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THRIVE Farmers, Second-Fastest Growing Company in Georgia, Cites...
Mission-driven coffee startup THRIVE Farmers was recently recognized as the second-fastest growing company in Georgia by The Association for Corporate Growth in Atlanta.The company’s rapid growth is...
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2015 Green Chemistry Challenge Award Winners Tackle Climate Change, Water,...
For the 20th year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark sustainable chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn...
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This Startup Wants to Sell You a Solar-Powered Scooter
Canadian startup Daymark has developed a fully electric, solar-powered scooter capable of playing music from built-in speakers, charging your phone and traveling up to 10 miles using its 24V battery...
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Countertop Meat Printer Could Change the Conversation Around Unsustainable...
In the future, you may be able to print meat in your kitchen. That is the hope behind the Cultivator, a conceptual prototype for a countertop 3D printer made by design students Sarah Mautsch and Aaron...
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Trending: Major Brands Adopting Bold Anti-Smoking Stances
While a shift in consumer attitudes away from smoking has been mounting for decades, major brands are now stepping up to do their part to extinguish the unhealthy habit.First, CVS Health...
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Whole Foods, Wegmans Top Greenpeace Scorecard for Sustainable Seafood
Greenpeace released the ninth edition of its Carting Away the Oceans (CATO) report today, ranking 25 supermarkets on the sustainability of their seafood procurement. Whole Foods ranked first for the...
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Scientists Looking to Agave, Other Succulents as Model for Engineering...
As a punishing drought continues to grip California and other areas around the globe, scientists are exploring hardy succulents as a pathway to genetically engineer plants to use less water.Agave and...
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UN Secretary-General Calls on Businesses to Help Finance Sustainable Development
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called on the corporate community “to be our partners in supporting and financing this agenda” at a global conference on financing for development.The...
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Dow Implementing Sustainable Ag in Brazil as Part of Carbon-Mitigation...
The Dow Chemical Company, the “Official Chemistry Company” of the Olympic Games and Official Carbon Partner of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, announced Tuesday that Dow AgroSciences Brazil is...
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Biomass Boiler Helps Bacardi-owned Scottish Distillery Cut CO2 By 90%
The Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery in Scotland has cut its carbon footprint by 90 percent after installing a biomass boiler late last year.Traditionally, distilleries are heavy users of fossil fuels, but...
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46 Tips for Better Sustainability Storytelling
Everybody loves a list, right? Right.Well, here’s mine – a 46-point manifesto-like checklist for anybody looking to communicate corporate sustainability. It’s not rocket science. But as the following...
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New Water Deeply Platform Will Help Public Understand California Water Crisis
Following ongoing campaigns to urge both businesses and citizens to more effectively conserve water, this week saw the launch of Water Deeply, a comprehensive new media platform created to connect the...
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One Direction Enlisting Fans to Pressure World Leaders to Take Concrete...
British boyband One Direction are using their powers for good with a new campaign calling on their millions of fans around the world to push governments to address extreme quality, inequality and...
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New Report Decouples Economic Growth from Increased Emissions
A new report shows evidence that economic growth is decoupling from carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions in a majority of American states. Authored by sustainability groups Ceres and the Natural...
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Consumers Aren’t Reading CSR Reports – Here's What You Can Do About It
Although 82 percent of Americans expect companies to report on the progress of their social and environmental efforts, only 17 percent say they have read a CSR report in the past 12 months, according...
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Ford, FCA US Partner with DOE to Develop Dual-Fuel Vehicles
A new partnership between Ford, automaker FCA US LLC and the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory could lead to more efficient engines on the road. Announced this week, the research...
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Trending: Upcycled Clothing Line, Hong Kong Exhibit Aiming to Combat Waste in...
With ever-changing fashion trends, cheap and disposable clothing creates heaping piles of landfill trash around the world. Two recent developments in the fashion industry — an art exhibit and a...
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EU Proposes Plan to Help Consumers Choose Energy-Efficient Products
The European Commission on Thursday proposed a revision to its energy efficiency labeling laws to "ensure coherence and continuity and makes sure that customers are able to make better informed choices...
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Ethiopian Gene Bank Preserving Agricultural Biodiversity
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development was held in Ethiopia this week, gathering top government officials to discuss initial implementation plans for the UN’s post-2015...
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Trending: Combating Food Waste with Coffee-Based Biofuel, Edible Plates
British coffee drinkers can now support biofuel production on their morning commutes. Network Rail, the company owning and operating Britain’s stations announced a partnership Tuesday with bio-bean, a...
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