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The outdoor retailer used a full-page ad in the New York Times this last weekend to offer a few wise words about sustainable consumption.
by Marc Gunther
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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 million metric tons of materials savings in 2010 alone.
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It's a well established fact that big companies, especially those dominant in their categories, have a hard time innovating. Is there a way to overcome the status quo on behalf of sustainability?
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The head of sustainability at one of the world's most innovative companies kicked of the 2011 Innovation Forum with a look at how Nike tackles innovation, how its helping other companies get up to speed, and the challenges on the road ahead.
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The first prize from a challenged issued by the Environmental Defense Fund and InnoCentive proposes a simple solution to the problem of pollution from nitrogen-rich farm runoff. It's just one of many little challenges that could add up to big solutions.
by Marc Gunther
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The first-ever chief sustainability officer at the beverage giant discusses what it's like to be the first to hold the CSO role at Coke, why the company is excited about the PlantBottle, and the importance of listening to feedback from customers.
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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 consumers?
by Marc Gunther
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Method is trying to deliver an anti-pollution message with a new recycled bottle that contains plastic trash from the sea, but can the new "ocean bottle" also deliver a profit?<br />
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Method, the company that used green chemistry to turn age-old concepts for making and marketing soap on their head, has come up with another innovation that explodes a long-held idea -- that the trash trapped in the North Pacific Gyre is unredeemable.
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The world's second largest sports brand has been working on a cross-industry partnership to phase out hazardous chemicals in its supply chain, in response to a challenge from Greenpeace.
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The vice president's talk at the National Clean Energy Summit, a sub-$15 LED bulb, and creating fuel from sewage are among the items on our radar this morning.
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Companies competing to outdo their rivals on sustainability has innumerable benefits for the economy and the environment, but rapid innovation can pose a number of challenges to their suppliers -- and here's how you can be prepared.
by Rick Gallisa
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An interview with Bonnie Nixon, the consortium's new executive director, on what the group is doing and where it's headed.
by Joel Makower
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The clothing giant is following Nike's lead in the wake of a Greenpeace campaign around the clothing industry's use of harmful chemicals.
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The next phase of the aniticpated Eco Index Apparel Tool begins next month with pilot testing, laying the groundwork for apparel and designers to make more sustainable sourcing choices.
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The auto industry is in upheaval now trying to radically reinvent our products to meet tough new fuel efficiency standards. But some of the lessons the industry has learned can be applied to any company thinking about sustainability.
by John Viera
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The public at large probably doesn't think of the chemical giant as a major green player, but the company has made a big push toward green in four main areas, driven in part by customer and market demands.
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TerraCycle has built a business around taking other companies' trash and turning it into treasure. It's a surprisingly tough sell sometimes, but here's how you make the case that it's not trash, it's wasted brand equity.
by Albe Zakes
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The textiles and apparel industry, once considered far behind the building and consumer electronics sectors in sustainability, has taken the lead on the environmental front.
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The fact that consumers ranked Seventh Gen and Whole Foods alongside Trader Joe's and Disney on sustainability -- while shunning Walmart -- underscores the idea that they don't have a clue about green brands.
by Marc Gunther
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The wireless carrier has set a series of ambitious goals regarding its own end-of-life electronics, as well as those it sells to individuals, and is taking a lifecycle approach to the e-waste challenge that could shift the entire industry.
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Method offers an inside look at its packaging design philosophy and how it functions as a core component of the company's organizational thinking.
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Clorox's green brands aren't giving it the profit boosts they used to.
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Sprint is upping the bar on green phones, and lowering their costs, with the latest phone in its environmental line.
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Al Iannuzzi, Johnson & Johnson's senior director of Worldwide Health & Safety, provides an insider's look at the company's efforts in eco-leadership.
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by Anna Clark