Food & Agriculture
How Danone is pushing carbon further down its ingredients list
What's the carbon impact of banana yogurt? How about strawberry? Thanks to a new SAP system, Danone now knows the carbon footprints of each of its 35,000 products. Read More
Campbell's to stop using BPA in soup cans
The world's largest soupmaker says it will eventually stop using BPA -- a controversial chemical -- to line its cans. Advocates call the decision a big step for the canned-foods industry. Read More
Greening fast food packaging: A roadmap to best practices
Eight key steps to make fast food packaging more eco-friendly. Read More
Fast Food Packaging Study Finds McD's, Starbucks are Green Leaders
McDonald's and Starbucks stand out at leading examples of what fast food companies should do to lower the impacts of their packaging. Read More
The VA Department's Veterans Canteen Service Attacks Food Waste
Food waste isn't a problem generally associated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, but the network of cafes and food service operations catering to VA facilities generates tons of it. Read More
Ben & Jerry's, Unilever to Roll Out Greener Freezers in U.S.
The new cold cases for Ben & Jerry's ice cream, Klondike bars, Popsicles and other frozen treats from Unilever are designed to be more energy efficient and climate-friendly. Read More
How Sustainable is Your Valentine's Day Candy?
It's easy to lose sight of sustainability issues on a day that's focused on material expressions of affection, but there are resources gift-givers can use to gauge the environmental impacts of sweets and the firms that make them. Read More
How SAP's Software Benefits Poor Rural Women In Ghana
As part of its CSR initiatives, SAP has partnered with PlaNet Finance to help fund, and make more efficient, the work of rural shea harvesters in Africa -- improving lives and helping to improve the environment in one fell swoop. Read More
How Organic Valley Built a Green Brand with Guerrilla Marketing
A company whose products and business model are based on non-traditional thinking requires an equally non-traditional marketing strategy. Organic Valley's Theresa Marquez tells the GreenBiz Forum how the firm pursues its mission. Read More
How Can We Feed the Planet Without Destroying the Planet?
During the first morning of the GreenBiz Forums, Jon Foley, director of the University of Minnesota's Institute of the Environment, laid out a business plan for the Earth that aims to feed 9 billion people by 2050 while shrinking agriculture's eco-footprint. Read More