The company said renewable natural gas will ultimately make up 40 percent of its total fuel purchases for ground transportation.

Consumers with a high degree of social and environmental awareness will change their behavior and brand choices to match their values. Yet most brands operate on a linear “make, use and dispose” business cycle.

Over the past decade, the retail industry has undergone a drastic makeover.

The “IMO Scramble” isn’t the name of a new breakfast dish at a fast-food restaurant. It describes the plight of ocean carriers, who find themselves woefully unprepared for a new mandate on switching to cleaner-burning fuel.