Called $20 Million & Change, the new fund will help spread Patagonia’s lessons about being a responsible company through investments in like-minded businesses.
Creating sustainable value should be the goal of any company. Leaders can steer the course with long-term vision, models for growth, and a well-oiled work environment.
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.
The Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps places specially trained MBA students in companies for a summer to build the business case for energy efficiency. These gung-ho students have found over $1 billion in potential energy savings for their host companies, which are now creating new positions to keep the ball rolling year round.
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.
In this extended version of the talk from our latest issue, we speak with Mary Tilton, VP of plant operations at Virent, which is using chemistry to turn plants into fuel.
In this extended version of the talk from our latest issue, we speak with Jimmy Samartzis, managing director of environmental affairs and sustainability at United Continental about testing biofuels and partnering with biofuel producers.
