Genomatica: Green and Profitable Chemistry with Microbes

Glenn Croston — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:01:26 -0400

The global chemical industry, worth trillions of dollars a year, has relied heavily on oil and natural gas. While we often associate the green business world with solar panels and electric cars, change is brewing in industries like chemicals as well with the adoption of greener, cleaner, and leaner production methods.

P&G's Sustainability Initiatives -- Not So Sustainable

Melanie Warner — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:35:38 -0400

On a prematurely springlike day in Cincinnati, Len Sauers's workday begins as it often does -- with a meeting. On the 11th floor of Procter & Gamble's corporate offices, seven members of its Sustainability Leadership Council huddle around a table in a small conference room. Ten others listen in by phone from P&G offices around the world. The topic at hand is the company's commitment to develop $20 billion worth of "sustainable innovation products" in the next five years, a significant addition to P&G's current $76 billion in annual sales.

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Genomatica: Green and Profitable Chemistry with Microbes

P&G's Sustainability Initiatives -- Not So Sustainable