Green Buzz

Earth911's primer on setting up a workplace recycling program covers all the basics that companies need to know and what questions they should be asking.

Based on 2007-2009 data, companies on Standard and Poor's 100 index will not only miss the 2020 target, their absolute emissions will actually increase if trends continue. The gap is even greater between projected emissions and the deep cuts recommended by Integovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

This report examines the performance of S&P companies in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions, finding these companies will not only miss President Barack Obama's 2020 climate goal, their absolute emissions will actually increase if trends continue.

In commemoration of Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, here are 40 ways to make the office a greener place to work.

Sunny Delight Beverage Co.'s Texas manufacturing plant is the company's final site to complete its goal of sending zero waste to landfills.
 

Walmart's work helping its suppliers save energy and reduce their carbon footprints is a way to make its supply chain leaner, more resilient and more competitive. It’s time for more companies to follow Walmart’s lead: With the long-awaited GHG Protocol guidance on “Scope 3” GHG accounting scheduled for release in December, an era of more comprehensive supply chain reporting is imminent.

McPhy Energy signs testing agreement and vows to begin production of energy storage tank later this summer.
 

On the eve of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the national coordinator of the first event in the U.S. writes about what it will take to enact meaningful climate legislation.

The Princeton Review and the U.S. Green Building Council have released a free online guide to the 286 greenest colleges and universities in the United States.

This free online resource lists the nearly 300 U.S. colleges and universities whose eco-friendly campuses, operations and curriculum earned them scores in the 80th percentile or better in The Princeton Review's Green Ratings.

Hilton Worldwide has reduced water, energy, waste and carbon at 1,300 of its locations with a new resource-tracking systems.

FedEx has developed a new program aimed at unifying the company's efforts to meet its goals of minimizing its impact on the environment, FedEx said in its latest Global Corporate Citizenship report released Tuesday.

It's that time of year again, when a number of companies try to persuade us that, in honor of Earth Day, we can shop our way to a cleaner, greener planet.

From buying green power to reducing the amount of water it uses, Starbucks is on track to meet the majority of its long-term environmental goals, the coffee giant said Monday. One high-profile impact continues to vex the company: recycling.

This report from the U.K.'s Engineering the Future group looks at the risks that countries face from water shortages and how governments and organizations can manage their water supplies for future availability.

A new report from the country's Institute of Civil Engineers finds that water shortages elsewhere in the world are not simply other countries' problems, but will come back to bite the U.K.

In an exclusive interivew, CEO David Steiner talks about reinventing business models, biofuels, Barbie dolls and why Waste Management supports a zero-waste future.

Hats off to Fortune magazine, whose Brainstorm Green conference last week was one of the best events I’ve ever attended.

The magazine cover stories about being green may be the thing of Earth Days past, but the business community is busily writing its own narrative.

When it comes to identifying which green products will go out of the way to purchase, the big distinction is as easy as spelling out what's in it for them.