The United Kingdom government has launched a review of waste policies in England with an eye on working toward zero waste.

The U.N. adopted a resolution this week recognizing access to clean water as a fundamental human right in a move that is relevant for all businesses and geographies.

There is no doubt GE takes corporate social responsibility seriously, but will it ever carry the company's bottom line?

Some companies and trade groups are expressing concern about the commercial sensitivities of their emissions data that would enter the public domain under the EPA's proposed reporting requirement. Yet the practice of reporting emissions has taken plan for years -- often with beneficial results.

What can we do to make sure that disasters like Deepwater spill don't happen again? Green chemistry, a science that calls for eliminating hazards and waste at the design stage rather than at the end of the pipe, is among the many answers to the question.

In a little over a year, a Caterpillar plant increased its monthly recycling rate from 30 percent to more than 80 percent through a partnership with Waste Management, making recycling more accessible to employees and collecting more materials.

Skincare has become an industry where there are green products that underperform, and effective products full of secret -- and often toxic -- ingredients. But a small number of companies are working to change that.

To hunt for energy savings at a 37-acre Pringles plant, an EDF Climate Corps fellow explores the vast facility from the production floor to the roof and crunches numbers and more to capture energy efficiency opportunities.

Seventh Generation's Chief Inspired Protagonist, Executive Chairperson and Co-Founder Jeffrey Hollender examines the evolution of Walmart -- and why he believes that putting put his company's products on Walmart shelves can help the world be a better place.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development WBCSD has identified alarming levels of growth in urbanization and consumption in a new report, along with a potential path for businesses to follow to foster a transition to sustainability.

With the temporary oil spill cap seeming to last long enough for permanent fixes to come on line, the BP crisis is likely to shift out of disaster response mode and accountants will ramp up the tallying of costs. But one group will be counting profits instead of losses because of the principles they apply in screening investments.

GE is expanding its successful Treasure Hunt program outside of its facilities in order to find energy efficiency opportunities in include hospitals, universities, city buildings and private sites through a new collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund. The sites will learn how to conduct treasure hunts, while GE and EDF will work to verify the energy savings and identify and disseminate industry best practices.

CFOs, CIOs and sustainability teams at large companies have used spreadsheets for years to track corporate carbon emissions.  We are now, however, at a tipping point where the benefits of carbon management software outweigh the benefits of spreadsheets. 

Congress's failure to pass meaningful climate legislation won't actually affect the behavior of most businesses all that much: They have other, more persuasive reasons for pursuing energy efficiency and sustainability.

This report from Deloitte Consulting explores how sustainability professionals at 48 companies in the U.S. address green and triple-bottom-line issues.

A new report from Deloitte surveys sustainability leaders at 48 large U.S. firms to take the pulse of green business practices, and finds widely varying definitions, levels of commitment and areas of focus for firms looking to go green.

Just as engine tune-ups help cars run more efficiently, retrocommissioning helps property owners tune up the energy efficiency of their buildings so they perform as designed -- or better. The process is considered the most cost-effective strategy for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

This report explores the criticial role business must play as an engine of economic growth and employment, and a driver of innovation and technology development, in world that is increasingly operating under natural resource constraints.

The heat wave that is sweeping the East Coast this summer shows how costly it can be when increasing energy demands deluge an already crowded grid.

BofA, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Jones Lang LaSalle's investment arm and Whirlpool Corporation are among the leading building owners, investment advisory firms and corporate tenants who are now allies in a campaign to make commercial office space more sustainable through green leasing.

The newest frontier in sustainability -- sustainable consumption -- advocates a system that allows individuals to meet their needs without disrupting the planet's healthy ecosystems. Once framed as a limitation on business, sustainable consumption actually represents a new set of opportunities for companies, and some have already begun to find novel ways of delivering value without unduly taxing natural resources.

General Motors plans to use a new air conditioning refrigerant for its 2013 models that is a less potent greenhouse gas than the current common refrigerant.

Although technology has already done wonders in making the world more efficient, IT still claims an outsized share of the world's energy and emissions. We need to focus on growing IT's reach without growing its impacts.

United Parcel Service decreased energy and water use as well as its greenhouse gas emissions last year in the U.S., prompting the company to set a new goal of 20 percent improvement in automotive fuel efficiency by 2020, according to the firm's latest sustainability report.

What is the best way to drive energy efficiency without sacrificing functionality or aesthetics? These three rules can help navigate this dilemma and formulate structured plans to get the most out of efficiency projects.