Timberland

Cap and Trade, Meet the Opposition

Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green


Jeffrey B. Swartz

Truth is, if I could wave a wand I'd have every government on earth impose a straightforward tax on carbon emissions--less bureaucracy, less confusion--but I am a boot maker, not a wand waver.

Wyclef Jean To Team Up WIth Timberland On Eco-Friendly Boots

AP | HOLLY RAMER | Posted 09.30.2009 | Green


CONCORD, N.H. — Wyclef Jean and The Timberland Co. are teaming up to sell eco-friendly footwear and support reforestation of the singer's native Haiti.

Jean, who achieved fame with The Fugees before going solo, collaborated with the New Hampshire-based footwear and apparel company on a 16-boot collection going on sale in November. Timberland also will sell T-shirts designed by Haitian children, and a new line of organic shirts and hats will be sold at Jean's concerts, with a cut of the profits going to Jean's Yele Haiti foundation.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Jean says he hopes the partnership will inspire children and put a new face on his homeland. The partnership is part of Timberland's Earthkeepers program, which promotes environmental and social activism.

Great, Green Fashion Brands

Avital Binshtock | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Some of the most eye-catching baubles are made of stuff that had a past life--and many of them can be found on Etsy, a global network of artisans selling handmade works.

I Fought the Law and the Law Won

Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green


Jeffrey B. Swartz

Deforestation in the Amazon is not okay. But -- how is it our problem? We're a U.S.-based bootmaking business -- sympathetic to the cause, but certainly not responsible for it. Right?

The Power of Collaboration

Jeffrey B. Swartz | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business


Jeffrey B. Swartz

In a perfect world, we'd all have the time and money and resources to be able to run our businesses successfully. Unfortunately we don't live in that world.

When Money Doesn't Talk

Marc Gunther | Posted 04.26.2009 | Business


Marc Gunther

Here's one answer: Instead of motivating people or trying to coerce them, companies can inspire them.

Green Edge 9: Tim Sanders on Greening U.S. Workplaces

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 10.26.2008 | Green


John Tepper Marlin

Tim Sanders visited with me in New York today on a tour to promote his new book, Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go...

What Does It Mean When A Company Says It Is Carbon-Neutral?

Fortune | Marc Gunther | Posted 09.11.2008 | Green


But what, exactly, does becoming carbon neutral mean? It turns out that there's no agreed-upon definition of carbon neutral, even as rock groups like...

Timberland: A Model Corporation

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 08.04.2008 | Green


Olivia Zaleski

Unlike most corporations trying--just now--to hitch a free ride on the "green bandwagon," The Timberland Company maintains a long history of environmental stewardship that began by partnering with the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) in 1993.