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In a move to grow the market for Fair Trade products, the longtime head of Fair Trade USA proposes to allow much bigger coffee growers into the certification -- a move that some say runs contrary to the whole purpose of Fair Trade.
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Two Uncommon Ground restaurants in Chicago have been named the No. 1 and 2 greenest restaurants in the U.S....
The amount of LEED-certified square footage for existing buildings now exceeds that of new construction for the first time in the history of the U.S. Green Building Council....
UL Environment and GreenBiz Group publish the final version of UL 880 today, which, along with the upcoming UL 881 for service companies, will serve as the foundation of ULE's new Sustainability...
Although there is a veritable flood of eco-labels on the global market -- 426 and counting -- leading companies have created at least four ways to use eco-labels to boost their brands, sales and......
The world's largest semiconductor producer says its newest data center will save 2.21 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and eliminate 1,350 tons of carbon emissions a year....
The fifth annual report from the group that administers the green electronics certification finds global growth expanding rapidly, leading to 9 million megawatt-hours of energy savings and 16......
Krogers, Target and Sodexo offer new goals or updates of their sustainable seafood programs.
San Francisco's iconic Transamerica Pyramid, a unique silhouette on the city skyline for almost 40 years, celebrates a green building milestone....
A "nutritional label" for building materials and other measures to bring more transparency to the products that make up a building were unveiled at the U.S. Green Building Council's......
Each year vendors introduce a new element into the science-fair-on-steroids spectacle of the Greenbuild trade show. Here are highlights of some of the big attention-getters in Toronto....
There's a difference between a green revolution and a green party, and many in the sustainability movement have been mistaking the latter for the former, Thomas Friedman said at Greenbuild,......
Despite increasing clutter among green labels and products, and an ever-more-worrisome economy, sales of Fair Trade-certified products nearly doubled over last year. What does that say about green...
Solyndra takes center stage in D.C., policymakers try to stop glass buildings from killing birds, the EPA chief pays a visit to Method, and more are making green headlines....
The iconic skyscaper, whose green retrofit and refurbishing have become almost as celebrated as the landmark, achieved the certification under Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design......
The new guidelines from the International Integrated Reporting Committee reflects the changing demands stakeholders put on corporations, with an emphasis on clear and concise green reporting....
The U.S. Building Council reaches the LEED milestone with more than 1.3 billion square feet of commercial property worldwide now certified under the organization's standards....
The Navy, DOE and Ag department launch a three-year $510-million-plus project to boost use of advanced biofuels in ships, planes and vehicles, a top clothing retailer in Japan brings its recycling......
Why companies and organizations like the Carbon Disclosure Project need to add a new energy standard to their scorecards and rating systems....
It will take lots of work and cooperation to build a smart support system to speed and spread adoption of electric vehicles in the United States. The national standards group ANSI tries to get a......
GE unveils a new $48-million data center that serves its global appliances and lighting business.
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