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Business sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) integrate business principles, environmental science, and social behavior. It is a complex, nuanced, and fast-moving field.

The Green Business Lab’s mission is to empower people to adopt practical and profitable ESG strategies to increase agility and resilience for the challenges ahead.

People often tell us that they find it challenging to keep up with sustainability news because many stories require the reader’s familiarity with science, policies, or business terms or because the bad news is overwhelming.

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August 30, 2024

Consortium Focuses on the Charging Experience

The ChargeX Consortium is working to ensure that charging technology works so that customers can charge vehicles the first time, every time.

Energy, Metrics, Sustainability

July 22, 2024

Food Loss and Waste Add to Climate Change

Reducing food loss and waste can help provide healthy diets to a growing global population while reducing environmental impact.

Food Systems, Sustainability

April 25, 2024

Steel Decarbonization Has Multiple Approaches

Decarbonization of the steel industry is behind schedule and will require multiple approaches as we move to a hydrogen economy.

Climate, Energy, Sustainability

January 7, 2024

Starbucks Expands Its Reusable Cup Program

Starbucks hopes to reduce its use of single-use cups by allowing customers to use their own mugs or travel tumblers in the US and Canada.

Circularity, Packaging, Sustainability

December 22, 2023

Carbon Intensity and Green Information Technology

Green IT can shift a company's computational workload to locations and times when renewable energy is available to reduce carbon impact.

Climate, Energy, Sustainability

April 30, 2023

Designed by Nature

Inspired by nature, zoologists studied how birds carry fruit seeds. The result is an innovative nanofiber that has promising industrial and biomedical applications.

Biodiversity, Sustainability

March 10, 2023

Tires Go Circular

Worldwide, more than 1 billion tires are disposed of annually. As the global production of tires grows, entrepreneurial companies focus on circular solutions.

Circularity, Sustainability

February 12, 2023

Lenses for Display Go Circular

Plastic lenses used in eyeglasses, until replaced by prescription lenses, make 4000 tons of waste annually. Companies are taking action.

Circularity, Sustainability

February 8, 2023

Value-Added Strategy Reduces Waste

Entrepreneurial companies are finding business opportunities to reduce waste created by the pulping of unsold books to make room for new titles.

Innovation, Sustainability

October 31, 2022

E-bike Charging Innovation

E-bikes are a growing industry due to their unique advantages and contribution to decarbonization strategies. Convenient charging is essential.

Climate, Energy, Innovation, Sustainability

September 10, 2022

Energy Innovation for Data Centers

Research shows that underwater data centers may reduce energy consumption and emissions by 40% while increasing data speed. Commercialization is starting.

Adaptation, Climate, Energy, Innovation, Sustainability

August 28, 2022

Blue Carbon Ecosystems

Companies are investing in blue carbon - mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, and tidal salt marches - to meet their climate, biodiversity, and social goals.

Climate, Deforestation, Regenerative Practices, Sustainability