With LEED for Commercial Interiors, tenants of non-green buildings can still improve their working environment and use LEED certification to achieve their sustainability goals.

For companies aiming to latch onto society's increased focus on the environment, Earth Day is the time to do it. Business participation in the day ranges from sales to teaching tools, and while some actions are more light green than others, many businesses are putting forth real, substantial efforts.

Large companies in sectors from retail to automobiles have taken innovative steps in design, facility management and across operations to reduce the trash they produce to zero. Here's how just about any company can achieve nothingness.

Whole Foods Market has updated and expanded standards that farmed seafood vendors must comply with.

Watt Stopper/Legrand has taken it upon itself to develop occupancy sensors that meet the European Union's hazardous materials standards.

Nitrogen trifluoride is a greenhouse gas not covered by the Kyoto Protocol, but it has come into widespread use. Although it is more potent that carbon dioxide, it's unknown how much of it is in the atmosphere.

Jason Pearson, president and CEO of research and design institute GreenBlue, joins GreenBiz Radio to talk about how sustainability is being woven into product ingredients, materials and supply chains.

When companies recycle e-waste, they need to ensure that every stage of the recycling process is set up appropriately, from where the waste is sent to how it's processed. But the effort is worth it. Aside from helping the environment, proper e-waste disposal can be a revenue stream and protect a company's work.

Waste reduction is an environmental goal more and more companies are talking about, with some even planning to get down to zero waste. It's a concept that helps the environment while saving money, time and resources.