BOSTON, Mass. -- The Green Building Impact Report 2008, written by GreenerBuildings.com executive editor Rob Watson, looks at how the LEED standard has improved the environmental impact of buildings in the last six years -- and how much progress remains to be made.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Aluminum Association hopes to be recycling 75 percent of aluminum beverage containers by 2015, though for now recyclers are having a tough time finding buyers.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Three months after launching energy management software to help U.S. consumers cut their PC energy use, Verdiem introduced the free software to the United Kingdom market.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The U.K. manufacturer of household appliances has taken the first steps toward making its machinery out of recycled materials.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Few companies define important environmental terms and heavy carbon-emitting companies put out smaller reports, according to a study of corporate reports.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The nonprofit Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) for the first time scored major TV manufacturers for their recycling efforts, including commitment, volume of goods taken and public policy stance. The group assigned Sony the top grade -- a B- -- followed by Samsung, LG and Wal-Mart, each of whom earned C marks.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The United Kingdom-based candy maker also trimmed energy use and predicts it will cut carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent by 2010.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- A recent report on responsible business practices finds insufficient environment, social and corporate governance risk management and inadequate disclosure and advocates PRI involvement for responsible investors.

NEW YORK, NY, ATLANTA, GA, and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Verizon is doubling its fleet of hybrid sedans, UPS will add zero-emissions vans to routes in the United Kingdom and Germany, and Cox Communications is getting hybrid bucket trucks for operations in six states.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., a firm that made its mark developing a key ingredient for an anti-malaria drug, is looking to make diesel fuel derived from sugar cane the next big thing in the biofuel market.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- More than half of California's real estate assets are at risk from rising sea levels and wildfires caused by climate change, and the state could end up spending billions of dollars each year coping with its effects, according to a research report released Thursday.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Announcements from the two tech companies yesterday highlight the ways that IT is increasingly being adapted to address corporate environmental goals.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Outdoor gear and apparel company REI has installed solar arrays on three stores in the San Francisco Bay Area — bringing the firm more than halfway to its goal of outfitting 10 percent of its retail sites with systems to harness power from the sun.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- International demand for recyclable materials has sunk, leading companies to warehouse materials or sell them for drastically less than what they were making just months ago.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The three heavyweights released CSR reports this week that offered new environmental goals and their progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- British retailer Marks & Spencer says it has already hit the mark on 20 of the 100 environmental goals of the ambitious green plan the company launched just 22 months ago with a target date for completion of 2012.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Potential carbon offset buyers got some help wading through their options over the last week with the launch of two online offset portfolios and the release of a report ranking North America's top providers.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- As a self-declared "work in progress", the software solutions giant lays out its overall environmental impact and reaches out through the Web to develop strategies for a greener future.