Earlier today, eBay Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe and other senior leaders were joined by Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Congressman Jim Matheson, Draper City Mayor Darrell Smith and local officials to unveil eBay’s newest facility designed to LEED Gold standards.  Located in the Salt Lake City suburb of Draper, Utah, the 241,095 square foot…

This week, eBay launched a significant partnership with the PGA Trade-In Network, which should provide some great new resources for golfers, and have positive social and environmental impact as well. Through an online storefront called The Pro Shops by PGA Trade-In Network + eBay, customers will have access to a full inventory of golf equipment…

Today, eBay announced plans to build the next phase of our flagship data center with renewable energy as its primary power source. This represents an industry first, marking a major milestone, not only for eBay, but for corporate sustainability. The announcement was the subject of a feature article in the NY Times by James Glanz,…

Magento Updates Support Multi-Channel Commerce This week, eBay’s Magento division announced new enhancements to its ecommerce software that includes mobile features and expanded integration of PayPal Payments. Updates include HTML5 for creating compelling shopping experiences. “From research to checkout and beyond, merchants can now drive conversions more effectively, increase order size and build customer loyalty,”…

How can we take our existing buildings and make them better, greener places to work? Here at the eBay Green Team, we believe the greenest product is the one that already exists. And we’ve discovered this also applies to the very buildings our employees work in. Intuitively, it makes sense – tearing down and rebuilding both…

Advanced Risk Sciences (ARS) – by far the coolest sounding division within PayPal in which to work. ARS is the largest group in PayPal’s Risk Management organization. The team is made up of more than 80 analysts, software engineers, and other skilled technical staff who are uniquely focused on developing science, technology and strategies to…

As part of our 2011 Bike Month cycling advocate feature stories, we’ve already introduced you to two of our amazing “bike to work” advocates – Paul Metz from San Jose, California and Dave Dusatko from Omaha, Nebraska. In the last of our Bike Month feature stories, we’d like to introduce you to Gibran Borja (yes,…

For some people, being eco friendly is just innate. Others of us have to try, and as a result, we end up in awe of those people who make doing the environmentally sustainable thing seem so easy. Dave Dusatko is one such individual. Dave reports having an “aha” moment when as a kid he realized…

The eBay Green Team was temporarily relocated to our second campus in San Jose, where we have had a whole new eBay campus to explore. After discussing, tasting, and analyzing all the differences in the cafeteria food selection, we found ourselves sitting outside, struck by the plethora of bikes everywhere around the eBay campus. Not…

April is a big month for the eBay Green Team, with Earth Hour,Earth Day, Earth Week and all kinds of other Earth Day related events. It’s a month all about celebrations which help remind us to start our own small green initiatives to help the Earth so that future generations can also enjoy this awesome little…