to build support for historic aviation climate change agreement. Read More

The future of reporting: Goodbye, annual PDFs; hello, real-time feeds

Don't get too excited about the death of the yearly corporate sustainability report. Soon reporting will be always on, wide open and searchable, says the Global Reporting Initiative. Read More

Why doesn't sustainability messaging work better?

Adobe's sustainability strategist offers lessons, and a clean example from Colgate. Read More

The farm that grows climate change solutions

Here’s how agriculture can make sequestered carbon one of its most valuable products. Read More