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In a truly circular economy where waste becomes nutrients, economic growth would be decoupled from environmental restraints. See who is leading the way.
by Marc Gunther
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Corporate sustainability pioneer John Elkington examines the movement to bring negative outputs to zero.
by Marc Gunther
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The head of the computer-assisted design firm talks about the ongoing revolution in how software can enable sustainable innovations in everything from electric cars to the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
by Marc Gunther
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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 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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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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The world's largest carpet manufacturer -- owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway -- is also the world's largest carpet recycler, and is rolling out recycled, and recyclable, products at an unprecedented level.
by Marc Gunther
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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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Dennis Salazar hasn't just talked about making change in the packaging world. He's done it.
by Marc Gunther
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Using renewable crops and genetically modified bugs, the green chemistry pioneer aims to redesign the chemicals that surround us.
by Marc Gunther
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Despite the well-trod cliché that a journey to sustainability is a marathon and not a sprint, Nike, with its Considered design ethos, shows all the signs of being in it for the long haul.
by Marc Gunther
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Jeff Wacker, one of Hewlett-Packard's resident futurists, explains how the next-generation accelerometers he's working on can be deployed to do everything from conserving energy to tracking food-borne illnesses.
by Marc Gunther
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Colgate touts its single-use, non-recyclable Wisp mini-toothbrushes just a few webpages away from from talking about its respect for the planet.
by Marc Gunther
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There is something both very silly and very serious about Walmart's use of recycled plastic in a new line of litter boxes and dog beds.
by Marc Gunther
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The competition, which will award sizable grants to the most innovative ideas and startups, has generated more than 3,000 entries, and promises to speed our progress toward a smart grid, clean energy, eco-friendly homes, buildings and cars.
by Marc Gunther
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The head of the country's third-largest cell phone provider has taken green to heart, and is making the business case for green initiatives from energy efficiency to minimal packaging.
by Marc Gunther
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The biggest winner in the $10-million Automotive X PRIZE competition is not an electric car, but a car that weighs less than 1,000 pounds and is powered by an internal combustion engine.
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by Marc Gunther
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Consuming smarter goes only so far. We also have to consume less of just about everything, and that bumps up squarely against the business imperative, which is to sell more of just about everything.
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by Marc Gunther
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It makes sense -- and comes not a moment too soon -- that the companies that sell outdoor apparel and equipment have come up with common standards to measure the environmental impact of their products.
by Marc Gunther
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Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway has a 10 percent stake in the Chinese automaker, whose initials have come to mean "Build Your Dreams," and BYD has big dreams for not just leading the EV market, but the solar power market as well.
by Marc Gunther
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Over the past several years, the look of the laundry detergent aisle of your supermarket has completely changed, driven largely by Method, and followed by the sector's biggest players.
by Marc Gunther
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Is BPA safe? Neither scientists, government regulators, nor corporations can come to an agreement. But recent news from General Mills and Coca-Cola suggest that a resolution is drawing close.
by Marc Gunther
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If you are looking for a company that's trying to replace oil with renewable products, consider DuPont. The firm’s efforts to get beyond petroleum are significant, and not just to people who don’t want to smear oil-based product on their face.
by Marc Gunther
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A nonprofit called Kopernik hopes to connect the creators of the low-cost, innovative and life-saving inventions with the people who need them most.
by Marc Gunther
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Quiznos begins its journey down a greener path with today's roll-out of new packaging made from renewable or recycled content that hasn't added any cost to its operations.
by Marc Gunther