Ikea's Steve Howard on Bringing Sustainability to the Masses
One year into his term as chief sustainability officer at Ikea, Howard talks about his move from The Climate Group to the global retailer, Ikea's push for certified cotton and timber, and how to make sustainable products affordable. Read More
How U.S. Pro Sports Teams Rank on Environmental Disclosure
How do teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL stack up in their sustainability efforts? Maybe better than you'd expect, but they're still mostly out in left field. Read More
What Oat Hulls Can Teach Us About Tapping Employees' Innovation
John Hellweg, recently retired from General Mills, shares the effort it took to complete a nearly 25-year-long process to turn a waste stream into a fuel source. Read More
The VA Department's Veterans Canteen Service Attacks Food Waste
Food waste isn't a problem generally associated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but the network of cafes and food service operations catering to VA facilities generates tons of it. Read More
Is There a Leaner Way to Footprint?
Measuring and communicating the carbon footprint of consumer goods is a resource-intensive effort that may be doomed to fail. But lean manufacturing process, already widely adopted and respected, hint at what might be done with the carbon footprint concept. Read More
US Foods Turns to Solar Power for Site Serving Metro New York
Rooftop solar power will supply about 85 percent of the energy used by a distribution facility in New Jersey that serves metro New York. Read More
Ben & Jerry's, Unilever to Roll Out Greener Freezers in U.S.
The new cold cases for Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Klondike bars, Popsicles and other frozen treats from Unilever are designed to be more energy efficient and climate-friendly. Read More
Honda Civic, Toyota Prius Earn Least-Toxic Car Scores
A new study about the potentially toxic off-gassing chemicals in vehicles -- responsible for 'new car smell' -- finds steady improvement across most vehicles, though cars from Mitsubishi, Chrysler and Kia showed high levels of those chemicals. Read More
What's the Big Deal About the Heartland Institute 'Scandal'?
The publication of internal documents -- which may or may not be faked -- from a think-tank that challenges the consensus on climate change reveals a great deal about the toxic debate over climate science and policy. Read More
Apple and Foxconn: Sustainable Labor is a Must
I’m taking a detour from my typical commentary on green buildings and building energy efficiency to weigh in on the controversy concerning labor conditions at Chinese factories contracted to assemble Apple’s iPhones and iPads. Read More