Stories from Harry Stevens
Corporate Responsibility
Hyatt Launches New Global Philanthropy Program
As a longstanding labor dispute between unionized employees and Hyatt Hotels Corporation reached a successful conclusion earlier this month, the […]
July 17, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
What do Garbage Disposals have to do with Sustainability?
As wastewater treatment facilities are increasingly installing technology to convert food waste to biogas, garbage disposals could play a big […]
July 1, 2013
Voices for Change
The Keystone XL Map the State Department Doesn’t Want You to See
An independent project aims to remove the veil of secrecy that has cloaked the proposed route of Keystone XL, the […]
June 25, 2013
Finance
Housekeepers Protest What They Call Hyatt’s “Longstanding Labor Abuses”
Dozens of Hyatt hotel workers gathered outside the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Chicago last week to protest what they […]
June 18, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
“Historic Agreement” to Cut Airline Emissions Fails to Impress Environmentalists
The aviation industry has announced what it claims is “a historic agreement” to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but industry experts […]
June 11, 2013
Technology
Targeting Millennials, Marriott Looks to Hotel Sustainability
At a conference in Orlando last week (full disclosure: Marriott covered travel costs to Orlando), Marriott International executives had a […]
June 7, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Massachusetts Offers Residents Incentives to Go Solar
Massachusetts has emerged as an alternative energy leader by offering residents and businesses financial incentives to go solar. When Mass. Governor […]
May 31, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Nestlé CRUNCH Bars to be Made from Certified Cocoa
Nestlé announced last week that CRUNCH bars, the company’s 75-year-old flagship brand, will be made entirely from ethically-certified cocoa beans […]
May 28, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Business Community Gives Millions to Oklahoma Tornado Relief
Corporations across America have loosened their purse strings to aid victims of the recent tornado that left a path of […]
May 28, 2013
Energy
McDonald’s Shareholders Vote on Marketing Unwholesome Food
A resolution at the McDonald’s annual shareholder meeting today will seek to prevent the fast food giant from marketing unhealthy […]
May 23, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Patagonia Creates $20M Fund to Invest in Eco-Friendly Startups
Patagonia has launched a fund to invest in environmentally responsible startup companies. The fund, aptly dubbed “$20 Million & Change,” […]
May 22, 2013
Energy
Intel Demonstrates Water Leadership in Semiconductor Industry
Intel Corporation has released its 2012 Corporate Responsibility Report, summarizing the chipmaker’s performance across a range of sustainability activities. The […]
May 17, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Trader Joe’s Amends Sustainable Seafood Policy, Again
Trader Joe’s most recent update to its sustainable seafood policy has left environmental groups largely skeptical of the grocery chain’s […]
May 17, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Multinationals Agree to Safety Accord for Bangladeshi Factories
In the wake of the Rana Plaza factory fire in Bangladesh last month that killed over 1,100 workers in the […]
May 16, 2013
Finance
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Approach Record High 400ppm
For the first time in human history, atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide could rise above 400 parts per million throughout […]
May 3, 2013
Energy
New York Startup Seamless and its Great Idea to Help the Environment
The leading online service for ordering delivery and takeout food says that its customers are increasingly making “eco-friendly” orders, asking […]
April 23, 2013
Technology
Whole Foods to Grow Produce on Roof of New Brooklyn Store
Whole Foods Market will build a greenhouse farm on the roof of its forthcoming store in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Scheduled to […]
April 10, 2013
Finance
U.S. Solar Record Set in 2012
Installations of solar photovoltaics in the United States grew by 76 percent in 2012, making solar the fastest growing energy […]
March 15, 2013
Technology
'Cloud Computing King' Salesforce to Power Data Centers with Renewables
Salesforce has announced an ambitious goal to fully power its data centers with renewable energy. The software-as-a-service company that Bloomberg […]
March 13, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Watchdog Group Calls Chevron's $2.5m Super PAC Donation Illegal
A collection of government watchdog and environmental organizations has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) against Chevron […]
March 7, 2013
Technology
Government Considers Dropping LEED's Preferred Certification Status
A review of green building certification systems has some commentators worried that the federal government is about to weaken its […]
February 12, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Obama Taps REI Chief for Interior Secretary
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama nominated REI CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior. Jewell, who […]
February 7, 2013
Technology
World’s Greenest Auto Plant Has Massive New Solar Park
Volkswagen has flipped the switch on a gigantic new solar park that will help power its ultra-green Diesel Passat factory in […]
January 31, 2013
Energy
Concern Remains as NY Times Downplays Significance of Environment Desk Closure
The New York Times is closing its environment desk in coming weeks, assigning its seven reporters and two editors to […]
January 21, 2013
Finance
In a Blow to Car Dealers, Court Affirms Tesla’s Right to Operate Company-Owned Stores
A lawsuit brought by Massachusetts auto dealers against Tesla Motors seeking to prevent the company from selling its electric vehicles […]
January 15, 2013
Corporate Responsibility
Notbox Sustainable Packaging Solution Coming to North America
The Notbox Company, a seven-year-old venture led by former Wall Street financier Thomas Hellman, has announced that it is bringing […]
January 14, 2013
Technology
Don’t Blame Google and Starbucks For Minimizing Their Tax Bills
In a recent post on his blog, BusinessGreen, James Murray argues that Google’s and Starbucks’s use of “complex accounting techniques” […]
January 10, 2013
Sponsored
The Rise Of The Sharing Economy
Joining the Sharing Economy Has Never Been Easier
Why build new hotels when millions of rooms in private homes around the world are left empty? This simple question […]
January 7, 2013
Finance
Record Number of U.S. Companies Issuing Sustainability Reports
2011 was the first year ever that a majority of companies in the S&P 500 publicly disclosed their sustainability performance, […]
December 26, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Union Pacific Delivers Cargo Load of Innovation to Meet EPA Emissions Standards
Union Pacific Corporation, the company that owns and operates the iconic Union Pacific Railroad, has added a new locomotive to […]
December 18, 2012
Energy
DuPont to Build World-Class Biofuel Refinery in Central Iowa
DuPont has broken ground on a $200 million biofuel refinery in Nevada, Iowa. Expected to be completed in mid-2014, the […]
December 13, 2012
Voices for Change
Your Couch May Be Giving You Cancer
A new peer reviewed study shows that most of the couches purchased in the U.S. between 1985 and 2010 contain […]
December 5, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Bitter Fruit: Dole Sued for Greenwashing Guatemalan Banana Operations
A Seattle-based law firm has filed suit against Dole Food Company for making proclamations about corporate responsibility while sourcing bananas […]
November 29, 2012
Energy
Burt’s Bees Launches Lip Balm Tube Recycling Program
Burt’s Bees has partnered up with Preserve, a sustainable consumer goods company known for its 100 percent recycled products, to […]
November 28, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
BP to Pay Record Fines for Deepwater Disaster
BP has reached an agreement with the federal government to accept criminal responsibility for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster […]
November 20, 2012
Finance
Business Community's Support of Same-Sex Marriage Pivotal in 2012 Elections
Business may have played a significant role in defeating the Minnesota ballot measure which would have created a constitutional amendment […]
November 15, 2012
Voices for Change
Behind the New Green Product Line at Walgreens
Walgreens has launched its own line of “green” household products to be sold under the brand name “Ology.” The Ology […]
November 9, 2012
Corporate Responsibility
Crocs Marks Ten Years in Business with Release of First Sustainability Report
Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX), the company best known for its colorful and comfortable rubber clogs, has issued its first sustainability […]
November 6, 2012
Finance
Northern Trust Enhances Offering for Socially Responsible Investors
Northern Trust announced this week that it has enhanced its offering of socially responsible investing solutions for institutional investors. Through […]
November 2, 2012