Since maritime shipping accounts for 3% of the world's emissions and 90% of its global trade, this company is leading the shift towards sustainability.
Not only does the service eliminate the need for expensive warehouses, it also offers sustainable transportation methods such as same-day bicycle delivery.
Call it flourishing. It's a movement beyond traditional notions of corporate sustainability, demanding more than just doing less harm. The vision builds on best practices toward a higher purpose than profits. Business thought-leaders are joining together on October 15-17 to co-create these possibilities at the Third Global Forum For Business as an Agent of World Benefit at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
When placed under pressure, these organic plastic crystals could be a cheap, eco-friendly replacement for the harmful gases inside of air conditioners.
Stretched across the rooftop of a new teaching hospital 30 miles north of Port-au-Prince, a vast array of 1,800 solar panels conquers the problem of an intermittent power grid. The University Hospital produces more than 100 percent of its required energy every day, an impressive feat for a building in the middle of Haiti.
All of the produce that is grown at the Orcas Island "Giving Garden" is either used in the school cafeteria or donated to the local food bank.
Sweden and Austria have made history as the second and third European nations to successfully phase out coal, led only by Belgium.
As a means of encouraging electric vehicle development, the car company is granting royalty-free licenses to almost 24,000 of their EV patents.
With this green investment, Google–which is already carbon-neutral–will create more energy than some countries and major cities produce in a year.
Not just in homes and buildings, Philadelphia has revved up its energy efficiency campaign in the streets. Through the Greenworks Philadelphia project, the Philadelphia Streets Department is converting 58,000 yellow and green traffic signals to LED lights, replacing traditional energy-draining bulbs and saving the city $1 million of electricity costs every year.
Norway manages the world's largest sovereign wealth fund in the world – and they just announced the beginning of their phase-out of fossil fuel investment.
Harnessing nature to replace single-use plastics, Equo Straws are 100% biodegradable and come in 4 natural flavors sourced from local farming communities.
Rather than allowing restaurant cooking oil to clog up sewage lines, scientists have found that the oil is an ideal candidate for 3D-printing resins.
With over 2.1 million sellers accounting for 98% of their carbon footprint, Etsy is now offsetting all of the emissions generated from their shipping.
The Laser Razor can save you thousands of dollars over their lifetimes while conserving water and keeping billions of blades out of landfills.
This scientist's groundbreaking solar technology could change the game for the renewable energy industry.
California legislators gathered together this week to celebrate the fulfillment of the One Million Solar Roofs Initiative they launched in 2006.
Volcanic ash from the recently erupted Taal volcano on Luzon in the Philippines is being used to create bricks to repair local buildings
Brightmark and RecycleForce have partnered to train ex-felons for good jobs in recycling electronics, helping them better their lives and the world.
Single-use plastic tableware, cups, food containers, and bags will be banned in the Chinese province of Hainan as part of a new eco plan.
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