Environmental sustainability

As interest in clean energy surges, used solar panels are going straight into landfill.

Increasingly, multinational corporations (MNCs) are pledging to procure the materials and services they need from companies committed to fair labor practices...

Retreat isn't just inadvisable; it's dangerous.

More and more manufacturing companies are talking about what's often called the circular economy--in which businesses can create supply chains that recover...

Companies don't win over investors just by issuing sustainability reports and engaging in other standard ESG practices. What they need to do, says Harvard...

For two decades progressive thinkers have argued that a more sustainable form of capitalism would arise if companies regularly measured and reported on...

Our brains have trouble planning for the distant future.

A model assessing their potential impact suggests manufacturers might flood the market with cheap goods, raise prices, or both.

Visualizing this complex - and increasingly common - executive role.

[For more, visit Tomorrow's Smart Grid.] Today the U.S. Energy Department announced major funding for 37 cutting-edge energy research projects, from biofuel-producing...

Just five or six years ago, the term "green building" evoked visions of barefoot, tie-dyed, granola-munching denizens. There's been a large shift in perception....

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Future Economy The Opportunity of Sustainability Paul Polman is the CEO of Unilever, home to brands including Dove and Lipton. Polman has set a goal of...

How unsung heroes ensure a company’s impact

Vertical integration, a major competitive advantage at Tiffany, is entrenched for two reasons: a deeply held belief that great houses of luxury should...

In virtually every industry, the focus of green competition is shifting from a race to launch new eco-friendly products to a battle over what constitutes...

I visited Beijing last week, speaking to a group of corporate executives assembled by a major NGO to work on climate change issues. Besides the meeting...

Areas with more ad spending were less likely to punish BP at the pump.

Can we trick ourselves into making smarter choices?