Business and Technology News
The Business & Technology news feed includes stories about climate change solutions involving new technology, the private sector, and regional, national and international policy.
Brewing a greener cuppa joe at Starbucks and Thanksgiving Coffee
Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to working with growers to source coffee beans as sustainably and ethically as possible.
Growing Green Awards: The people behind the produce
The food producers honored by NRDC's Growing Green Awards are pioneers in the ways they produce food that nourishes our families and restores our water, air, and soil at the same time.
Materials' scarcity and rising costs fueling a VERGE future
New technologies and emerging business pressures are combining to create an unprecedented era of change, according to speakers at today's VERGE conference.
How your firm can adjust as energy gets more & less carbon-intensive
For companies thinking about climate change and energy, what are the implications of two countervailing trends, the rise of energy with lower carbon content, and the concurrent rise of high-carbon energy?
What is the media's 'brainprint' for sustainability?
The Global Reporting Initiative has recently come out with comprehensive guidelines on sustainability in the media industry, but will major media companies adopt key measures?
Why curbing agriculture's climate impacts is a growing challenge
So much uncertainty surrounding how to report agricultural emissions hinders measurement and reduction efforts in the sector, spurring the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to develop industrywide best practices.
Google's huge offshore wind transmission line edges forward
Planned $5 billion interconnector connecting wind farms off the East Coast to the mainland U.S. clears latest regulatory hurdle and could start transmitting electricity by 2017.
Does Fair Trade USA's expansion plan threaten its purpose?
In a move to grow the market for Fair Trade products, the longtime head of Fair Trade USA proposes to allow much bigger coffee growers into the certification -- a move that some say runs contrary to the whole purpose of Fair Trade.
The organic farming debate is about more than just yields
As demand for food increases on a planet with limited resources,organic foods' low yields are an issue. But there are other benefits to consider -- along with some possibilities for addressing yield concerns.
What does the future of sustainability mean for small business?
The co-founder and director of global sustainability consultancy SustainServ talks about what the evolution of corporate sustainability means for small to medium-sized businesses, supply chains around the world and more.