Strategy

Whole Foods Market has announced that it is the first national grocer to have its retail operations designated as "Certified Organic" by Quality Assurance International. Read More

Japanese companies are making strides in eco-design, recycling, and lead-free soldering technologies -– and could help European businesses cope with tighter EU legislation on products and waste. Read More

During the past decade, Chiquita Brands International, the company that invented the banana industry, has been gradually reinventing it, one bunch at a time. By Tensie Whelan Read More

The U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation launched a new Web site this week in support of its the Commuter Choice Leadership Initiative, a partnership to reduce air pollution and global warming associated with vehicle use. Read More

Know the five strategies that facilitate the innovative culture needed to radically change products and processes toward sustainability. By Jacquelyn Ottman Read More

Seventh Generation, Inc., a leading brand of natural household products in the U.S., now provides consumers with the reassurance that its recycled paper towels are certified “Processed Chlorine-Free.” Read More

Nevada has the best policy climate for small business and entrepreneurship, followed by South Dakota, Washington, Wyoming, and Florida. Good luck in Kansas, Maine, Hawaii, and Rhode Island, where the business climates are the most challenging. The District of Columbia, though not a state, is the least accommodating to small business. That’s the word from the Small Business Survival Committee, whose sixth annual rankings of states in its Small Business Survival Index 2001 aims to let citizens and lawmakers know how they stack up with other states on energy costs, friendliness to small businesses, and economic growth. Read More

There is ample evidence to prove that where there is an honest union-management partnership, productivity and product quality increase. That applies to efforts in sustainability as well. By Morton Bahr. Read More

More than 6,000 computers go to waste every day in California, according to a new study prepared by a coalition of industry groups under sponsorship of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Cleaning up computer and electronic waste could cost industry as much as $232 million, or generate as much as a $36 million profit, depending on what solutions are chosen, the report found. Read More

Environment-related enterprise is virtually limitless, but mining opportunities takes creativity. Here are some leads to help you meet your goals. By Jacquelyn Ottman Read More