Long an automotive innovator, Ford continues to test many great ways to reuse items one might not typically see in a vehicle. Carrie Majeske, Ford’s Manager of Sustainable and Safety Engineering, is in charge of thinking outside the box on ways to advance the environmental and vehicular safety sectors. Some recent tests included using wheat […]

In an effort to green its properties across the Americas, InterContinental Hotel Group is now branding 26 of its in-hotel restaurants in its nine-brand portfolio as “certified green.” Maury Zimring, the  Director of Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability at IHG, turned to the Green Restaurant Association for guidance using its holistic green certification program. GRA founder […]

With nearly 100,000 ground vehicles globally, and operating as the ninth largest airline in the world, UPS has an expansive fleet that is both logistically incredible and, as it turns out, increasingly green. Scott Wicker, UPS’ Chief Sustainability Officer, is on a mission to make both the ground and air fleets more efficient and environmentally […]

Green Mountain Energy offers up an eco-friendly home-power concept: Give consumers in the Northeast and Texas (and more regions to come) the option to choose 100% renewable energy for their home power needs. Tony Napolillo manages the company’s Sun Club, in which members pay a little more toward their monthly power bill in order to […]

It was at an all-you-can-eat French toast buffet of all places that Dan Blake realized he could start cutting back on the food waste he created. The light bulb went on, and through some quick research, Blake found that more than 30 million tons of food waste was being produced annually in the U.S. — enough […]