Along with natural gas grabbing market share from coal, energy efficiency and corporate demand have led to the U.S. utility industry sharply reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
From Hawaii’s Molokai to Samso, Denmark, islands are becoming a hotbed for experimentation with renewable energy, waste reduction and water conservation.
More than half of U.S. employees want their companies actively address societal and environmental issues. Here’s how corporate leaders can respond.
Science-based goals, new models for reaching consumers, savvier marketing methods and the need for deeper collaboration dominate the conversation at WRI’s recent MindShare gathering.
Trickle-down infrastructure isn’t the path forward for sustainable development.
Less than a year into his role as vice president of NRG Energy, Bruno Sarda is helping the largest independent power producer in the country transition to sustainable sources of energy. “Part of the evolution to a sustainable energy future is to be at the leading edge of the transition to new technologies,” he said. “We may not invent the next solar cell, but what we’re really good at is bringing proven technology to scale in a commercially economical way.”
Dow Chemical and nonprofit The Ocean Conservancy have partnered for 30 years to clean up marine plastic — “longer than most marriages,” according to Susan McPherson, founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies.McPherson interviewed Jeff Wooster, Dow’s global sustainability director and Emily Woglom, vice president of The Ocean Conservancy, about what it takes to keep the partnership strong throughout the years.
The North American company has sold at least 400 buses to Seattle, Dallas, Nashville and several dozen other U.S. cities.
Shannon counsels a jaded employee who is struggling to progress his leadership in sustainability skills.
At many companies, sustainable business initiatives still lie outside the core business plan. That’s a mistake that could hinder progress.