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Business travel is one of the biggest sources of carbon emissions for many companies. Flying employees around the country or the world for meetings and conferences can greatly increase the carbon footprint of even the most environmentally concerned company. This section looks at new technologies and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of business travel.
Business has taken me to San Francisco and environs several times in the last few months. Here's my field report on greener lodging and eco-travel options for those of you who are San Francisco...
A million-dollar research project just announced aims to bring computing power to bear on every aspect of airport operations, with the goal of cutting waste and pollution while reducing delays and...
An Arizona company began operating today what it is calling the nation's second carbon neutral taxicab service. ...
Tools, trainings and best practices for changing driver behavior and maximizing fleet performance are among the offerings the Environmental Defense Fund unveiled at the launch of the 2009 Green...
This free set of tools, trainings and best practices for changing driver behavior and maximizing fleet performance are among the offerings developed by the Environmental Defense Fund in...
Some of the biggest names in the UK travel industry are banding together to help the sector that has been buffeted by a global recession, fluctuating fuel prices and resource shortages plan for a...
At $149 per unit, Hewlett-Packard's new desktop-based suite aims to bring virtual meeting capabilities to any employee, while saving costs and reducing greenhouse gas emissions for companies of...
This study from IBM looks at the impact of growing city populations on transportation infrastructure, and explores ways that technology can help make for smarter city transit. ...
Through a congestion charge levied on drivers in Stockholm, Sweden, IBM has managed to cut traffic by 18 percent, reduce emissions by more than 14 percent, and generate the equivalent of US$84...
With their neck-and-neck scores in Newsweek's new green rankings, the two shipping companies' ongoing rivalry continues to heat up. ...
A near-Herculean effort, Newsweek's new list of the greenest companies in the S&P 500 Index may be imperfect -- and are sure to be debated -- but they may also be the best effort to date to...
The Climate Passport program takes off today at San Francisco International Airport with special kiosks that allow travelers to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their flights...
The brand new Wheego Whip, a micro-sized all-electric vehicle that goes 40 miles on a charge and retails for under $20K, offers a promising solution to meet companies' urban fleet needs. ...
A growing adventure travel division helped drive greenhouse gas emissions up 11 percent in 2008 for the one of the country’s best-known outdoor equipment retailers. That in turn led to a...
The Boulder campus of the University of Colorado has been ranked the greenest college or university in the country in a survey conducted by the Sierra Club; several Washington, Vermont and...
In 2008, Pitney Bowes diverted 7,523 tons of materials from landfills or incineration, such as plastic machine-covers, cardboard, foam and film packaging, wooden pallets, steel, aluminum, copper...
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has introduced the first auto insurance that lets policyholders upgrade to a hybrid if their vehicle is destroyed. ...
A new study factoring in the lifecycle and infrastructure for different modes of transportation finds that, while cars and trucks are most GHG-intensive, planes and trains are not that far apart...
An Italian winery with a big green vision is working with Microsoft on a series of projects that show not just how green IT has permeated even often low-tech fields like agriculture, but also how...
In its 2008 corporate sustainability report, UPS sets a hard target for emissions reductions in what it says is the world's ninth-largest airline, and lays out how a steady focus on efficiency is...
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