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Save the trees! Sign up for Rainforest Alliance's 30-Day Sustainability Challenge

Get simple but powerful personal actions delivered to your inbox every 3 days; 30 actions in all – are you up to the challenge?




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If we care about sustainability, should we still be building super-tall skyscrapers?

Studies show that taller buildings are simply less efficient, and don't even give you any more useable area. Why bother?




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BMW Shows "Deep Commitment to Sustainability" With Pavilion for London Olympics

One more example of how words can become completely meaningless and even contradictory.




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Coke's UK head of sustainability says we don't have a packaging problem, we have a waste and litter problem

This is the "guns don't kill people, people kill people" defense.




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Norway challenges H&M on its sustainability claims

The Norwegian Consumer Authority thinks the fast fashion company is misleading shoppers with its so-called Conscious Collection.




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Modular kitchen unit liberates small spaces with its flexibility (Video)

This modular design can adapt to any situation, meaning more usable space can be freed up.




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Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta

One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people.




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Sidewalks are critical infrastructure and should be a civic responsibility

It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.




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Bustan Builds a Model of Desert Sustainability

After a volunteer accidentally burned down its office, Bustan, an environmental justice organization based in Israel's Negev desert, decided it was time to




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Arizona Art Museum Seeks to Define Sustainability

From a painter's satirical take on 1950s images of a bucolic world to




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Interview with Tom Miller, CEO of Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants

As the CEO of sustainable consulting firm Blu Skye Sustainability Consultants, Tom Miller oversees teams and strategies that are changing the way the world makes things--from the design stage and production




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Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability: Victory Gardens are Back!

During World War II ordinary citizens across the country did their part for the war effort by planting victory gardens to lessen the demand on the food system caused by the war. Some have suggested that sustainability is about returning to the more




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Fancy food guide adds sustainability symbol to highlight green restaurants

Considered to be the highest award a restaurant can receive, the Michelin Guide's 2020 French edition now gives a nod to environmentally minded restaurants.




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In Tourism (And Beyond), Talking About Sustainability Is Dead. Tell A Story Instead

You would think that attending a conference on sustainable tourism in Costa Rica would be a bit bland: yes, they're very green, we know. But just because this Central




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Casa Incubo shipping container house is called an "icon of sustainability."

This container home in Costa Rica is almost a monster home, but has some interesting features.




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The Luna Project: Living and Teaching Sustainability

David Masters lives in a yurt. But it isn't just a home, he preaches what he practices in an "alternative learning center that provides opportunities for people to develop and reflect on their values and to consider how they might take an active role




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Someone should have told that rock that, in Alberta, safety is a shared responsibility

Cars kept running into a big rock in a Calgary parking lot, perhaps because it didn't make eye contact.




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Vertical farm by Rogers Stirk Harbour wins Sustainability Award

If a vertical farm fantasy is the best unbuilt project in the UK, then sustainable design is in worse trouble than I thought.




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Make this the last AIA Awards where they don't consider sustainability

They say these are about celebrating the best contemporary architecture. But what does that mean today?




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From food packaging to cleaning supplies, the kitchen is a vortex of disposability

Wastes are made in the kitchen.




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Japanese aluminum company fabricated data about strength, durability

Another reason that we have to use less of the stuff.




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Fred's Tiny Houses win big sustainability award

There is more to the tiny house movement than just living with less. It can also be a story about resilience, sustainability and adaptablility.




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Forest sustainability by the acre: 300M+ certified to SFI

More than 300 million acres of forests across the U.S. and Canada are certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard. In addition, tens of millions more are positively influenced by the SFI Fiber Sourcing Standard.




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Sustainability and future forests at the World Scout Jamboree

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Project Learning Tree (PLT) joined Scouts from more than 150 countries at the 24th World Scout Jamboree last month.




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Apple AirPods get a big fat easter egg for repairability from iFixit

Shorter post: They are " essentially, disposable. "




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How green is Apple? A look at their Environmental Responsibility Report

It’s not perfect, but it is pretty impressive.




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The new Apple AirPods 2 get a big fat zero for repairability

iFixit took them apart, but they can't put them together.




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Organic Food Debate Continues: Pleasure Over Sustainability?

Aren't the enjoyment and pleasure some sustainable choices provide much more compelling selling points than their intangible environmental benefits?




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Is there a "fundamental logic of walkability"?

Getting people out of cars and rebuilding our main streets is not going to be easy, and cannot be oversimplified.




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The bike and micromobility movement needs its Futurama moment

"Make no small plans." It's time to stop building bits and start building big.




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3D-printed robotic bat wing holds new possibilities for small aircraft

Dig out those old da Vinci drawings of winged flying machines, as he was really on to something!




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Boy Scouts of America introduce sustainability merit badge

It's a surprisingly well-rounded and thorough view of sustainability that shouldn't be limited to boy scouts.




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New study looks at how the Agenda 21 conspiracy is poisoning public discussion about sustainability

The Southern Poverty Law Center says “It is time to call out Agenda 21conspiracy theories and the people spreading them.”




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NRDC: Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists threaten cities' sustainability efforts

Jacob Scherr of NRDC (a group that helped write the Agenda 21 document) looks at the success that the conspiracy theorists are having.




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Buying Bulk in Barcelona: When Tradition Meets Sustainability (Photos)

In Barcelona, buying bulk is part of the city's history -- and visiting one of these historic shops is a unique olfactory experience.




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Starbucks announces yet another sustainability initiative

They do this every few years. Will this one be any more successful?





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Microplastics inhibit a hermit crab's ability to choose shell

An Irish study found that pollution affects cognition and they're unable to detect an ideal shell when they see one.




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Barometer Promise - BNP Exane "Exclusivity & Desirability" 2015: The Wealthiest Chinese Women Rank Luxury Brands - Philippe Jourdan: Partner - Promise Consulting

Philippe Jourdan: Partner - Promise Consulting




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Gillette launches Emojability keyboard for special needs community - Watch Emojability Video

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is launching Emojability. Learn more about this one-of-a-kind emoji keyboard app for Android and Apple.




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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. and HealthPrize Technologies Announce Self-Reporting and Barcoding Capabilities for Self-Injection Technology - West and HealthPrize Collaboration

West and HealthPrize are collaborating to provide an end to end connected health solution for pharmaceutical companies and the patients they serve.




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Gillette launches Emojability keyboard for special needs community - Watch Emojability Video

Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare is launching Emojability. Learn more about this one-of-a-kind emoji keyboard app for Android and Apple.




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Responsibility for coronavirus precautions at airports is a 'game of hot potato'

As government authorities and airlines think about coronavirus health screenings, it isn't clear who's in charge of carrying out new policies.




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In Sweden, hydrogen has been used to heat steel in a bid to boost sustainability

Hydrogen was used instead of liquefied petroleum gas.




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Wieting: There is some visibility that six months from now economic activity will be higher than it is now

Steven Wieting of Citi Private Bank discusses whether the equity markets may be running ahead of themselves, given the many still-unknowns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Wedbush's Kulina: The key for big tech earnings has been signs of stabilization in April

Joel Kulina of Wedbush Securities discusses the key takeaways from Facebook, Microsoft and Tesla's earnings reports, and whether big tech companies may largely get a pass for a downturn in business in the latter part of Q1.




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Payroll processor ADP CEO says hiring data indicate the jobs market has begun to 'stabilize'

After weeks of record unemployment claims across the country, "we have seen a couple of indicators of some bottoming," ADP CEO Carlos Rodriguez told CNBC.




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Op-ed: How the US can use the Covid-19 crisis to reimagine the energy world, save jobs and stabilize markets

The U.S. role as the world's leading oil and gas producer doesn't feel as empowering as it recently did, with oil prices heading into negative territory for the first time ever this week.




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States expanding liability protections to business as economies reopen

As businesses start to reopen, many are wondering if they can be legally responsible if someone gets sick. CNBC's Ylan Mui reports on liability protection efforts.




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Startup in India Eligibility and Benefits and Angel Tax Exempt

Startup in India Eligibility and Benefits & Angel Tax Exemption