Apple‘s data centers are now powered 100 percent by renewable energy and 75 percent of their facilities are solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal sources. But unfortunately, the  Apple and the Environment report finds that their greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 34 percent (30.9 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions) in 2012. [...]

These days, consumers and business owners are far more in-tune to protecting the Earth and its mortal eco-systems. The ‘green’ movement serves as a planet protecting campaign that has begun to change the market place and the values of consumers. For any business to do their part to protect the [...]

With environmental concerns creeping into the minds of people around the world more and more each day, the climate is calling on active leaders to guide a serious push toward sustainability. On a planet with a population of approximately seven billion, it’s impossible to make any legitimate progress without bold [...]

Bowing pressure from a major shareholder, Dunkin Donuts is the latest in a long line of companies to announce a shift to so-called “green” palm oil in its recipes. But some are questioning whether pledges from big brands like Unilever, McDonalds, and Nestle to use sustainable sources of palm oil [...]

Here’s how to find out what other’s really think about your green initiatives. Eco-friendly corporations get a lot of street cred for actively striving to not destroy the environment, but some people have their doubts about the green movement. Internet reputation management enables the eco-friendly corps to keep track of [...]

Taking your company paperless requires a payroll system free of paper forms. Can it really be done? Paperwork is one of the most tedious parts of the work day, especially when it comes to payroll. Luckily, getting a payroll system free of paper can be done in just five steps. [...]

Making the web rounds is this video “What Up, Steve?” by Halifax rapper Kyle McKenna, blasting Prime Minister Stephen Harper for a number of shoddy political moves against Canadians. Another recent politically-themed hip-hop video from below the border making waves is “Food Fight: Saving Kids From Processed Junk” produced by [...]

“5 years ago, no one cared about sustainability” -Filippo Ricci, co-creator and curator of Estethica, the sustainable wing of London Fashion Week. It’s been hit and miss introducing sustainability into the fashion industry, but this year’s fashion weeks continued to be spotted with activists offering a new realm of values into [...]

Cloud computing, or the practice of using remote servers to store data and software, is changing the way the world does business. The cloud can be accessed from anywhere where there’s an internet connection, and therefore allows business data to be stored and continuously updated in one, central location. This [...]

What is an ecological consultant? The word ecological describes anything that deals with the relationships people and institutions have with the environment. So, that leaves us with a fairly wide range of possibilities: things like energy, pollution, sustainability, waste, recycling and building services are just a few of the areas [...]