A CSR Checklist that Works for Every HR Department
As more and more companies embed their CSR practices in day-to-day operations, it becomes an opportunity for HR managers to become sustainability leaders. This checklist spells out what HR departments should and should do to promote sustainability. Read More
Facebook to Install Hybrid Solar Power and Water System at New HQ
Social media giant Facebook plans to install a rooftop solar power system that will provide hot water as well as electricity at the company's new corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Read More
TSMC Data Center Facility First in Taiwan to Certify ISO 50001
The world's largest semiconductor producer says its newest data center will save 2.21 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and eliminate 1,350 tons of carbon emissions a year. Read More
The Human Kidney: Inspiration of and Solution to the Water Crisis
Startup company AguaVia thinks it's found a solution to the world's looming water crisis that offers much more than a drop in the bucket. Read More
Why Water is the Sharp End of the Climate Change Stick
We are increasingly attuned to the links between climate change and water. Too much and a city floods; too little and a city dries up. Read More
A Better Way to Make Cotton Better
It will take a global network of retailers, farmers, NGOs and shoppers to make global cotton production better for the planet. Fortunately, the Better Cotton Initiative brings all these groups to the table. Here's how. Read More
Overcoming Cynicism: Lord Hastings' Call to Action at Net Impact
During the opening keynote to the three-day conference in Portland, Oregon, Lord Hastings avowed that the single most effective way to change the world is overcoming cynicism -- not a product or a business mode, but an attitude. Read More
How a Broader Definition of 'Value' Opens the Door to Sustainability
What's the business driver for sustainability initiatives? Beyond a small group of no-brainers, many companies are struggling to justify investing in green projects. Embracing a new definition what's valuable can help chart the path forward. Read More
Why Taipei 101 Lifts Green Building, and Green Jobs, to New Heights
While American media and pundits are bemoaning our inability to create any jobs or compete on green technologies, Asian countries are putting to work -- with great results -- the same ideas that have been killed in US political skirmishes. Read More
Why the Government Needs to Play a Role in Innovation
The Internet, shale gas technologies and Google search engine all had their origins in research funded by the U.S. government. These are just a few examples, and show why now is exactly the wrong time to stop supporting cleantech innovation. Read More