Edward Guiliano, president and CEO of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), said education is as important as government or business in today's global discourse on sustainability and thinking green.
A leading executive from German chemical giant BASF said lack of information about technological advances was a barrier to more progress being made in preventing environmental damage.
Eco-walls featuring plant receptacles made from recycled plastic at the Theme Pavilion are just some of the creative new technologies adopted at the Expo Garden to spread the green message.
Charging stations for electric vehicles are to be placed throughout this East China metropolis to make it easier to run more green buses on its streets.
China will take radical measures to increase the use of new energy in the 12th Five Year Plan (2011-15), a move that reinforces the nation's commitment to improve the energy mix and reduce pollution.
German specialty chemicals group Lanxess plans to boost the supply of its products to meet growing demand for more environmentally friendly plastics in China.
It's not easy being green, but health clubs are finding that being good to the planet may also reward their bottom line.