Sustainability innovation is powering business growth, according to a new research report published this week. Between 2010 and 2013, revenues from company-defined portfolios of sustainable products and services grew by 91 percent among the companies examined in the report. For S&P Global 100 companies that break out revenue for sustainable products or services separately, that revenue stream grew at six times the rate of overall company results.

The new study, Driving Revenue Growth Through Sustainable Products and Services, is authored by Thomas Singer, a principal researcher in corporate leadership at The Conference Board. The research was supported by the Investor Responsibili....