Walking among Masdar City’s buildings reminds you how smart design has a massive effect on the sustainability of our built environment.

This article, submitted for the United Nations World Environment Day blogging competition, covers how two very different cities with yet intertwined fates, Detroit and Doha, boast citizens building a new green economy.

I am excited to announce that I am on my way, for the first time, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region. I’m looking forward to meeting sustainability professionals!

One opportunity for struggling Kodak lies in thin-film solar technology. The company is partnering with Natcore Technologies to create flexible solar cells.

GM has turned a corner, and the company is improving its performance at many levels from water stewardship, its supply chain management and overall design process.

Within the cavernous halls at CES 2012 were plenty of energy efficient, “green” and eco-friendly products along with OLED and smart TVs. Panasonic and Samsung led the pack.

Levi’s last month opened a new two-story store on Kalverstraat. The 2700 square feet store’s interior is full of reused, restored and repurposed materials.

It was 80 years ago this April that Diego Rivera started one of his most stellar works, the Detroit Industry Murals. They say so much about Detroit’s past and hope for the future.

Accor, a leading hotel chain that owns a bevy of chains including Motel 6, is ramping up their corporate social responsibility efforts. Employee engagement and water stewardship are among the initiatives.

Mity last month shut down its Bordo Poniente landfill, the huge largest garbage collection site that over time became a 927 acre heap of trash.