If the size of the crowd in today's "Next Generation Sustainability Reporting" session at the State of Green Business report is any indicator, this is...

While Joe Santana does not presume to understand all of the latest climate science, he has his own opinions about global warming. But as head...

Centuries of burning fossil fuels to power our modern lifestyles is warming our planet and changing our climate. Or not. So goes the debate. Regardless...

Federal efforts to require companies to report on environmental impacts and other sustainability measures in their financial filings have all but stalled, victims of the...

The United States Postal Service's 80 green teams accounted for $27 million in savings and revenue last year. Full Story from GreenBiz

The vast majority of those reading sustainability reports – 97 percent – say that sustainability reporting itself indicates that a company is improving its performance...

According to the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2010 S&P 500 Report, disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by S&P 500 companies increased to 59 percent...

A new version of the first sustainability standard for businesses, tweaked after garnering over 1,500 comments, was released today. The updated version of  ULE 880-Sustainability...

EMERYVILLE -- Clif Bar has installed the largest "smart" rooftop solar array on a communal building in North America, generating almost all of the electricity...

A prominent indicator of international food prices hit a record high in December, sounding a warning about looming threats to the world's poor and to...

ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability’s STAR Community Index (STAR), a sustainability rating system and performance management tool in development for local governments, selected nine cities...

The art and science of carbon footprinting is about to take a step forward: The long-awaited launch of guidance for managing network and product lifecycle...

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 16) in Cancun, Mexico, earlier this month produced no binding agreements mandating action by member states...

Taking the lead where Washington has wavered, California today is expected to adopt the nation's most ambitious plan yet to curb global warming. Full story...

It sounds like an old regulatory joke: Professional #1: "If the 8th largest economy in the world put a price on carbon and started a...

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...

From one international summit to the next, I can't help but notice a steady and discernible trend: National politicians are finding it ever harder to...

... as companies lay the groundwork for their 2011 sustainability strategy, they need to embrace a new discipline I call "sustainability communications.”   What’s the...

When organizations use social media, it should be all about listening and having a two-way conversation.  That’s a radical departure from traditional corporate communications and...

Like many companies, Alcatel-Lucent is putting more emphasis -- and resources -- on operating in a dramatically more environmentally sustainable manner. There are obvious steps...

More than eight in 10, or 84 percent, of survey respondents are somewhat or very optimistic that global businesses  will embrace corporate social responsibility (CSR)/sustainability...

At Walmart, we have just completed our fifth annual carbon emissions compilation and public submission of our greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. For the third straight...

On November 18, AltaTerra Research will present an online conference that describes leading practices in interactive sustainability reporting, and highlights the experiences of SAP in...

Microsoft has announced its 2010 Citizenship Report, which is available online at http://www.reportalert.info/ra/profiles/Microsoft/2010/?ID=30831 . This is Microsoft’s most comprehensive report to date incorporating input from...

Last month's release of the Global 500 Report, Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) annual summary of climate reporting by the world's 500 largest companies, gives the...

Tech firms proved dominant in Newsweek's rankings of the greenest companies around the world, with Dell, IBM, and Hewlett-Packard among those singled out. Out today,...

The more sustainable a brand is perceived, the more meaningful it becomes to consumers, according to research from Havas Media. Full Story from Environmental Leader

Clorox is on track to meet or exceed its environmental goals for 2013, according to the company’s  first corporate responsibility report  (PDF). Since 2007, the...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed several revisions to its ”Green Guides” that help companies avoid making misleading environmental claims. Some of the biggest proposed changes...

I am always interested in reading what the companies I own stock in have to say about themselves in their ritualistic annual reports filled with...

When faced with the choice of 300 different types of cookies in the store aisle, whether I choose to buy Chips Ahoy or Oreos will...

While GE and Better Place have teamed up to accelerate the global deployment of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, with one goal of converting corporate fleets...

Interface, Inc. and AltaTerra Research will address life cycle analysis and environmental product declarations in AltaTerra Research online conference on October 20. PALO ALTO, California,...

At the Clinton Global Initiative this week, Ceres formed a new collaboration with Nike, the Skoll Foundation and the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to shut down the voluntary Climate Leaders program, which has been helping organizations reduce their greenhouse gas...