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Adidas Group scores big with sustainability venture capital fund
Footwear company's greenENERGY Fund invests in a portfolio of efficiency projects that target a strict 20 percent annual return on capital. Read More
Nest Labs: Automating the demand side of the smart grid
Want proof that the smart-grid ecosystem is alive and well? Nest Labs' news that it has signed partnerships with some of the US's biggest utilities should suffice. But more innovation is still needed. Read More
New crowdfunding site for carbon offsets forges unique path
The social startup seeks to develop partnerships with companies that would use it to build employee and customer brand engagement. Read More
EBay's bold new data center efficiency measure
E-commerce giant shares methodology that links specific lines of business to energy consumption and carbon emissions. Read More
Puma steps up game with Cradle to Cradle certification
Puma designs a new line of biodegradable and recyclable products to be among the first to meet C2C criteria. Read More
I wish Jeremy Grantham had gone to jail
The hugely successful investor also has the highest integrity and ethics. So why would we want to see him in prison? Read More
Black and gold go green: Steinway & Sons' road to sustainability
What's black and white and green all over? The 140-year-old factory that makes some of the world's finest pianos. Read More
Walmart, BMW lead for on-site renewable energy generation
The car company relies on biogas to produce 38 percent of the electricity it needs. Read More
Microsoft Research tackles ecosystem modeling
Working with the United Nations, Microsoft Research is undertaking the task of digitizing the way we understand the global carbon cycle to offer novel software tools for other researchers. Read More
Fraud-free cap and trade: What California learned from Europe
All the news related to carbon fraud in Europe has received plenty of attention. Meanwhile, California hopes to circumvent these problems in its new cap-and-trade system. Read More