After years of a festering trash problem, Napolitanos are taking action and are cleaning up their city, making it even more beautiful in the process.

For two years, Target has engaged a local LA firm on their advertising shoots in Los Angeles–the results have been less waste, reduced energy usage, and helping out non-profits.

We keep hearing about stories about hunger in the United States and in other wealthy countries, but the tragic fact about hunger is that it is a problem of food distribution, not of supply.

The most recent FedEx Global Citizen report is a compelling case study of how microeconomic approaches can help solve large scale, macroeconomic challenges.

In the United Kingdom town of York, the Nestlé plant that churns out over a billion Kit Kats and 183 million guilt-inducing Aero bars annually has achieved a zero waste milestone four years early.

A billion dollar Brazilian firm, Itautec, has aggressively recycled e-waste since 2003, and is stepping up its recycling efforts even more.

Ford Motor Company works with a local Detroit manufacturer to churn old recycled tires and soy into parts that now make their way into 11 of Ford’s vehicles.

With the attention paid towards supply chain management to drive sustainability agendas at businesses, Dave Meyer points out that sustainable packaging is absolutely necessary to drive companies’ finances into the black . . . while doing some green.

Technology, including cell phones, are convenient, but all that e-waste is a burning issue. Hybrid cars are fuel efficient–scooters even more so. To that end, Sprint and Vespa are in the midst of an innovative campaign.

Big movements start out with small steps, and that is Vodafone’s approach towards sustainability efforts Qatar. Last month the telecom giant introduced a SIM card made from 100% biodegradable paper.