Since 2010, companies have invested more than $200 billion in 333 plastic and other chemical projects in the United States, including expansions of existing facilities,…
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More Americans are using flexible workplace practices — including telecommuting, co-working and off-peak start times — to add flexibility to their lives and eliminate or improve…
Week in Review Commentary of some of this week’s stories begins at 11:38. It’s time for Silicon Valley to start buying electric commuter buses Could…
This article originally appeared on Ensia. If the 2010s were the decade when we confirmed we were right about climate change — with a growing…
Given the scope of the climate crisis, Microsoft no longer believes it’s enough to be carbon neutral. That philosophy is reflected in the software giant’s…
The corporate renewable procurements disclosed in the fourth quarter of 2019 were remarkable for being unremarkable. After two blockbuster quarters of contracts for solar, wind…
IKEA and Unilever are among the early testers of a new tool by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF) that will help companies answer questions about…
With a new decade comes a new era of sustainability leadership. The 2020s herald a pivotal chance to deliver on our great climate, environment and…
A few weeks ago I walked into a bar in San Jose, California. The power in my neighborhood had just been restored after being shut…
As the global population increases and rapidly urbanizes, the demand for vegetables, meat, seafood and other perishable food is exploding. This demand can be met…
As we enter a new decade, plastic pollution is one of the few issues that nearly everyone can get behind. “Single-use” was “Word of the…
The unmistakable signs of a growing resistance to the continued poisoning of the American (and global) public by toxic chemicals were evident in 2019. While…
Residents of the Mon Valley, a cluster of townships along the Monongahela River 20 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, endured some of the stinkiest and…
Every weekday, 10 commuter buses owned by biotech company Genentech join the ranks of the over 1,000 private buses that shuttle employees across the San…
Air travel emits about 860 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, about 2 percent of global emissions. Decarbonizing the industry won’t be easy,…
Earlier this month, BMW became the first automaker to join the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), in a sign of the mounting pressure on…
This article originally published on Yale Environment 360. People have lived in Castro Laboreiro, where northern Portugal borders Spain, long enough to have built megaliths…
The solar industry is no stranger to whiplash policy decisions. Among the most recent: In November South Carolina regulators slashed rates paid to some large…
ABU DHABI — Saudi Aramco’s corporate venture capital arm is preparing to launch a new $500 million fund to invest in energy efficiency and renewable…
Today, we publish our 13th annual State of Green Business report, examining the key trends and metrics about corporate sustainability: how, and how well, companies…