Finance & Investing

Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably sourced coffee by 2015. Read More

Johnson Controls looks at the main barriers and drivers to building energy efficiency projects in Europe. Read More

In addition to expanding ite e-waste takeback program, the company has reached record levels of materials recycled, growing 410 percent by weight since 2009. Read More

I covered the messy breakdown of the Carousel/Destiny USA project, which was selected as a green demonstration project under the 2004 Green Bonds program. I've also written at length about creating effective green incentives and regulations. For me, the most interesting part of this debacle is what it reveals about a major green incentive program. Read More

This report from Deutsche Bank examines how investors can manage the many risks driven by the potential physical impact of climate change on industry and society. Read More

This white paper from the World Economic Forum seeks to contribute to a global transition to sustainable investing. Read More

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

Real estate finance forecasters believe 2011 will be a year to buy back into the real estate market. If their predictions come true, structuring financing for green building and renewable energy projects will still require more legal creativity and effort than financing more traditional projects.   Read More

While green has become the new black and cleantech is now viewed as sexy, affordable housing -- as fundamental to societal well-being as energy security -- maintains a reputation as a dowdy old aunt. But that can change as new views emerge of the social return on investment provided by green, affordable housing. Read More

What are the real impacts of the 400 million pieces of e-waste that hit the waste stream each year in the United States? Read More