Leadership
What's Behind the Big Sustainability Push at Unilever
The VP of sustainability at the consumer-goods giant talks about the power of collaboration, the difficulty of changing individuals' behavior, and why Americans in the shower is one of the biggest environmental hurdles Unilever faces. Read More
How M&S Found Sustainability & Profits in a Carbon-Neutral Bra
No company approaches sustainability more comprehensively — or more creatively — than the British retailer Marks & Spencer. Read More
The Silver Tsunami vs. the Green Wave
When the Baby Boom generation retires over the coming years, they will take with them collective millions of years of knowledge, leadership and experience. Will this 'silver tsunami' crush the green wave that's pushing the transition to a clean economy? Read More
The Help-Desk Efficiency Report 2010
Automating user help-desk request and launching self-service installs could collectively save companies billions of dollars per year. Read More
The Importance of Spring Cleaning Your IT Infrastructure
As an ever-increasing number of companies look to cloud computing as a sure path to green IT, there are three areas in any organization where IT is doing more harm than good. Read More
How Walmart Became a Force for Nature
A new book offers the first in-depth look at the many overlapping forces that drove the green makeover of Walmart -- and what that makeover means for the world. Read More
Japan Leads World in Harnessing IT for Sustainability
A new ranking of green IT leadership finds Japan far out in front in its successes to use IT to reduce its carbon footprint. Denmark and Germany tie for second, while the U.S. fails to place in the top 10. Read More
Kraft's Recipe for Greener Mac-n-Cheese and Oreos
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
Nike's Sustainability Report Takes Top Ceres-ACCA Award
Nike won for Best Sustainability Report today in the Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting, followed by first runner-up American Electric Power. Anvil Knitwear and SAP rounded out the honors. Read More
Levi's Revamps Supply Chain Engagement to Focus on Workers' Rights
The company's new guidelines, issued 20 years after it set terms of engagement focused on compliance in its supply chain, now aim to help the workers in its global supply chains prosper while also protecting the environment. Read More