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To paraphrase an adage, behind every great automaker is a great automotive supplier, the company that provides the behind-the-scenes integrated technology solutions that customers want -- and demand -- in their automobiles. Standing behind many well-known automotive giants is Visteon Corp., a company with a not-so-famous name that currently ranks number two in the marketplace it serves. It has earned this standing in part because of an unparalleled commitment to the environment, says chairman and CEO Peter Pestillo, who emphasizes that there can be no distinction between good business initiatives and sound environmental ones. By Katie Sosnowchik Read More

Lawn clippings, leaves, and other organic debris that once would have been headed for landfills is being ground into compost and reused in landscaping, thanks to AgRecycle, Inc., a Pittsburgh, Penn., company devoted to wholesale composting. The company also offers valuable lessons for entrepreneurs on how to carve out a niche in a green industry -- and expand that niche sustainably. By Nora Goldstein, In Business magazine. Read More

Although sales and accolades are important at Patagonia, it is clear the company manages with an eye on a double bottom line, measured by a strong corporate culture, and recognition as a force for social and environmental change. By Jacquelyn Ottman Read More

It is no doubt convenient to adopt the fiction of a fundamental conflict between community and globalism. But it is not just wrong; it is, in the end, an insult to human creativity and freedom. Read More

Tom's of Maine is living proof that it is possible to integrate personal values with managing for all traditional goals of business -- making money, expanding market share, increasing profits and building customer loyalty. By Jacquelyn Ottman Read More

DuPont, which claims to be the world's largest recycler of nylon since 1991, has announced the successful completion of an environmental initiative to upgrade and expand its nylon carpet reclamation center in Calhoun, Ga. In addition to receiving, sorting, baling and packaging used carpet, DuPont has added equipment to recover nylon at the facility. Read More

Thinking about an "environmental" career? By all means remain committed to sustainability -- but get expertise in international business, chemical engineering, or finance. Then, when you get your non-environmental line position -- you can start to change the world. Read More

The key challenge of the century is to attach profit -- that exquisitely symbolic manifestation of survival and reproductive success -- to sustainable means of production. Read More

Theodore W. Kheel is an authentic giant of public life in the United States, the best known labor relations lawyer and mediator of his time, and the man behind dozens of philanthropic ventures. He is also a driving force for sustainable development. By Pranay Gupte. Read More

FTSE, a leading financial index calculation specialist, has named the companies to be listed in the new ethical investment index, revealing that a greater percentage of UK companies qualify for inclusion in the index than from any other country. Read More