Supply Chain
Corporations Cause $2.2T in Environmental Damage Every Year
A new, unpublished report from the United Nations calculates the actual cost of pollution from business operations as part of a long-term plan to make companies accountable for their environmental impacts. Read More
Why eBay is a Green Giant
Can a company dedicated to buying and selling goods thrive while trying to convince people to consume less? eBay and its dedicated green team are working to promote the benefits of buying used products as the only kind of green shopping. Read More
Largest Poultry Plant in the U.S. Switches to Recyclable, Wax-Free Boxes
Mountaire Farms has converted all the boxes used to transport poultry products from its Lumber Bridge, NC, plant to waxless boxes that are recyclable and compostable. Read More
Can China Turn Cotton Green?
Producing "natural" cotton clothing is a huge and filthy global business that, Chinese-commissioned research shows, will be extremely difficult to clean up. Read More
Why the Triple Bottom Line Matters More Than Ever
The concept of a triple bottom line, where social and environmental factors are considered along with economic ones, is also getting a lot of attention. Is this another business fad? I don't think so. Read More
The Green Business Decade in Review
As we view the whatever-it's-called decade in the rearview mirror, it's tempting to assess what's transpired since the good old days of Y2K to see how far we've come — and how far we haven't. Read More
Energy Efficiency and Real Estate: Opportunities for Investors
This report, from the investor activist group Ceres, explores how the current economic and policy climate in the United States is creating new momentum for energy-efficient buildings. Read More
Japan, U.S. Come out Tops In Use of Green IT for Emissions Reductions
A new ICT Sustainability Index released by IDC ranks the G20 countries on how well they've incorporated technologies from smart grid to teleworking that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 5.8 gigatons by 2020. Read More
Retailers’ Best Practices in Product Chemicals Management
From Apple to REI, Boots to Staples, here's how top retailers are adopting chemicals management systems. Read More
Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability
The latest in our series of GreenBiz Reports explores and outlines the 10 best practices for bringing all your employees on board with your company's sustainability projects. Read More
