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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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UK government-backed waste reduction program, WRAP, begins to promote more efficient use of natural resources for businesses.
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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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Environmental, social and governance issues take on increased prominence in the private equity industry.
by Lenika Cruz
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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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For the past five years, a quiet efficiency revolution has been taking place on more than 600 college campuses. It's a teachable moment for us all.
by Joel Makower
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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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The co-founder and director of global sustainability consultancy SustainServ talks about what the evolution of corporate sustainability means for small to medium-sized businesses, supply chains around the world and more.
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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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Good data collection can not only keep a sustainability program on track, but help companies set up an effective -- and potentially profitable -- program in the first place.
by Eric Louie
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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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There's been an evolution in sustainability consulting in the past decade as major players moved in to help major clients embrace sustainability. But will demand for those services continue? Is sustainability consulting sustainable?
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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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The Carbon Action initiative of the Carbon Disclosure Project, launched last year on behalf of 34 institutional investors, now has 92 signatories with more than $10 trillion in assets under management.
by Robert Kropp