Hewlett-Packard, General Motors and Bank of America are among the major purchasers that are saving billions and reducing emissions by working with their suppliers to improve environmental management, according to a CDP report.

To help shippers avoid extra fees and charges due to the "linear foot rule," FreightorGator, a Kansas City-based less-than-truckload (LTL) freight exchange, has released a free linear footage calculator tool on the company's website.

An online marketplace for suppliers to buy and sell surplus food has been created by British supermarket Asda to cut waste.

The word in Davos: Ignore the tweets. Executives gathered in the Swiss resort for the World Economic Forum last week kept repeating, like a soothing mantra, that Donald Trump is at heart a pragmatist who will avoid trade wars and regulations that make it harder to do business.

European aerospace giant Airbus has unveiled plans to develop a "flying car" to function as an aerial taxi and carry cargo.

Business leaders in Davos, Switzerland, traditionally the high priests of globalization, are talking up the benefits of local production to shield themselves from criticism from incoming U.S. President Donald Trump.

Last year, McDonald's started testing fresh, not frozen, ground-beef patties at some Dallas locations. More than two years ago, Carl's Jr. introduced an "all-natural" burger with hormone and antibiotic-free beef sourced from grass-fed and free-range cattle. And since its launch in 2005, the Arlington-based Elevation Burger chain has touted its organic ground beef from similarly pampered cattle.