Sustainable Strategy & Leadership
Sustainable strategy and leadership highlights strategies used by corporations and their leaders to increase sustainability, become more energy efficient and to reduce pollution and waste. Articles here focus on many businesses that are setting corporate social responsibility policies and goals, as well as their results.
Places to Look for Energy Losses in Commercial Buildings
Data from millions of businesses, institutions and manufacturers show that sustainability issues fall into four main categories: rising energy costs, growing ...
PepsiCo, Walmart Partner to Manage Ecosystem Risks
Anglo American, Grupo Andre Maggi, PepsiCo, Vale, Votorantim and Walmart have partnered to develop business strategies that protect the ecosystems in which they operate in ...
Lux Research: Lightweighting Provides ‘Vast Swath of Saving Opportunity’ for Transportation
Lightweighting can save the transportation sector a lot of money - in aviation, a 1-lb. reduction is worth a $100 to $300 premium, for ...
2012 Ceres Conference – Mindy Lubber Interview
Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, in an interview conducted at the 2012 Ceres Conference by 3BL Media.
Electronics Giants Threaten to Abandon Energy Star
Major electronics manufacturers may drop out of Energy Star because of the EPA's third-party testing requirements, according to a report by Bloomberg Businessweek.
The ...
GE Joins EPA’s WasteWise, SmartWay Initiatives
GE Appliances has partnered with the EPA in the agency's WasteWise and SmartWay programs, pledging to reduce landfill waste and emissions.
Already an ...
GAO Report Finds Feds Not Always Managing Own E-Waste Responsibly
A report, "Electronic Waste: Actions Needed to Provide Assurance That Used Federal Electronics Are Disposed of in an Environmentally ...
Changing Attitudes about Waterways in Post-Irene Vermont
In the immediate aftermath of last summer's Hurricane Irene, an anecdote made the rounds featuring Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. According to the ...
Where Even the Mighty Falter: Integrating Sustainability
We all know and understand the importance and significant impact sustainability has on businesses and communities. But do we truly understand its potential? ...
A Papermaker’s Perspective on Sustainable Forestry
There is not a single matter related to papermaking that touches each of us as personally and emotionally as forestry. Simply ...
Coke, Sony, Volvo and Other ‘Climate Savers’ Cut CO2 by 100 Million Tons
Coca-Cola Company, Johnson & Johnson, Sony, Volvo and other members of WWF's Climate Savers program cut their carbon dioxide emissions by more than 100 ...
Chrysler Dealerships Install Solar Panels, Recycle Motor Oil and Rainwater
Tim Parker Chrysler, located in the Hot Springs National Park in central Arkansas, installed a 2,000-square-foot solar panel system on the ...
Carbon Emissions Are Like Cholesterol
In seminars around the world, I have talked about how carbon emissions are analogous to fat in a diet. It is ...
Sunny Delight CNG Fleet to Cut 400,000 Gallons of Diesel
Sunny Delight Beverages has put into service a fleet of three compressed natural gas vehicles for distribution in southern California, in markets including Los Angeles, ...
Big Companies Hold the Key to Sustainable Commerce
The world's largest companies hold the key to setting global commerce on an environmentally sustainable path. The top 500 companies in the ...
Microsoft Commits to Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013
Microsoft will charge an internal carbon offset fee starting in fiscal year 2012-2013 in its effort to be carbon neutral beginning July 1, according ...
Lessons in Culture Management from Interface & Virgin Unite
Two types of memories stand out from GLOBE 2012, a renowned bi-annual Vancouver event that took place this spring: deeper connections ...
Environmental & Energy Executive Moves: GE, First Solar, Chesapeake, ULI, Power Assure, Ecolab
General Electric: Sixteen-year company veteran Andy Holt has been named general manager of renewable energy services at GE Energy. Holt will lead the growing wind ...
Sustainability vs. ROI: How to Successfully Achieve Both
With the global population growing at a rate of 200,000 people a day, according to the World Bank Institute (WBI), there is ...
Diageo Stops Heartland Donations in Wake of Unabomber Billboard
Drink giant Diageo says it will no longer fund the Heartland Institute, a free-market think tank that denies global warming, the Guardian reports, following ...
