San Francisco Moves to Ban Yellow Pages

The city would continue its environmental initiatives by forbidding phone-book distributors from delivering the Yellow Pages without obtaining prior consent from homes and businesses. Read More

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Makes $150M Green Building Pledge

The company has developed a new green building standard to guide its investment called the Enterprise Sustainable Construction Protocol (ESCP). Enterprise Rent-A-Car expects ESCP could rack up energy and water savings of up to 35 percent. Read More

Just How Important is the CEO to Sustainability?

Although the vast majority of CEOs profess the belief that sustainability is critical to their firms' successes, there's little evidence that that is being put into action. Will more activist corporate leaders help close this gap? Read More

How the Chevy Volt Became the Heartbeat of GM

The second part of an in-depth look at how GM took its electric vehicle from concept to prize-winning machine, and the seven steps the program's leader used to shepherd it across the finish line. Read More

Amazon.com Offers Deliveries in Reusable Totes

 Amazon.com is giving some Washington state residents the choice to get shipments in reusable tote bags with its AmazonTote delivery program. Read More

Sales Rise as Emissions Fall at SAP

Preliminary data shows SAP AG's greenhouse gas emissions fell 4 percent in 2010, a year in which its business software sales grew 17 percent Read More

4 Steps to Build Trust into Sustainability

Research shows CEOs believe consumers trust their companies far less than they believe. This overestimation traps business leaders in a trust delusion that will prevent them from understanding what drives trust and how to address it. Read More

The Art of Bumming Money for Green Projects from Uncle Sam

Obtaining financing for any project can be a challenge and securing it for a green building project has its own set of hurdles. Part 3 of Shari Shapiro's green financing series focuses on government incentives, which she warns could soon move from being rare birds to endangered species among financing mechanisms. Read More

Fujitsu's Plastic-Free Mouse Designed for Composting

 Fujitsu is expanding its use of non-petroleum-based materials with a new mouse featuring a compostable shell. Read More

20 Green Tips for Small Businesses

From virtual meetings to recycled packaging, here are 20 things businesses of any size can do to improve their environmental impacts and boost their green cred. Read More