The chair is a joint effort between Coke and leading furniture manufacturer Emeco (Electric Machine and Equipment Company). Emeco chairs have become a bit iconic after being featured on the hit TV show Sex and the City. The company got an early start creating chairs for the U.S. Navy during World War II. In fact, [...]

Travellers who are always on the lookout for cheap flights but who would like to be more environmentally friendly may be interested in the latest initiative from Air France. On April 6th, the carrier operated the first optimised transatlantic flight, which was specifically designed to cut noise and emissions levels. [...]

Face à l’absence totale de contrôle, les atteintes à l’environnement menacent la population et les écosystèmes. Principaux responsables : les entreprises brassicoles et cosmétiques. Des déchets toxiques déversés dans une rivière. Sans vérification, filtration, ni épuration. A Bukavu par exemple, des sociétés comme Pharmakina, une usine pharmaceutique, ou la Bralima, une brasserie, [...]

Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GBC) announces major conference. This June, join an uncommon cross-section of leaders from business, governments and donor agencies helping you turn ideas and commitments into action and results. Global Health Action, the 2010 GBC Annual Conference, June 7-8 in Washington, D.C., [...]

Starbucks is sponsoring an open collaboration contest called betacup to engage the public in solving what it sees as a disposable cup problem. Cynics may argue that this is just a marketing ploy by a company trying to put over green credentials when in fact there are plenty of biodegradable cups already on the market. [...]