Green Buzz

An online event taking place this weeks explores how some of the world's largest companies have successfully published sustainability data online, and how any company can learn from their experiences.

The President's Cancer Panel says in a new report that the U.S. needs to drastically change how it regulates chemicals and recommends that consumers avoid products that contain certain substances in order to lower cancer risks.
 

Design plans for the Soliloquy include up to 600 square feet of photovoltaic surfacing that can propel the 58-meter (190-foot) vessel to nearly 8 knots during a 12-hour period, Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd. has announced.

Lightweighting will continue to be the main strategy packaging suppliers and buyers use to lower the impacts of their packaging, and companies are mainly making such changes to cut costs, according to a new survey.
 

Though green-collar jobs have been slow to take off in most parts of the country, an initiative aimed at breathing new life into Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood is sowing more than green shoots.

A recent survey of 15,000 people in 11 countries found that employee health is going to be the new top concern for companies. Here's why.

A new report predicts biomass and energy from waste technologies could supply over seven percent of the U.K.'s energy by the end of the decade.

Major League Baseball is making big strides in reducing its environmental impact, and the Cleveland Indians have taken that goal deeply to heart.

Patagonia, a company often heralded as a green business pioneer, is helping the world's largest retailer to introduce sustainability to its massive supply chain.

The company announced that it is donating 50,000 pairs of pantyhose to groups that collect hair clippings from salons for use in oil-absorbing booms, as part of the effort to address the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Ten years ago Carbon Capture and Storage, or CCS, was virtually unheard of. Today, CCS is considered critical to reducing emissions and contributing to  energy security. The challenge is how to ensure that CCS becomes a part of the diverse energy supply portfolio in the U.S. and globally.

The head of one of the largest consumer products companies challenged his business colleagues, consumers and their political leaders to move off the "incrementalist path" to engage in more, and more substantial sustainability measures.

Staples Inc. and Entrepreneur.com are offering a $10,000 green office makeover gift pack to the small business that presents the best case -- and game plan -- for making its workplace more eco-friendly.

Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell reduced their greenhouse gas emissions last year, though those cuts were mainly from lower production and facility shutdowns.
 

In an effort to help ease China's energy shortage and put tons of biowaste to good use, a 250,000-head cow farm in north eastern China will use animal dung to power four GE Jenbacher biogas engines and produce an estimated 38,000 MWh a year.
 

A number of big banks are under fire to stop funding mountaintop removal mining, and none more so than JPMorgan Chase, whose green talk doesn't match its stride.

The company has released a new industry framework targeting the transportation industries, one that applies technology to making air and rail travel more efficient and less carbon-intensive.

Riding the green wave has quickly become table stakes for companies looking to remain competitive in the marketplace. But without careful planning, companies can open themselves up to serious risks in going green.

What isn't getting enough play in our green technology economy is work we can and need to undertake right away: A serious coordinated effort to deploy network-based portfolio-management energy efficiency strategies and measures across our buildings and fleet transportation systems as rapidly as possible.
 

McDonald's has updated its best practices website with more examples of how the company and its suppliers are bringing sustainability to their operations, from powering homes with potato waste to using wind power to make French fries.