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.
Gucci Parent PPR Pledges 25% Cut in CO2, Water, Waste
Luxury and sporting goods group PPR - the company behind Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen and Puma - has unveiled a raft of sustainability ...
Burger King to Use Only Cage-Free Eggs, Crate-Free Pork by 2017
Burger King Corp. has pledged to transition its US supply chain to 100 percent cage-free eggs by 2017, and only purchase pork from suppliers that ...
Marks & Spencer Launches ‘Shwopping,’ Aims to Recycle as Much as it Sells
Marks & Spencer aims to recycle as many clothes as it sells - 350 million a year - with its Shwopping campaign launched today in ...
Mandatory Carbon Reporting (But Not as We Know It)
The United Kingdom government's decision last month to sidestep the question of mandatory carbon reporting has been met with disdain in some quarters. ...
CSR Is Much More than a Branding Exercise
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is becoming more of a strategic advantage as organizations look to align themselves with partners that embrace good ...
Microsoft’s Sustainability Champion Program
Promo video highlighting Microsoft's Sustainability Champion Program.
US Corporate Sustainability Falling Short, Ceres Finds
An analysis of 600 U.S. companies, released today, finds pockets of leadership on sustainability practices and performances - but overall the ...
Ecolab Cuts Fuel Consumption by 22% Since 2006
Ecolab has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 22 percent since 2006, normalized to sales, helping to earn it a Sustainable Fleet award from the NAFA ...
Cost of Food as Catalyst for Change Cannot Be Ignored
In 18th century Paris the first thing the lieutenant of police did every morning upon reaching his desk was to inquire as to ...
Has Earth Day Become Old News?
Another Earth Day came and went and while those of the recent past were front page, major events covered by virtually every ...
Wells Fargo Targets 35% GHG Cut, $30bn in Green Investments
Wells Fargo is targeting a 40 percent increase in its energy efficiency, 35 percent cut to absolute greenhouse gas emissions, and $30 billion in ...
The Right Grassroots to Counter Opposition to Energy Projects
Now that energy companies are realizing the benefits of proactively countering or avoiding NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) type of opposition ...
Understanding Data Center Sustainability
For most organizations today, doing business in ecologically responsible ways is a higher priority than ever. As governments enact strict new regulations ...
Coca-Cola, Vodafone, Marks & Spencer Win Environmental Reporting Awards
Coca-Cola Enterprises has won the top honor in the CR Reporting Awards 2011, taking home the Best Report award for its corporate responsibility ...
Why Congress Can’t Kill the PTC
The wind power production tax credit (PTC) has survived multiple extensions since its inception in 1992, and now it requires support more than ...
GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford and Intel Top Climate Innovation List
GE, Alcoa, Johnson Controls, Ford and Intel lead their peers in the innovation of clean-tech solutions and products, mitigation of climate change-related risks and management ...
Earth Day Briefing: Coke, Pepsi, Whole Foods, Target, Caribou Coffee
It's that time of year again. In celebration of Earth Day on April 22 companies have been unveiling green initiatives all over the place. Here's ...
Panasonic Launches Business Unit for Renewables and Efficiency
Panasonic has established Panasonic Eco Solutions North America, a new business unit that ...
Honda Green Dealer Program Targets 10% Energy Cuts
American Honda Motor Co. has launched a "green dealer" program to encourage 10 percent energy use reductions at independently-owned Honda and Acura dealers in the ...
Supervalu Zero Waste Program Saved $3.4M in Haul-Away Costs, Earned $36M Recycling Income
Grocery retailer and supplier Supervalu aims to divert 90 percent or more of waste at 250 store locations by February 2013, as part of an ...
