Sustainability, Employees and Social Media: 4 Keys to Success

Getting everyone on board with your company's sustainability efforts is the single most important factor for its eventual succes. Here's how companies large and small are making it work. Read More

My 5 Favorite Events of the Year

One of the other encouraging trends we’ve seen in 2011 is the importance of events. Here are some of the better ones I had a chance to speak at this year. Read More

Siemens, Shanghai Electric Form China Wind Energy Alliance

The $226 million joint ventures will accelerate offshore wind farm development for China, already the world's leading wind energy producer Read More

Why Are There Brominated Flame Retardants in Some Sodas?

A chemical that has been used in some soda products for decades -- and which is perfectly legal under FDA regulations -- has been known to cause skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders, according to a new exposé. Read More

Volvo's App for Greener Commutes Wins Sustainability Award

An app created by Volvo employees who wanted to shrink the carbon footprint of their commutes has been named the most environmentally friendly project for 2011 by tech magazine CIO. Read More

5 Lessons from AirDye on Building a Strong Green Brand

Efforts by the firm AirDye to sharply reduce the water used by the textile industry in coloring fabrics offer marketing lessons to any company than wants to build a green brand.   Read More

Can Flash Mobs Engage Consumers on Green?

The potential for random acts of spontaneous choreography to ignite sustainable brands. Read More

Sourcemap Aims to Take Supply Chain Visibility to the Next Level

Sourcemap, the crowdsourced archive of supply chain information, is readying for a big 2012 with new product and service offerings geared toward large firms with complex supply chains. Read More

Climate Change and the Consumption Trap

After more than two decades of talking about sustainable consumption -- and in spite of advances in resource efficiencies and renewable energy -- we are not all that much closer to consuming sustainably. Read More

Avon's CSR Report Gives Its Paper, Water & Energy Use a Makeover

The cosmetics giant's third sustainability report shows how it is trying to drive up its energy efficiency, improve resource optimization, and chop down its waste. Read More