Marc Gunther

GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther is a longtime journalist and speaker whose focus is business and sustainability. Marc maintains a blog at MarcGunther.com. You can follow him on Twitter @marcGunther.

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As Biotech Debate Rages on, More GMOs Get Planted
By Marc Gunther, February 08, 2012
Even as both sides continue to wage a battle around whether or not genetically modified organisms are good for the planet and its people, new data show that ever-larger swaths of land are being...
The Bigger Picture Behind Apple's China Problem
By Marc Gunther, February 07, 2012
The major problems uncovered in Apple's -- and the IT industry's -- Chinese supply chain in a series of recent exposes go far beyond Apple to the heart of how companies measure their......
Why Google Invests in Clean Energy
By Marc Gunther, February 01, 2012
Last year, Google invested more than $900 million in clean energy projects. But does it have an energy policy? Does it need one?
Is This the World's Best 'Greenest Companies' List?
By Marc Gunther, January 27, 2012
Despite having long been skeptical of the ability to create any meaningful ranking of the world's most sustainable companies, I'm impressed by the list that was just put out by the...
Carrotmob Shows Why Consumers Now Have All the Power
By Marc Gunther, January 24, 2012
Brent Schulkin, the CEO of the startup that aims to harness individuals into a force for good, talks about the power of consumer action and why the stick isn't as effective as the carrot for......
Gazelle Leaps into the E-Waste Market with Focus on Reuse
By Marc Gunther, January 24, 2012
At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot spoke about how its model of making it easy for people to trade in unwanted, but still valuable, electronics is like having a......
The Coming Shift to 'Climate Preparedness'
By Marc Gunther, January 23, 2012
Businesses are starting to realize that climate change is inevitable, so they better start preparing for it.
The Sharing Economy and Me
By Marc Gunther, January 21, 2012
With peer-to-peer solutions for everything from car rentals to housing to moneylending taking off, are big businesses' futures at risk?
Wasting Water is Like Sending Pennies Down the Drain
By Marc Gunther, January 18, 2012
A San Francisco startup called WaterSmart Software wants to remind people that wasting water is wasting money, and to show consumers how to conserve both.
How SABMiller is Making Green Beer at the Bottom of the Pyramid
By Marc Gunther, January 13, 2012
The brewing giant faces stiff competition in Africa from home beer brewers. As the company learned how to make beer from local crops, SABMiller's head of sustainability explains how it's...