Industry, government team up for conflict-free mineral markets
Motorola, Nokia and others are partnering with international institutions to bring transparency, certification and income to Congolese mining communities in order to establish a market for these goods. Read More
KFC chickens out on unsustainable packaging
The company's U.K. arm revises policy to exclude suppliers using wood from protected forests. Read More
Small startup brings big data tools to the smart grid
AutoGrid Systems is the newest startup to tackle the big (and unstructured) data smart grid challenge. Read More
Why Dell and Steelcase are using mushrooms and agricultural waste
The companies join Sealed Air in eschewing plastics and embracing Evocative Design's renewable packaging instead. Read More
How collaboration can lead to better decisions on safer chemical alternatives
How competitors like Dow and BASF, HP and Dell, along with suppliers, universities and NGOs are working together to produce greener chemistry. Here's what they learned. Read More
3 ways for companies to protect water resources and save money
Recent reports find that not enough businesses are taking steps to conserve and mitigate risk. Learn from Cisco, Autodesk and new research on what to do to save water and improve financial performance. Read More
eBay’s 7 best practices for successful collaboration
Here's what your sustainability team can learn from a company which successfully reshaped policy for renewable energy in the home state of one of its data centers. Read More
An inside look at California's cap-and-trade program
Four hundred businesses are expected to participate in the first carbon allowance auction managed by the state's Air Resources Board. Read More
Why globalization is (mostly) green
In the long run, globalization will help us solve our environmental problems. Here's why. Read More
How one startup is tapping into the $100 billion AC market
Despite a slow global economy, the air conditioning market grew by 13 percent last year. Read More