Circular Economy
Racing to the top: 10 green Olympic facts
Features range from real-time energy monitoring to the world's first recyclable stadium to an athlete's village with a green future. Read More
Why green chemistry is a major driver of product innovation
Better-designed and greener ways have taken root among researchers and industry, and it's not just about removing hazardous chemicals from the hood. Read More
Can Coca-Cola's new water system be a game changer?
Coca-Cola believes it has found the real thing in its new technology that reuses cleaned and treated water for non-product applications. Read More
Why the planet wins in the race to 40 mpg
More and more cars are breaking this threshold. Why has it become such a sacred goal, and what's the impact on the environment? Read More
Innovating a sea change in reducing plastic waste
Can companies and society innovate ways to reduce plastic waste? A diverse group last month in Rio set out to find out. Read More
How Home Depot is expanding the organic compost market
Take a look inside how a two-year-old startup got two of America's largest retailers to put its products on the shelves. Read More
Green vs. gray infrastructure: When nature trumps concrete
Natural ecosystems can meet the infrastructure demands of the 21st century in ways that benefit both the environment and the bottom line. Read More
How Sprint pushes the envelope on paper waste
Frustrated by slow uptake of digital billing, the telecom giant has just launched a reusable envelope for paper bills, a move that will save 400 tons of paper and more than 10 million gallons of water per year. Read More
Reckitt Benckiser achieves 2020 carbon goal eight years early
The consumer goods manufacturer says it has achieved a 21% improvement in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per dose since 2007, beating its goal for 2020 Read More
Levi's makes life-cycle assessment part of its fabric
Companies like Levi Strauss, Nike, Kraft Foods and Cannon are taking LCA out of the sustainability silos and into the design rooms by using LCA tools to make daily design decisions. Read More