Starbucks Recycles Old Cups Into New Ones

Starbucks has completed a test showing its ubiquitous coffee cups can be recycled into new cups, and although only one facility can currently make that happen, Starbucks hopes this and other tests push more recyclers to accept trashed cups. Read More

Four Tips for Writing a Winning CSR Report

Thinking of writing your first sustainability report? Or want to take yours to the next level? Here is a solid checklist of issues to take into consideration if you are about to embark on a sustainability report. Read More

WHO Pins BPA Exposure on Food

The primary way humans are exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) is though food, said a panel convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), which also stated that any "public health measures" are premature. Read More

Naked Juice Pours All Drinks Into 100% Recycled Bottles

 Naked Juice is keeping good on its plan to convert all of its bottles to recycled content. Read More

PwC Finds a Boom In CSR Reporting, Despite Recession

PricewaterhouseCoopers publishes the fourth in a series of surveys of sustainability reporting, recommending the Global Reporting Initiative and the UN Global Compact as starting points for new reporters. Read More

The Material Facts About Bioplastics

Following on our recent webcast on bio-based plastics, we asked our presenters a series of questions on topics including the benefits of bioplastics, the differences among various biobased plastics, and the role of municipal waste agencies in creating a composting infrastructure. Read More

Early Details Emerge About Ouster of Seventh Generation's Founder

Seventh Generation Founder Jeffrey Hollender has told friends that his ouster came as a surprise. It evidently followed months of tension with his board and  with Chuck Maniscalco, the former senior exec at PepsiCo who was brought on as CEO of Seventh Generation in June 2009. Read More

Is TerraChoice Greenwashing?

The third and latest Sins of Greenwashing report may be as much of a greenwash as the products and companies it is criticizing. Read More

Odwalla Juices Switching to Sugarcane-Based PlantBottle

 Odwalla, the juice-making Coca-Cola subsidiary, will switch the packaging for all of its single-serve drinks to bottles made almost entirely of plant-based plastic by next March. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Geneva} Read More

Five Reasons Why Carbon Management Software is the Next Big Thing

As carbon becomes an ever-bigger liability on the corporate balance sheet, carbon and energy management software is poised to be the newest addition to the list of mission-critical enterprise software systems. Read More