The group's Sustainable Packaging Coalition is launching a pilot project -- with big-name retail backers -- to develop and test a standardized recycling label for all types of packaging that will make it easier to increase recycling rates. Read More

One of the most unexpected impacts of the rise of the iPhone is how it's forced companies to begin adopting 'bring your own device' policies -- and now that policy is driving responsible reuse and recycling of electronics. Read More

Boosting energy efficiency is one way for companies to address rising costs, and engage employees to boot. Here's a primer to help your firm get started. Read More

The boom in demand for organically grown foods has led to a sharp rise in the relatively small number of organic farms. And for conventional farmers, there's a whole toolbox of approved chemicals waiting to help them transition to organic. Read More

Even the best of sustainability intentions will struggle to take off without getting your employees on board. Susan McPherson at Fenton offers a 10-point checklist for successful communications. Read More

A "nutritional label" for building materials and other measures to bring more transparency to the products that make up a building were unveiled at the U.S. Green Building Council's conventions. Read More

Eighteen months after I first profiled Cisco's efforts to cut their packaging waste -- and save big bucks in the process -- I got a chance to see if the project is thriving or struggling. Read More

Bill Gates has stepped into the breach to become the world's leading funder of research into geoengineering, and he's brought others, including GE's Jeff Immelt, into the industry as well. Read More

The shift to integrated reporting -- which companies including Southwest Airlines, Philips, United Technologies and Novo Nordisk have also undertaken -- is one that investors are beginning to clamor for. Read More

In a first-of-its-kind deal, a group in British Columbia has reached a five-year agreement to sell carbon offsets created through the reduction of diesel fuel consumption by heavy trucks and equipment. Read More