California Methane Leak Exposes Risks of Oil and Gas Operations
Methane is a greenhouse gas even more potent than carbon dioxide, and some 1,000 tons of it has been leaking into the air each day at the Southern California Gas Company's (SoCal Gas) Aliso Canyon...
View ArticleInterface Expands Recycling Operations with Network of ‘Regional Recycling...
Carpet tile manufacturer and sustainability leader Interface is expanding its ReEntry recycling program by “creating a new network of regional recycling allies,” beginning with Oakland, Calif.-based...
View Article10 Startups Selected as Water Data Challenge Finalists
10 promising startups that deliver water-focused data and analytics solutions have been selected as finalists in Imagine H2O’s Water Data Challenge, competing for $50,000 in cash awards. The final...
View ArticleNat Geo, Aronofsky Aim to Create 'Inspired Stewards' of the Earth with 'One...
21st Century Fox's National Geographic Channel has teamed with Academy Award-nominated director Darren Aronofsky for “One Strange Rock,” an event series exploring the conditions that make Earth the...
View ArticleCampbell Will Disclose GMOs on All Labels, Urges Feds to Make It Mandatory
Whether or not you believe that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are safe for human consumption, the fact remains that the majority of American consumers support the labeling of GMO foods....
View ArticleKind Bars CEO Isn’t Nuts about FDA Label Rules
Since March, snack food company KIND Snacks has been facing scrutiny over the labeling of its products. The company has built its brand on its use of natural ingredients in healthy snack products, but...
View ArticleCradle to Cradle Design Challenge Winners Provide Practical Everyday Solutions
The winners of the second Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Product Design Challenge were announced this morning – each solution was carefully designed to maximize the use of materials that can be perpetually...
View ArticleThis Startup is Giving Ugly Watermelons a Refreshing Purpose
Grocery stores in Europe and North America have slowly begun to target the food waste epidemic by showcasing “ugly” produce: French supermarket chain Intermarché led the pack in 2014 with its ingenious...
View ArticleSustainability Mythbusters: Is Reducing Product Energy Use Always the Best...
It's easy to use 'common sense' and make assumptions in sustainability, but does that get you the results you want? As a science-based method, LCA is an excellent tool to bust the myths that surround...
View Article4 New Year’s Resolutions for Sustainability Marketers
A new year means four more quarters to pitch, market and advertise your sustainable product or brand to eager consumers across the globe. The world is shifting toward environmental consciousness...
View ArticleTrending: Companies Turning to Big Data, Microbes to Help Increase Crop Yields
Farmers in the United States could soon benefit from two new ways to increase crop yield that were announced this month.CropClimate is the latest use of big data to benefit agriculture. The web...
View ArticleThe Key to Achieving the SDGs? Transform the Global Goals Into Local Goals
Late last year, the United Nations published the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs, or Global Goals). The main difference between the former millennium goals and the new goals is that the latter...
View ArticleFood Waste the Elephant in the Room for the Hospitality Industry
Energy, water, waste, chemical consumption and support for local communities are now issues that hotels may take into consideration when adopting a sustainability approach, whether they do so for...
View ArticleObama’s Final State of the Union Address Highlights Clean Energy as a Success...
President Barack Obamahighlighted the successes of cleantech investment – for both the economy and the environment – in his final State of the Union address on January 12. He began by acknowledging...
View ArticleReinventing Work: Finding the Work That Brings You to Life
Why do so many people work so hard just to build up the funds to quit?In 25 years of coaching, I have met thousands of people with the same dream: to have “enough” money to do what they really want to...
View ArticleIndustry-Led Roundtable for Product Social Metrics Expanding Into...
The Roundtable for Product Social Metrics— a coalition of multinational consumer product companies aimed at developing a comprehensive, consistent methodology for businesses to measure the social...
View ArticleFord to Offer Concierge Service, Mobile Payment, Community Hubs
Ford Motor Company has been rather focused on the “future of mobility” since the launch of its Smart Mobility Plan and 25 related experiments. The company has been shifting its focus from being an...
View ArticleReport: The Future of Plastics Can (and Should) Be Circular
Plastic packaging is not only an environmental problem, it is economically wasteful, too. Most plastic packaging is only used once, leading to 95 percent of the value of plastic packaging – worth...
View ArticleMcDonough Unveils ICEhouse™, Designed to Illustrate Innovation for the...
Designer and sustainability visionary William McDonough will unveil ICEhouse™ (Innovation for the Circular Economy house) in Davos this week, as a place for those attending the World Economic Forum...
View ArticleUnion of Concerned Scientists Ad Presses Presidential Candidates on Climate...
Over the next month, the Manchester Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire’s five video screens will regularly show an animated ad depicting the state’s four leading presidential candidates with...
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