Decarbonization

Bacardi Ltd., the world's largest privately held spirits company, cut greenhouse gas emissions 9.2 percent in the last fiscal year by increasing efficiencies and the use of renewable energy, while KPMG LLP shrank its carbon footprint in the U.S. by reducing air travel, use of electricity and waste. Read More

A new, unpublished report from the United Nations calculates the actual cost of pollution from business operations as part of a long-term plan to make companies accountable for their environmental impacts. Read More

Devices developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that could save the U.S. trucking industry $10 billion a year in diesel fuel are being tested at NASA Ames Research Center, home of the world's largest wind tunnel. Read More

Ford is expanding its alternative-fuel fleet offerings with the all-electric Transit Connect and the ability for all Transit Connect models to be converted to run on compressed natural gas or propane.   Read More

Although there are many benefits from investing in and working within metropolitan areas and inner cities, much of the information about opportunities is fragmented and scattered.   Read More

Global Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) has extended its money-saving environmental management program to 20 percent of its portfolio, including two companies located outside the U.S. Read More

Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to tell that joke, and it’s as good a way as any to introduce Greenbiz.com’s third annual State of Green Business report. Read More

How Dulux lowered the carbon, water and waste impact of its paint thanks to a three-year research project.   Read More

This report shows what more than 700 suppliers to companies in the Carbon Disclosure Project are doing to be aware of climate change risks, set goals and take action on reducing their emissions. Read More

A new line of paint from Dulux, using technology and practices developed over a three-year research period, has half the carbon and water footprint of previous paints, with 40 percent less waste and more recycled content in packaging.   Read More