3 ways social media can power up utilities (and their customers)

Utility customers' demand for interaction is on the rise, and the industry is starting to listen. Their lessons apply to other industries as well. Read More

Unilever struggles to sell customers on Sustainable Living

Company sees emissions per consumer rise despite slashing greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing operations. Read More

How Yerdle and Patagonia are boosting the sharing economy

The online marketplace and outdoor-product company are helping to reshape how people interact with their stuff. Read More

Why you’ve never measured your carbon footprint

Most carbon calculators fail, providing a big opportunity for companies to spur consumer behavior with apps that engage and inspire. Read More

Whole Foods, Gerber say demand for green baby products is strong

Parents weren’t always clamoring for sustainable baby goods. But thanks to pioneers such as i Play., the market has been steadily growing. Read More

Can Patagonia's 'responsible economy' campaign catch a wave?

Can the iconoclastic company that advertised "Don't buy this jacket" convince consumers and other companies to change the economy for good? Read More

Understanding consumers’ four zones of responsibility

Consumers think about sustainable companies and their products through multiple lenses. Do you? Read More

Millennials may not be as green as you think

This myth-busting analysis of millennial attitudes and behaviors may shock you. Smart marketers should take heed.   Read More

The alphabet soup of fear and consumer turn-off

EMFs, GMOs, VOCs – and whatever happened to radon? Years of membership in the Fear of the Month Club have trained consumers to worry for a while, then lose interest. Read More

The super-rich love their super-expensive hybrids

Wealthy buyers snap up the latest batch of super-expensive, ultra-exclusive hybrids from the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, BMW and Land Rover. Read More