Sustainability

Sustaibability Drive: ‘I Fell in Love With the Concept of Garbage’

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Sustainability, transformational and disruptive technologies are concepts that often arise when discussing the newest trends unfolding in the global energy industry. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing energy efficiency go hand-in-hand. These inter-related goals can be addressed by designing innovative ways to deal with waste disposal, and that’s just what CEO Tom Szaky is doing with his company TerraCycle.

Ford Motor Company and SHFT.com just launched the documentary, “The Big SHFT: 10 Innovators Changing Our World,” profiling cutting-edge innovators who are shaping new sustainable businesses and influencing positive change around the world. Examining topics from food and fashion to urbanization, technology and design, the series puts the spotlight on today’s game changers in sustainability. Watch the first digital short, which has just been released. Keep reading →

 /  Published April 20, 2012 at 3:30 PM

Warren Buffett On The Environment: Businesses Can’t Take ‘Shortcuts’

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What’s bad for the environment is also bad for the bottom line. That’s what Warren Buffett is arguing in the latest sustainability report from Johns Manville, a building-materials manufacturer owned by Buffett’s company Berkshire Hathaway. In a short note toward the beginning of the report, Buffett writes that “taking shortcuts is not the pathway to achieving sustainable competitive advantage, nor is it an avenue toward satisfying customers” — evidently a reference to the importance of keeping a business green-friendly and compliant with rules. Buffett — investor, philanthropist, tax-the-rich cheerleader and occasional Obama whisperer — seems to put great stock in the idea that environmental prudence goes hand-in-hand with profit.

 /  Published April 5, 2012 at 2:30 PM

Trio Of Trends Drives Corporate Sustainability Efforts

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General view of the Samsung stand at the Mobile World Congress taken on February 27, 2012 in Barcelona.

A merging of major cultural and business trends is driving change in energy consumption patterns and in product design at major international manufacturers, with energy efficiency, consumer concerns about environmental impacts and shifting investor perceptions of corporate transparency all playing a role. Keep reading →

 /  Published March 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM
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