NRG Energy Sets Goal of 90% Emission Reduction by 2050
NRG Energy, Inc. has announced ambitious sustainability goals as part of its continued corporate growth strategy, which includes to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 50% by 2030 and 90% by 2050 below a 2014 baseline. If successful, this will avoid 3 billion tons of CO2emissions. Read more...

What's Lost When Experts Retire
Across the globe, there is a tsunami of Baby Boomer retirements, and many managers often don't know what they have lost until after the expert leaves. Here are four areas to focus on to help retain what's valuable. Read more...

SC Johnson Publishes Restricted Use Ingredients
SC Johnson has, for the first time, published its "restricted-use" ingredients - chemicals and other materials the company limits or has banned in its products to protect human health and the environment. The company says this move makes it the first major US consumer goods company to disclose fragrance ingredients. Read more...

Tetra Pak's 4 Point Strategy for Change
For good reason, Tetra Pak's priority has been recycling because good design intentions rely on robust collection and processing networks to capture those valuable materials at end-of-life, but what about the resources used to create products and packaging in the first place? Read more...

How A Well-Intentioned Conflict Mineral Law Left Miners Jobless
The Dodd-Frank Act, signed four years ago, set off a chain of events that has propelled millions of miners and their families deeper into poverty, according to interviews with miners, community leaders, activists, and Congolese and Western officials, as well as recent visits to four large mining areas. Read more...

Don't Be a 'Peephole Driver' and other Winter Driving Tips
Winter has arrived a bit early in some parts of the country, catching many motorists off guard. Meteorologists are predicting another blustery, snowy and heavy winter season and are cautioning drivers to be extremely cautious in the coming months. Read more...