Sustainability

The release of the three main parties' election manifestos and environmental policies this week has formed a central component of each. Despite the political consensus developed around the low-carbon economies, there were also crucial differences in the Parties' philosophica...

This month The Restaurant and Catering with Wente Vineyards, based in Livermore Valley, received the Bay Area Green Business certification, appropriate given the 40th anniversary of Earth Day this year. The certification is awarded to businesses in the Bay Area, which go bey...

Recently there has been an influx of regulations applied to manufacturing industry that has a major impact on energy use. Among them the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme will apply mandatory emissions trading to cut carbon emissions from large non-intensive users in the private ...

Strategic Sustainability Consulting (SSC) is pleased to announce the next class of its popular Green Auditor Certification Program, to be held in Washington, DC from May 26-28, 2010. Participants will learn all of the skills needed to take an organization through the Green ...

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced four sustainability and corporate citizenship goals, including goals to reduce childhood obesity and water consumption. The company described these and other plans in its 2010 corporate social responsibility report, which can...

From turning cooking oil into bio-fuel and potatoes into gas, McDonald's Corporation today announced a world of sustainable best practices in its supply chain and restaurants. The "Global Best of Green", updated from 2009, and the "Best of Sustainable Supply" can both be acc...

Kohl's Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that the company received the inaugural Gold Edison Green Award™ at the annual Edison Awards Gala held last night in New York City. The Edison Awar...

In a new strategic approach launched by The SOAP Group (Sustainable Organization Advocacy Partners), the More Than Promote^SM campaign encourages marketing, communication and design professionals to reframe the way that promotions are engineered an...

Awards Chicago students with educational scholarships

Today, on the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Chicago residents explored Chicago Transit Authority's new Ecobus and other clean city vehicles and visited Chicago Cli...

Is there a sweatshop in your home? For millions of Americans, the answer is an unwitting yes. Americans across the country can find out how to replace goods made in sweatshops with Fair Trade products at hundreds of events taking place across the U.S. over the course of the ...