OAKLAND, Calif. -- The companies joined Ceres to create Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy, a coalition that will flex its muscles for aggressive new environmental policies in eight areas, such as robust renewable energy requirements, an auction-only cap-and-trade and the elimination of federal subsidies for fossil fuels.

WEBSTER, N.Y. -- Starting in 2009 the Xerox Corporation will begin producing a toner that can cut printer power use by 15-30 percent.

BOSTON, Mass. -- The Green Building Impact Report 2008, written by GreenerBuildings.com executive editor Rob Watson, looks at how the LEED standard has improved the environmental impact of buildings in the last six years -- and how much progress remains to be made.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- With the global financial meltdown sending every company "back to the blackboard," a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit finds that almost three-quarters of businesses with CSR programs in place are seeing financial benefits as a result of achieving environmental goals.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Aluminum Association hopes to be recycling 75 percent of aluminum beverage containers by 2015, though for now recyclers are having a tough time finding buyers.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Three months after launching energy management software to help U.S. consumers cut their PC energy use, Verdiem introduced the free software to the United Kingdom market.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The U.K. manufacturer of household appliances has taken the first steps toward making its machinery out of recycled materials.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Few companies define important environmental terms and heavy carbon-emitting companies put out smaller reports, according to a study of corporate reports.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The nonprofit Electronics TakeBack Coalition (ETBC) for the first time scored major TV manufacturers for their recycling efforts, including commitment, volume of goods taken and public policy stance. The group assigned Sony the top grade -- a B- -- followed by Samsung, LG and Wal-Mart, each of whom earned C marks.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- The United Kingdom-based candy maker also trimmed energy use and predicts it will cut carbon dioxide emissions 10 percent by 2010.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- A recent report on responsible business practices finds insufficient environment, social and corporate governance risk management and inadequate disclosure and advocates PRI involvement for responsible investors.

NEW YORK, NY, ATLANTA, GA, and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Verizon is doubling its fleet of hybrid sedans, UPS will add zero-emissions vans to routes in the United Kingdom and Germany, and Cox Communications is getting hybrid bucket trucks for operations in six states.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., a firm that made its mark developing a key ingredient for an anti-malaria drug, is looking to make diesel fuel derived from sugar cane the next big thing in the biofuel market.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- More than half of California's real estate assets are at risk from rising sea levels and wildfires caused by climate change, and the state could end up spending billions of dollars each year coping with its effects, according to a research report released Thursday.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Announcements from the two tech companies yesterday highlight the ways that IT is increasingly being adapted to address corporate environmental goals.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Outdoor gear and apparel company REI has installed solar arrays on three stores in the San Francisco Bay Area — bringing the firm more than halfway to its goal of outfitting 10 percent of its retail sites with systems to harness power from the sun.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- International demand for recyclable materials has sunk, leading companies to warehouse materials or sell them for drastically less than what they were making just months ago.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The three heavyweights released CSR reports this week that offered new environmental goals and their progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.