Maersk Tests Algae-Based Biofuel in Cargo Voyage to India
Maersk is testing a range of algae-based biofuel blends aboard a container ship headed to India as part of a project with the U.S. Navy. Read More
How McDonald's is Mainstreaming Sustainability
Bob Langert, the company's VP for sustainability digs in to the many ways the company is pushing for greener fast food, and how it's got a long row to hoe to convert its many skeptics and opponents. Read More
BP to Close Its Solar Business after 40 Years
The oil giant insists it remains committed to its alternative energy division, and is on track to invest $8 billion in green technology by 2015; the company says solar is too much of a commodity to make a profit. Read More
Hilton Offers a Deep Look into Its LightStay Sustainability System
As of this month, the more than 3,750 properties that are part of Hilton Worldwide are participating in the company's LightStay sustainability management program. Christopher Corpuel, Hitlon's green guru, tells GreenBiz how they made it happen. Read More
Europe Launches Eco-innovation Action Plan
The new project, which is critical to delivering smart, sustainable growth to the European Union by 2020, seeks to help businesses to deliver green growth and environmental benefits. Read More
How the Sustainability Consortium Creates 'Hot Spots' for Innovation
The coalition's creative collaboration model is tacking the biggest problems in corporate sustainability, and in the process developing a way to create truly sustainable consumer goods. Read More
Office Depot's Three-Pronged Strategy for Corporate Sustainability
Yalmaz Siddiqui, the head of environmental strategy at the office retailer, explains how the motto 'Be Greener, Buy Greener and Sell Greener' shapes the company's actions. Read More
Kraft's Full Eco-Footprint Shows Agriculture's Impacts
Growing the raw materials that go into Kraft's portfolio of products, including Chips Ahoy, Boca, Triscuits and, of course, Macaroni and Cheese, is responsible for the bulk of the company's environmental footprint. Read More
Facebook Ends Greenpeace Campaign with Major Green Commitments
The longest-running feud in green IT has come to an end as the social network embraces renewable energy for its data centers, coming to terms with the environmental group's demands. Read More
Siemens Powers Merced County Lockups with 1.4 MW Solar Farm
The Merced County jail and a nearby juvenile justice facility in California's Central Valley are expected to draw about 70 percent of their electricity from a new 1.4 megawatt solar farm that fans out across 4.5 acres. Read More