Regulations included in the stimulus bill passed earlier this year required American-made products to be used in stimulus-funded projects. But in a world dominated by global supply chains, a "buy American" rule is simply bad business.

At least 30,383 jobs have been created directly or saved by contractors $16 billion from the U.S. government's stimulus program.

So now America's biggest business lobby and late-night comic David Letterman have something in common: They have really, really embarrassed themselves.

What are the "greenest" brands in the U.S.? Until we can define "green," there's no meaningful way to answer that question. Of course, that doesn't stop people from having, and expressing, opinions.

One of the automaker's oldest and largest plants, shuttered in 2007, will be converted to making solar panel and energy storage technologies, and could create as many as 4,000 jobs.

We often talk about the greening of companies in terms of "the right thing to do." The "triple bottom line" and "people, planet, profit" are catchy, but most companies look to leverage sustainability to create value for their stakeholders.

Most company sustainability initiatives start at the top: executives, managers, and/or board members recognize the business case for "greening" operations, products, and services, and issue directives for implementing those initiatives...

There's one way to stop the spread of Canada's energy-intensive tar sands operations: Get banks to turn off the funding taps. But that's easier said than done.

FedEx increased its North America hybrid truck fleet by 50 percent with today's announcement of 92 additional retrofitted delivery trucks. FedEx now boasts 264 hybrid trucks, which it says is the largest hybrid package delivery fleet in North America.

When it comes to corporations, what does it mean to be sustainable? And how do you separate companies that are truly sustainable from those that simply claim to be? A new certification called B Corp. is providing the answer.