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Tesco, the largest retailer in the United Kingdom, has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard for its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, and Marks & Spencer’s latest sustainability report says the chain cut its carbon emissions by 18 percent. Read More

IBM has some advice for companies that are tempted to ease up on their commitment to corporate social responsibility during the recession: Don’t. Read More

Nature has been practicing feedback loops for billions of years, and builders are now implementing feedback loops (through advanced programming and sensors) in structures to optimize their performance. While humans have created bigger and longer structures than nature, we still have a lot to learn from nature about optimization. Read More

Volunteering in the field you've targeted for your career path has proven to be a winning strategy, especially in today's economy as thousands look for jobs and strive to get an edge on the competition. Carolyn Mansfield of Bright Green Talent provides a road map for volunteers who want to develop skills, gain experience or simply help out with eco-friendly projects. Read More

Amie Vaccaro takes a look at the concept of social return on investment and how Wal-Mart is working to measure and manage its environmental and social impact. Read More

Golf courses in the Arab region use enough water to satisfy the needs of thousands of people. Yet their numbers are growing, illustrating the conflict between economic development and depleting natural resources, according to a new report. Read More

Long-term sustainable growth is important to building a successful company. In the final installment of her four-part series "Growing a Green Corporation: Meeting the Next Great Disruptive Challenge of the 21st Century," Brandi McManus provides a blueprint for building a green team. Read More

Corrugated cardboard made of post consumer waste material is an excellent sustainable packaging solution and a critical part of a long term environmental solution, but it has to be combined with some basic product knowledge to be cost effective as well as performance effective. Read More

The aspiring stylists at Paul Mitchell Schools want your hair during Earth Week -- and not just to practice their art. They'll be giving any shorn locks to a novel environmental organization that recycles hair into highly absorbent mats for use during oil spill cleanups. Read More

The economic downturn brings with it new wrinkles for large corporations to address as part of their corporate social responsibility planning. Read More