Walmart has shot to third place on the EPA’s rankings of the country’s top green power purchasers, from 15 th  place just last quarter. The ...

Two-thirds of corporate leaders say management attention to and investment in sustainability rose from 2010 to 2011, according to a global study by MIT Sloan...

In his Jan. 24 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reinstated his commitment to renewable energy. Despite the demise of solar manufacturer Solyndra...

Facebook has announced it will move away from  coal  and power its operations – including datacentres – with clean and renewable  energy . The move...

The "Oracle of Omaha," who made his fortune by betting on technologies that appear underpriced, is now putting his money into solar. The solar industry...

Kraft has 36 facilities in 13 countries that send zero waste to landfills, the company has announced, the latest in a string of "zero waste”...

"Charge it" may soon have new meaning at shopping malls and retail centers across the country. As sales of electric cars begin to pick up,...

Transforming the next decade of America's auto industry, the California Air Resources Board on Friday approved historic new rules that require 15 percent of new...

Switch Lighting’s liquid-cooled LED bulbs are moving a step closer to being commercially available. The startup, which  unveiled its bulbs earlier this year , says...

COVINA, Calif., Dec. 13 /CSRwire/ - IKEA, the IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in four Blink Level 2 electric vehicle charging...

By 2020, some of the most desirable regions in Latin America for growing coffee may be too hot, according to climate change models. By 2050,...

Apple released its latest Supplier Responsibility Progress Report on Friday, detailing efforts it made during 2011 to improve conditions at its supplier facilities, and to...

Financial short-termism presents a critical barrier to businesses’ transition to sustainability, according to a U.N.-backed poll by consultancies GlobeScan and SustainAbility. The latest edition of ...

In a groundbreaking  survey  published one year ago, Mercer found that the economic cost of climate policy could lead to as much as a 10...

Among companies with altruistic streaks, Patagonia has long stood out for the environmental philanthropy championed by founder Yvon Chouinard. The maker of outdoor clothing and...

Negotiators at U.N. climate talks in Durban yesterday agreed a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, to run from 2013 through 2017, pulling negotiations...

On  November 3 rd , AltaTerra Research, corporate sustainability, and utility experts will discuss how leading organizations are developing strategies, programs, and infrastructure to support...

AltaTerra Research and corporate experts to share best practices for implementing IT technology for use in employee engagement in CSR/sustainability on August 18. PALO ALTO,...

AltaTerra Research and corporate experts to share best practices for implementing IT technology for use in employee engagement in CSR/sustainability on August 18. PALO ALTO,...

AltaTerra Research and corporate sustainability managers to share best practices for employee engagement using performance incentives and tools for alignment on July 28. PALO ALTO,...

A new report from AltaTerra Research presents a comprehensive, six-level information reference architecture for enterprise sustainability, and profiles nineteen leading solutions in a rapidly growing...

CANCÚN, MEXICO — Evidence of green-business profits and more direct industry engagement may be needed to push United Nations climate talks out of stale rich-poor...

Corporate energy and sustainability leaders increasingly are involved with companywide or multiple-site energy management programs and tools. Yet understanding the vendor landscape can be very...

One of the largest energy and resource management deals I’ve ever heard about has gone to Valley start up Hara. In Cancun, Mexico, amidst the...

Boston, Tucson and Miami-Dade County are among the eight cities and counties participating in the first comprehensive climate adaptation program developed for local governments in...

Participants from some 135 cities and urban areas -- including Buenos Aires, Bogota, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Vancouver -- signed the pact which states...

In by far the most exhaustive and detailed study to date, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) found that  solar homes sold 20% faster, for...

The U.S. Department of the Interior approved on October 13 the First Solar, Inc. Silver State North Solar Project, making it the first large-scale solar...

The U.S.  solar energy  industry is having its best year ever, yet financing remains scarce for the billion-dollar projects needed for it to gain ground...

IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today announced plans to install solar energy panels on eight of its California locations. Pending governmental permits, installation...

Solar power, once seemingly confined to the desert Southwest, is making inroads from Florida to New Jersey, Colorado to Nevada. Ron Kenedi, vice president of...

ASQ has released the new ISO 26000  international standard on social responsibility (SR), which provides guidance on implementing social responsibility for both private and public...

There is an argument that some companies—such as those that deal in weapons and tobacco–just can’t do corporate responsibility in a meaningful way. As a...

As more companies show interest in creating corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports that actually demonstrate transparency and accountability, there is a surge in integrated reporting,...

Pick a framework, any framework. While  LEED  is the name of the game in green building standards, a clear winner in the sustainability reporting framework...