Tesco Considers Dropping Carbon Footprinting Labels from Products
The supermarket is 'reviewing options' about its use of Carbon Trust carbon labeling following a disappointing take-up of carbon labelling by other retailers. Read More
The 6 Biggest Trends in Sustainability Reporting
At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, E&Y offered a preview of the results of a recent survey of trends in sustainability reporting from 24 different sectors. Read More
Waste Management Pilot Tests a Next-Gen Green Garbage Truck
With a rotating cylindrical body and a sleek profile, new trucks being test-driven by Waste Management look nothing like garbage haulers of bygone years. Read More
Is This the World's Best 'Greenest Companies' List?
Despite having long been skeptical of the ability to create any meaningful ranking of the world's most sustainable companies, I'm impressed by the list that was just put out by the Canadian magazine Corporate Knights. Read More
GM to Launch Industry's First Eco-Label for Cars
General Motors' Chevy brand has created a green label bearing environmental data for its cars, starting with the Chevy Sonic. Read More
Novo Nordisk Tops List of World's 100 Most Sustainable Firms
The Danish pharmaceutical firm was ranked No. 1 on the 2012 Corporate Knights Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World list, followed by Natura Cosmeticos S.A., Statoil ASA, Novozymes A/S and ASML Holdings NV. Read More
Dan Hendrix: The Future of Interface is Bright & Greener than Ever
At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, the CEO of the world-leading sustainable manufacturer talks about how Interface continues to evolve and improve the sustainability of its products, and how its taking its products to the skies. Read More
12 Acquisitions that Transformed the Energy Management Software Market in 2011
As the need for visibility into a company's carbon emissions and energy use accelerates, the major players in the market are stepping up their acquisitions and evolution. You can count on more changes coming soon, but here's the current lay of the land in this fast-changing market. Read More
How SAP's Software Benefits Poor Rural Women In Ghana
As part of its CSR initiatives, SAP has partnered with PlaNet Finance to help fund, and make more efficient, the work of rural shea harvesters in Africa -- improving lives and helping to improve the environment in one fell swoop. Read More
How Companies Can Make Buildings Greener and Better
As the technology to manage building performance and efficiency evolves, so do the voluntary initiatives that provide standards for the new solutions. Companies that take a hand in the process can accelerate the pace and adoption of building innovation. Read More