From helping employees visualize the impact of their waste to turning it into a revenue stream, innovative companies and consultants offer their suggestions for the best cheap and easy-to-implement green initiatives

A new breed of innovative start-up companies are finding ways to convert CO2 into high value materials, simultaneously reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released into the environment and giving manufacturers a greener alternative to fossil-fuel-heavy production methods.

Inefficient power supplies cost companies thousands of dollars in lost energy every year, but groups like Energy Star, Climate Savers and 80 Plus are pushing computer manufacturers and global consumers to change their wasteful ways. Here is a look at how the power problem is progressing, and what your company can do to save money and energy starting at the wall.

With studies suggesting that supply chains make up the bulk of corporate carbon footprints, business leaders are scrambling to partner with vendors to improve efficiencies.

Once your company has gathered up all the low-hanging fruit, what comes next?

Manufacturers use this rigorous design certification to create products that will be sustainable for generations to come.

Unlike individual products that have well-defined shelf lives, buildings stand for decades and endure climatic extremes, making it difficult to execute life cycle assessments. The arsenal of tools to perform LCAs is expanding to meet the growing interest in a concept that allows architects to take a long-term approach to sustainability.

With the soaring cost of fuel and transportation's dramatic impact on the environment, companies have no choice but to look at logistics as a place to go green. Some successful initiatives rely on small common sense programs that deliver incremental results, such as reduced idling or more direct truck routes.