Sustainability

It’s been nearly two months since Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, signed an executive order banning fossil fuels from city buildings by the year 2050, and work toward those goals is well underway. The Boston Housing Authority holds one of the city’s largest shares of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The BHA’s fossil fuel-free target is even more aggressive —...

Lego said it has “decided not to progress” with making its trademark colorful bricks from recycled plastic bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate, known as PET, and after more than two years of testing “found the material didn’t reduce carbon emissions.”

For a generation and more, Starbucks’ throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally. It has also carried a message: I am drinking recognizable coffee.

Mike Lamagna, the owner of Long Wharf Supply Co., tells us all about his business, the kind of sustainable clothing they’re putting out, and how they’re supporting the shores.

The co-founders say 85% of clothes produced end up in landfills so they decided to turn that waste into something useful.

A local group of entrepreneurs is hoping to change the world of fashion and now they are semi-finalists in a worldwide competition. Rikita Lakdawla and Francesco Ficorilli are co-founders of the GRAFF, a sustainable startup. They developed clothes hangers made from textile waste. “I was like we need to do something about this because this is really not sustainable for…

This year’s Women’s World Cup is implementing sustainability strategies that look to reduce the impact on the environment. Here’s all you need to know.

The FIFA World Cup is one of the world’s biggest sporting events, which brings major environmental impacts. Did the men’s tournament in Qatar 2022 live up to its “carbon neutral” promise? And a look ahead at initiatives for the 2023 women’s tournament.

Here’s a look at five elite contenders for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The UEFA Foundation for Children has partnered with Lay’s and spearheaded soccer pitches in seven different cities so far.

How the Lay’s RePlay program is turning empty chip packets into sustainable soccer pitches and providing safe access to sport in underserved communities.

When it comes to being environmentally friendly, we’re all trying to do our part, but do you know how to do so when it comes to fashion? Sustainable fashion expert and textile consultant Amy Dufault shares a few ways we can be more eco-conscious about what we wear.

How is INDYCAR addressing environmental impacts on and off the track in 2023? Here’s a look at INDYCAR’s efforts toward a more sustainable future.

Could you go a whole year without buying any non-necessities? Sustainability expert Ashlee Piper shares why she came up with the #NoNewThings challenge and shares her advice if you want to try.

Super Bowl LVII will be the fourth played in the Greater Phoenix area since 1996. Here’s a look at how sustainability efforts have changed over the years and how this years’ Super Bowl aims to be the greenest yet.

You can treat yourself while also doing good for the planet. Buying luxury is going green, with small businesses offering sustainable alternatives to everything from diamonds to candles.

Are lab-made diamonds “real?” It’s a hot question. On one side are people like Tom Chatham, the chairman of Chatham Created Gems & Diamonds, a wholesale business selling laboratory-created gems. Diamond is only carbon, and in the right conditions one can be created in four to six weeks, he said.  “The natural diamond industry doesn’t really like what we’re...

The famous Head of the Charles Regatta, being held October 21-23 in Cambridge, is making waves with its reforms in sustainability. Hannah Donnelly explains.

The Head of the Charles Regatta, a beloved Boston tradition, is bringing together athletes from all over the globe and educating them, and spectators, on sustainability.

As of Tuesday afternoon, a change.org petition submitted by the Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative urging Seafood Watch to “reconsider” had more than 2,600 signatures, with hundreds of them being added in a matter of hours.