Finance & Investing

Makes the case that climate change has already started to cause a wide range of physical effects—with serious implications for investors and businesses. Read More

A top Nike official says the signals for greater sustainability are getting "louder and louder" across the company's supply chain and the industry as a whole. Read More

A handful of companies in high-growth Asia currently are valuing their employees as assets -- rather than expenses or liabilities -- and reporting on them in their financial statements. Read More

What does it take for a major bank to make a major environmental commitment? Why would it do that? Read More

Cloud computing could redefine the way we think about business ethics and sustainability. Here's how the cloud could affect two of our biggest sustainability challenges: climate change and human rights. Read More

What do Accenture, Deloitte, IBM and Logica have that sets them apart from other global firms competing in the field of sustainable technology? New research from Verdantix identifies their common success factors. Read More

How investors can use shareholder resolutions to boost company and industry commitments to sustainability issues. Read More

The oil giant insists it remains committed to its alternative energy division, and is on track to invest $8 billion in green technology by 2015; the company says solar is too much of a commodity to make a profit. Read More

A multi-billion-dollar 'superhighway' to connect offshore wind turbines to the US electric grid sounds like a can't-lose idea, but it's adrift without clearing some big financial, regulatory and technological hurdles. Read More

At Big Blue's annual 'Connect' analyst event, the company gave a glimpse at how its Smarter Planet initiative is driving business opportunities, and mapped the next hurdles it will need to overcome. Read More