IBM wins a contract to develop and install monitoring systems for 50 to 100 of the federal government’s highest energy-consuming buildings. Will proving the technology with Uncle Sam boost...
Seven companies joined KKR's Green Portfolio Program on its fourth anniversay, including Del Monte Foods, Capsugel, TDC A/S, Versatel, KION Group, Bharti Infratel and Dalmia Bharat Cement....
As the Rio+20 conference approaches, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development warns that a radical adaptation in the use of natural capital is required.
Los Angeles joins San Francisco and Santa Cruz -- along with Mexico City, Italy and others -- to prohibit stores from distributing disposable plastic bags....
Our food system is depleting the earth’s resources and making us sick, even as a billion people around the world go hungry. It’s got to change, and it can change.
The scale of Walmart's supply-chain sustainability program is massive, but the lessons learned by the world's largest retailer can be applied at companies of all sizes.
Building engineering company Integral Group unveiled a building with the world's highest LEED rating for commercial interiors in Oakland, Calif., this week. Here's a slideshow of the......
A new survey from Accenture reveals that many companies are struggling to satisfy consumer demand for sustainable goods and services, especially in emerging economies....
Massachusetts businesses, including hotels, will likely face new regulations in mid-2014 banning food waste as the state grapples with limited disposal capacity....
EarthShare describes how companies can leverage volunteer programs into a win for impacted communities, their employees and their own balance sheets....
Winners from DOE's $100,000 cash-prize challenge include a Facebook app using trees to visualize energy use and how businesses can obtain ENERGY STAR benchmarks...
A webcast just hosted by Joel Makower explored in-depth why solid data are critical to sustainability success -- and how that success can be hindered by manual reporting methods....
It's not in business' best interest to ignore the upcoming Rio+20 Earth Summit, especially since the scales of power are tipping to the point where nation states have less and companies...
The chief learning officer (CLO) is a position that reflects a seismic shift in the way many corporations now approach their environmental futures.
The world’s largest business software company has launched a new initiative to focus on the many challenges that urban centers face when trying to tackle sustainability issues....
The same week as the American Society for Quality meets in Anaheim, Calif., for its annual conference, it awards the Hutchens Medal to GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower.
The EDF Climate Corps started five years ago as a good idea, and now has fellows working in scores of corporations.
There is a growing body of evidence showing that sustainability certification is spawning far-reaching changes in production and land use practices, supply chains and in the way businesses operate......
Companies like Levi Strauss, Nike, Kraft Foods and Cannon are taking LCA out of the sustainability silos and into the design rooms by using LCA tools to make daily design decisions....
Could charging Starbucks customers for their paper cup prompt them to bring in a mug instead?
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