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M&S Earns Triple Carbon Trust Certifications for Energy, Water and Waste
The Carbon Trust Standards are independent certifications recognising organisations that successfully measure, manage and reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water use and waste —...
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New Food and Beverage Industry Group Aims to Boost Packaging Recycling in...
A group of food, beverage and packaging giants has come together to collaborate with the Scottish government to help boost packaging recycling and provide partnership support for waste reduction and...
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Phonebloks Using Open Innovation to Develop the Best Phone in the World
While I won’t say which company makes my smart phone, I will say that my phone breaks… a lot. I’ve had problems with the headphone jack, the vibrate setting, and currently, the touch screen will...
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Method Building C2C-Designed LEED-Platinum Factory in Chicago
San Francisco-based cleaning products company Method has announced that it will build in Chicago one of the few LEED-Platinum factories in the US, where it will produce its eco-friendly cleaning...
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The Future of Driving? Hydrogen Cars Have 3 Times the Range of EVs, Emit Only...
Hydrogen fuel cell cars have more than three times the standard range of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs), can be refueled in minutes rather than hours and look and handle more like traditional cars —...
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Millennials Most Sustainability-Conscious Generation Yet, But Don’t Call Them...
A recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center shows that only 32 percent of American millennials (also known as "Generation Y," those born after 1980) see themselves as environmentalists. This...
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New Ericsson-Philips Partnership Brightening Cities, Improving Mobile...
Ericsson, leading provider of communications technology and services, has joined forces with Royal Philips, the global leader in lighting, to launch a new connected LED street lighting model. Ericsson...
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Aspiring to Improve the World by Crafting a Career in Sustainable Design, Part 1
A New Way of ThinkingWe all know the plight of the typical industrial designer: make (more) stuff; repeat. But with the nexus of vast technical abilities and support systems to deliver ideas, where...
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Michelin Asking Brits to Be More Mindful of Their Tire Pressure
According to global tire manufacturer Michelin, British motorists could be spending over £1B a year and needlessly emitting more than 2B tons of CO2 per year due to under-inflated tires.Michelin’s...
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Duke Energy, American Electric Power Purchase First Interstate Water Credits
Duke Energy, American Electric Power and Hoosier Energy are the first buyers of interstate credits for water nutrients in the United States' new pilot program. The Electric Power Research Institute...
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TOMS Now Providing 'Coffee for You, Water for All' with New Roasting Company
On Tuesday at SXSW Interactive in Austin, TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie announced the launch of TOMS Roasting Company, and the grand opening of its first location, in Austin.“We’re super excited about...
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Keurig Green Mountain's 2020 Targets Address Company's Biggest Sustainability...
Keurig Green Mountain's ninth annual Sustainability Report, released today, reveals progress on the company’s 2013 initiatives, and also announces the company's ambitious new 2020 targets with a focus...
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myActions Platform Turning Engagement with Waste, Wildlife Initiatives Into...
Engaging people in sustainability remains one of the cause’s biggest challenges – ensuring their behavior reflects their engagement is another. A number of studies have been devoted to bridging the gap...
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The Times They Aren't a-Changing
We are at a point in our species’ history when the need for change has never been stronger. Therefore it is with some frustration that the change we require remains ever out of reach, trampled by...
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Fearing Child Labor, LUSH Promises to Remove Mica From All Products
Global bath and body brand LUSH Cosmetics has committed to removing all traces of mica from its products over concerns that it is unable to guarantee that the mines that extract the product are free...
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The Dish on 'Clean Plates' (Or What You Don’t Know About Healthy Eating)
As part of our ongoing series of conversations with interesting people making the world a better place, BBMG welcomed to our studio Jared Koch, the author and co-founder of Clean Plates: A Guide to the...
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Food Lion Propels Sea Change in Responsible Fish Sourcing with New Policy
Food Lion, one of America’s largest supermarket chains with more than 1,100 stores across the eastern and southeastern US, has announced the adoption of a sustainable seafood policy that will cover...
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DTSC Challenging Manufacturers to Make Products Safer
On Thursday, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) challenged manufacturers to make their products safer and dramatically change the way consumers are protected from potential...
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Unilever Using New App to Assess Suppliers' Sustainability Progress
Unilever is using the new Greenlight Assessments iPad app from Muddy Boots Software to gain immediate access to sustainability progress from its agricultural suppliers, according to Muddy Boots....
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77% of Americans Say Sustainability Factors Into Food-Purchasing Decisions
New research released Thursday reveals Americans are willing to sacrifice variety and dollars in order to eat more consciously. Although family satisfaction reigns supreme (97 percent), health and...
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