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HP's position falls, while two Indian firms appear for the first time in Greenpeace's annual guide to Greener Electronics.
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If the company's partnership with a tiny biotech upstart delivers on its promises, it could start sourcing and processing the material at commercial scale in the southeastern U.S.
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The company says the plan will make it "energy independent" by 2020. Complete neutrality, though, depends on how you calculate the furniture giant’s total footprint.
by Judith Nemes
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The maker of personal-care products is challenging other cosmetics companies to meet or beat its commitment to remove potentially harmful chemicals from its products.
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Officials in Alameda County, California have passed a law requiring pharmaceutical companies to pay for the collection and disposal of unused and expired medications. Can this pioneering local effort be duplicated elsewhere?
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Conscious consumers can reward companies that are responsible and punish those that are not. Here are three examples of how this has changed corporate behavior.
by Marc Gunther
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The National Cattleman's Beef Association, BASF and Walmart are just three of the diverse companies that are applying the new sustainability metrics developed by the Sustainability Consortium to green their supply chains.
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The consumer goods manufacturer says it has achieved a 21% improvement in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions per dose since 2007, beating its goal for 2020
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Virgin teams up with Strauss to sell home water-purification systems in the U.K. Can it tap into the flood of demand for consumer water purification?
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Hannah Jones, vice president of sustainable business and innovation at Nike, talks about how to tap mega trends like population growth, scarcer natural resources and climate change to create massive opportunities for new business models.
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Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to working with growers to source coffee beans as sustainably and ethically as possible.
by Marc Gunther
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While corporations pour millions of dollars into sustainability policies and initiatives, consumers remain skeptical.
by Ory Zik
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With the release of its 2012 sustainability report, it's clear that the company has become greener and more responsible than it used to be -- but it's still got a long way to go. How much can one company do?
by Marc Gunther
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After the Fair Labor Association found workplace violations at Apple's supplier Foxconn Technology Group, it looks like the electronics giant is becoming more transparent.
by Robert Kropp
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With the launch of a new pilot aimed at phasing out Styrofoam in favor of paper cups, has McDonald's launched an eco-rivalry that will take the material out of circulation?
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Eight years since the launch of its Coffee and Farmer Equity (C.A.F.E.) Practices commitment, Starbucks is ready to share some of the lessons its learned along the way to greener supply chains.
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A look inside a just-announced partnership between the aluminum giant and the green consultancy to boost recycling efforts across the US.
by Marc Gunther
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One year into his term as chief sustainability officer at Ikea, Howard talks about his move from The Climate Group to the global retailer, Ikea's push for certified cotton and timber, and how to make sustainable products affordable.
by Heather King
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Measuring and communicating the carbon footprint of consumer goods is a resource-intensive effort that may be doomed to fail. But lean manufacturing process, already widely adopted and respected, hint at what might be done with the carbon footprint concept.
by Kumar Venkat
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Strips that absorb the gas that accelerates fruit ripening are being tested by Marks & Spencer and Tesco in the hopes of slashing food and packaging waste.
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After 10 months as the leader of the group, Nixon is moving on, while the Consortium leans on McKinsey and its board to move the organization forward.
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At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, the CEO of the world-leading sustainable manufacturer talks about how Interface continues to evolve and improve the sustainability of its products, and how its taking its products to the skies.
by Adam Aston
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Bart Alexander, chief of corporate responsibility at the global brewer, discusses how the company manages the impacts of its products, and why 90 percent of its employees believe the company is doing a good job on sustainability.