Sustainable Business Practices

Sustainable Business Practices

Discover the sustainable business practices that are becoming the tipping point of corporate responsibility.

  • Ford to analyze its supply chain carbon footprint

    Thu, May 20, 2010 2:00 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Company has a good grasp of its own internal carbon footprint, so now it is focusing on its supply chain.

  • Procter & Gamble and the environment

    Thu, May 20, 2010 11:44 AM

    Company has embarked on an ambitious sustainability plan.

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  • Washington: The greenest state in the nation

    Tue, May 18, 2010 8:00 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Greenopia has named Washington as the greenest state in the nation due in part to the number of LEED buildings and green businesses in the state.

  • Office Depot and the environment

    Mon, May 17, 2010 1:17 PM

    Office Depot says it was the first retailer in the office supply industry to introduce a green brand.

  • Assigment Earth: Gas drilling supports conservation

    Thu, May 13, 2010 3:45 PM

    Video: To offset the environmental impact of their drilling, energy companies are funding projects to protect habitat needed by wildlife.

  • Walmart releases third annual sustainability report

    Thu, May 13, 2010 2:47 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Walmart has released its third annual global sustainability report, which covers sustainable measures through Jan. 31, 2010.

  • Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings released

    Wed, May 12, 2010 2:35 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    GreenBusiness WORKS and its partners have released the first-ever Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings.

  • P&G launches supplier sustainability scorecard

    Wed, May 12, 2010 1:09 PM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    The Procter & Gamble Company is the latest corporation to launch a supplier environmental sustainability initiative.

  • Home Depot and the environment

    Tue, May 11, 2010 2:25 PM

    Company policy gives purchasing preference to wood that comes from sustainable forests

  • Kaiser Permanente eyes healthier hospitals

    Wed, May 05, 2010 10:55 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby

    Health care giant releases its new Sustainability Scorecard initiative, which will help the company create more environmentally healthy hospitals and health care facilities.

  • Pfizer and the environment

    Tue, May 04, 2010 11:15 AM

    When it comes to Pfizer and the environment, the company is taking strides to lighten its carbon footprint.

  • Pepsi and the environment

    Mon, May 03, 2010 4:55 PM

    Pepsi has set ambitious goals to protect the environment and create eco-friendly products.

  • Light switch is still the answer

    Mon, May 03, 2010 4:10 PM by Chris Baskind

    Turning off the light switch can help reduce the average 40 percent of at-work power use that goes toward artificial lighting.

  • I recycle everything I can. Shouldn't manufacturers be responsible, too?

    Fri, Apr 30, 2010 8:27 AM by Chanie Kirschner

    Chanie Kirschner is happy to report that some manufacturers are doing their part to make the world a better place.

  • More worms than diners at one Boise restaurant

    Wed, Apr 28, 2010 5:54 PM

    Boise eatery is the only restaurant in the continental U.S. doing onsite vermicomposting with worms eat kitchen scraps.

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