JPMorgan Buys Carbon Offset Company ClimateCare

JPMorgan has acquired Climate Care, a UK carbon offset company. The company will invest in large-scale carbon ...

Autodesk Acquires Energy Analysis Software Companies

Autodesk is making moves on the sustainable design front. The company has acquired two energy analysis software ...

Publicis Buys Sustainability Consultancy Act Now

Advertising giant Publicis Groupe has bought sustainability consultancy Act Now and renamed it Saatchi & Saatchi S. ...

Clorox To Pay $950 Million For Burt’s Bees

The Clorox Company says it will acquire Burt's Bees for $950 million. Clorox says the acquisition fits its Centennial Strategy to pursue ...

Zipcar and Rival Flexcar Merge

Car share companies Zipcar and Flexcar are merging (via ChangeReport). The combined company will operate under the Zipcar brand and be ...

Discovery Acquires TreeHugger

Discovery Communications has acquired eco-lifestyle website TreeHugger.com. TreeHugger will become part of Discovery's Planet Green, the 24/7 eco-lifestyle TV network which ...

WM Acquires LampTracker, Expands Recycling Capabilities

Waste Management has acquired the LampTracker business, a provider of mail-back recycling for fluorescent lighting, from shareholders of Mercury Waste Solutions. This ...

EDP Acquires Horizon, Jumps to 4th Largest Wind-Power Producer

EDP-Energias de Portugal SA, the country's biggest electricity utility, is buying Horizon Wind Energy LLC of Houston, Texas from Goldman Sachs Group for $2.15 billion, ...

TXU Taken Private in Largest-Ever Leveraged Buyout

TXU has agreed to be taken private by a group of investors led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas ...

Whole Foods to Acquire Wild Oats

Whole Foods Market has surprised investors by announcing a proposed merger with Wild Oats Markets, a similar though much smaller chain ...

Natural Cosmetics Tackle Mainstream Consumers

The beauty industry is ramping up its use of natural and organic ingredients and acquiring green brands with the expectation that mainstream consumers will ...

SunPower to Acquire PowerLight

SunPower, a manufacturer of solar cells and solar panels, is positioning itself as a solar power plant designer, developer, and operator with ...