Nature
5 Lessons from AirDye on Building a Strong Green Brand
Efforts by the firm AirDye to sharply reduce the water used by the textile industry in coloring fabrics offer marketing lessons to any company than wants to build a green brand. Read More
The Human Kidney: Inspiration of and Solution to the Water Crisis
Startup company AguaVia thinks it's found a solution to the world's looming water crisis that offers much more than a drop in the bucket. Read More
Toys R Us Embeds Green Building Elements in Store Expansion Plans
The biggest toy store company in the U.S. outlined an ambitious agenda to open 21 new stores and renovate 23 others by the end of the year. Behind the ballyhooed expansion plans are a series of green building elements for each site. Read More
6 Ways Companies Can Address Their Water Scarcity Risks
Corporate concern about water shortages is on the rise, and there are a growing number of tools available to help companies avoid the physical, reputational and regulatory risks that running afoul of water scarcity can pose. Read More
Sprint Earns Top Grade for Cutting Junk Mail, Using Greener Paper
ForestEthics ranks credit card, telecom and insurance companies on their paper use and policies. Read More
10 Perspectives on the Future of Water
In a fast-moving virtual conference Tuesday, 60 water experts shared their thoughts on the past, present and future of this growing challenge. Here are 10 memorable quotes that caught our attention from the program. Read More
The Water Industry: A Massive Market Bubbles to the Surface
At the H2O Global Water Summit in Toronto last week, world-leading companies and authorities on the coming water crisis assessed the state of the market for water technology. Here are five reasons why you should be watching your water. Read More
Who's Peddling Pulp Fiction in the SFI vs. FSC Forestry Wars?
With this week's news of seven major companies dropping their support for the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, a war of words has heated up between SFI and the Forest Stewardship Council, the other wood products certification on the market. Read More
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Makes $150M Green Building Pledge
The company has developed a new green building standard to guide its investment called the Enterprise Sustainable Construction Protocol (ESCP). Enterprise Rent-A-Car expects ESCP could rack up energy and water savings of up to 35 percent. Read More
Apple Takes Heat from Chinese NGOs of Supply Chain Pollution
A major report from a group of Chinese NGOs accuses the technology giant of 'dodging' questions about its green credentials and workers' rights. Read More