Nike, Ford, TerraCycle, Cadbury, Sprint ... they're all companies we've written about in the past couple weeks and also companies we've written about plenty of other times in the past. And that's plenty good news in itself.

It's heartening to see companies crop up again and again, showing that their talk about greening up products and packaging is being put into action on a regular basis, whether it's lower-impact shoes, smaller candy packaging, explorations into bio-based materials or reusing diaper and tissue packaging.

It's also just as encouraging to see the work being done by companies we haven't covered before, like BuyGreen.com, the online store that ships purchases only in reused boxes.

Check out those stories, plus a look at the many ways cement and concrete companies are cleaning up their industry's footprint, in this week's newsletter.

In The Living Principles for Design, AIGA distills the collective wisdom found in decades of sustainability theories and weaves it into a quadruple bottom line framework for design, adding cultural vitality to the triple bottom line of environment, economy and social equity.

This second annual report, by Rob Watson and the GreenBiz.com editorial team, explores the impacts that LEED-certified buildings have already had on energy, water, waste and employee productivity -- and projects those impacts for the next 20 years.

The goal of this conference is to enable the new generation of innovative products, processes and structural materials needed to produce low cost, efficient and durable wind and solar energy devices. Attendees will hear real-world information from leading downstream experts in wind and solar energy. If your company is exploring opportunities in wind and solar energy, this conference is the place to be.