Circular Economy
eBay's Latest Green Deal: 'Instant Sale' Electronics Trade-In
With a new initiative to take back and reuse or recycle unwanted, outdated or broken gadgets, eBay hopes to both expand its business and make a dent in the mountain of e-waste created every year. Read More
Electronics Recycling Report Card
This scorecard from the Electronics Takeback Coalition rates manufacturers of computers, TVs, printers and game consoles on their recycling efforts, and finds mediocre performance at best. Read More
Lessons in Innovation from Spaghetti and a Marshmallow
What can some of the most highly educated, sustainability-focused business leaders learn from 20 dry spaghetti noodles, a yard of string, a yard of tape and a marshmallow? Read More
Lifting the Lid on Stonyfield's New Plant-Based Packaging
Today, Stonyfield Farm, the organic yogurt company, is unveiling a new packaging solution: A yogurt cup made from corn. It's not the first revolution in yogurt cups, or the first packaging innovation made from corn. But Stonyfield's journey to today is a case study in sustainability, innovation, persistence, and systems thinking that I think is worth sharing. Read More
Starbucks Tests How Coffee Cups Fare in NYC's Recycling Stream
Starbucks is using New York City as a testing ground for recycling its ubiquitous coffee cups. If successful, it could mean the 3 billion cups it uses each year go to the recycling bin instead of landfill. Read More
How to Build Your Company's Sustainability Cred
Sustainability has become a key consideration for business, from an investment standpoint as well as hiring and attracting talent. Here are three ways to grow your revenue with new products and services by leveraging sustainability -- instead of targeting "eco-niches." Read More
Walkers to Try Potato Starch for Potato Chip Packaging
PepsiCo hopes to start making Walkers packets from unused potato starch within 18 months as it ditches Sun Chips compostable bag. Read More
The SunChips Bag: A Cautionary Tale
I, for one, liked the SunChips bag. I wasn’t annoyed by the sound; found it quite endearing, actually. Maybe it’s because, as a marketer, I thought the idea was spot on Read More
GE's Ecomagination Challenge: A Smart Way to Spur Innovation
The competition, which will award sizable grants to the most innovative ideas and startups, has generated more than 3,000 entries, and promises to speed our progress toward a smart grid, clean energy, eco-friendly homes, buildings and cars. Read More
Sustainable Innovation
Flooring company InterfaceFLOR shares seven lessons it has learned as it works toward having zero impact by 2020. Read More
