Green

Bad Labor Conditions Aren't Just A Problem For Apple--We All Have A Stake

BY Aron Cramer | 02-24-2012 | 7:29 AM | ETHONOMICS

The recent scrutiny of Apple's labor practices in China highlight the need to improve the lives of the millions of workers making the products that drive our global economy. While it’s tempting to point to particular companies as the core of the problem, the reality is that consumers, governments, and businesses all have changes to make. READ MORE›

The Sound of Social Change: Green Business at the GRAMMY Awards

BY Lewis Perkins | 02-17-2012 | 12:45 PM | ETHONOMICS

Finding new outlets to communicate your social and environmental change and successes helps all of us continue the commitment to evolving our own businesses, amplifying our stories to increase awareness. While change will occur in the hands on consumer behavior, the greatest level of redirecting the ship occurs at the level of large scale business. And large scale business tooting it’s own horn, potentially at The GRAMMYs.READ MORE›

Top Corporate Sustainability Trends To Watch In 2012

BY Patti Prairie | 12-28-2011 | 1:33 PM | ETHONOMICS

Recent events and trends are setting the stage for significant shifts in sustainability practices for 2012.READ MORE›

The Keys To Success In Making Your Company Greener

BY Patti Prairie | 12-20-2011 | 7:03 AM | ETHONOMICS

There’s a wide gap between the green engagement programs that are actually providing returns and those that are proving ineffective. Here are three key differentiators of the most successful programs. READ MORE›

Can You Really Create A Gadget That Turns Plastic Bottles Into Mushrooms?

BY Belinda Lanks | 11-09-2011 | 4:00 PM | PATERNOSTER

How long does it take for petroleum-based plastics to break down? Some say 500 years, but no one knows for sure. The scary truth is that they never completely disappear. But if you must consume plastic, you might as well put it to ... READ MORE›

Dyson Award Winner: A Gadget Draws Water From Air, Inspired By A Beetle

BY Belinda Lanks | 11-08-2011 | 8:38 AM | SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY

This year’s James Dyson Award goes to a low-tech device for harvesting moisture from the air to irrigate crops in drought-stricken regions. The winning entry comes from Edward Linnacre, a student at Swinburne University, in ... READ MORE›

Starbucks Paper Cup Fail: It's A People Problem

BY Anya Kamenetz | 09-16-2011 | 12:30 PM | ETHONOMICS

The coffee company made admirable promises to reduce its paper waste by encouraging people to bring their own cups, but are the way individual Starbucks are run ruining that effort?READ MORE›

Four Years In The Making, A Tough Cardboard Jug For Laundry Soap

BY Morgan Clendaniel | 08-23-2011 | 8:11 AM | JULIE CORBETT

Chances are, you've thrown out some plastic already today. And you're going to throw out a lot more. In fact, Americans generated 30 million tons of plastic waste in 2009. That's more than 12% of our total waste. Try as you might to ... READ MORE›

The City Of The Future Is Already Here

BY Terry Tamminen | 08-16-2011 | 5:07 PM | ETHONOMICS

The future may seem far away and out of reach, but we're already experiencing many of the benefits of technological advances that will make our cities liveable and sustainable homes. You just have to know where to look. READ MORE›

Pessimism Rules the Day--And Why We Can’t Afford It

BY Aron Cramer | 07-14-2011 | 12:45 PM | ETHONOMICS

In the United States, the follies over the debt ceiling have now become so all encompassing that the government in Washington seemingly is unable to focus on anything else.READ MORE›

Focusing On Problems Instead Of Solutions

BY Anya Kamenetz | 06-21-2011 | 12:34 PM | ETHONOMICS

Author David Bornstein says that when it comes to covering social innovation, the media is doing it wrong. Instead of showing what's wrong in the world, how about showing how smart solutions can bring about change?READ MORE›

Shifting Consumer Behavior: The New Performance Indicators For Being Green

BY Lewis Perkins | 06-09-2011 | 4:52 PM | ETHONOMICS

Brita's Filter for Good campaign inspires concert goers to move away from plastic waste and toward a smart filtered solution when hydrating during the show. Such behavioral influences in our "play" environments can only serve to shift the way we relate to water and waste in our every day lives.READ MORE›

A Gorgeous Passive House That Consumes Almost No Energy [Slideshow]

BY Belinda Lanks | 06-03-2011 | 5:51 PM | JAN THIESSEN

When we come across a compelling architectural project, we think about how to frame the story. Will it be about sustainability? About overcoming building regulations? Meeting the needs of a specific set of clients? Or just plain ... READ MORE›

Trove Launches "Wallpaper" Made From Powdered Stone

BY Belinda Lanks | 05-25-2011 | 3:41 PM | STONE GROUND

No trees were used in these wall-coverings. And no, they’re not made from toxic, off-gassing vinyl, either. Rather, these patterns were printed on a breakthrough material manufactured from eco-friendly powdered stone. Last ... READ MORE›

Ingenious Green: A Motorcycle Crate Becomes A Worktable After Shipping

BY Belinda Lanks | 05-20-2011 | 3:29 PM | PACKAGE

When Harley-Davidson shuttered Buell Motorcycles, it meant the end not only of a 26-year-old company but one of the most ingenious packaging concepts we’ve ever seen. The Crateable, a shipping crate that turns into a worktable, ... READ MORE›

There Are Huge Potential Returns In Cleantech Investments

BY Terry Tamminen | 05-10-2011 | 12:13 PM | ETHONOMICS

But if we don't invest now, we're going to pay later.READ MORE›

Stunty But Clever: Sidewalk Ads That Only Appear When It Rains

BY John Pavlus | 05-02-2011 | 3:35 PM | RAINCAMPAIGN

Dutch agency Fresh Green Ads will cut your company logo into crop fields, sculpt giant effigies of your product out of sand, and even scour your branding tagline into grimy sidewalks using high-pressure water jets. Now they've cooked ... READ MORE›

What If Apple Managed BP's Claim Center?

BY Terry Tamminen | 04-27-2011 | 11:08 AM | ETHONOMICS

One positive solution to our environmental challenges is simply applying know-how we already have to our problems. We just have to ask the right people for solutions.READ MORE›

Will 'Green Economy' Kill The Green Economy?

BY Marc Stoiber | 04-25-2011 | 3:38 PM | ETHONOMICS

Sustainability is a key driver of innovation in business. But does calling it green create more harm than good? Could we speed the green economy by labeling it something else? And what is the magic word that will win the hearts of stakeholders and consumers? READ MORE›

There Is No Silver Bullet To Kill Carbon, But Maybe We Just Need Silver Buckshot

BY Terry Tamminen | 04-19-2011 | 11:13 AM | ETHONOMICS

There is no one solution, but a plethora of smaller projects will slowly be the death of our carbon economy.READ MORE›