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Who are the NGOs that companies turn to most often --- and most effectively? To answer that question, we spoke with companies with long experience working with nonprofits, scanned our coverage over the last 10 years, and compared notes. Read More

Read on for news on Gucci's greener packaging, Preserve's new program to make it easier for consumers to recycle its toothbrushes, and a new company getting into the carpet recycling game. Read More

Hooters, a restaurant chain known more for its waitresses' outfits than environmental efforts, is helping to clean up British Petroleum's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by donating used pantyhose.   Read More

The business of green certainly is complicated, and a recent survey listing the brands consumers perceive as the greenest in the land only further illustrates that point. Read More

McDonald's has recalled 12 million drinking glasses tied into the new Shrek movie because the paint on them contains the toxic metal cadmium.   Read More

Researchers have found a way to pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the air and use it to make plastics that do not contain bisphenol A (BPA).   Read More

Global sales of organic cotton apparel and textiles grew 35 percent while organic cotton production increased 20 percent in 2009, says the Organic Exchange. Read More

A new life cycle assessment (LCA) tool developed by the Ohio State University Center for Resilience brings a new dimension to LCA by taking into account ecosystem services like soil erosion, pollination, flood prevention and cropland.   Read More

DuPont has recognized bottles and chip bags made from plants and packaging made with fewer materials for its 22nd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation   Read More

Paint inspired by the scales on sharks aims to reduce the amount of fuel used by airplanes and ships by cutting down on the resistance they face in the air and sea.   Read More