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Is This the World's Best 'Greenest Companies' List?
By Marc Gunther, January 27, 2012
Despite having long been skeptical of the ability to create any meaningful ranking of the world's most sustainable companies, I'm impressed by the list that was just put out by the Canadian magazine Corporate Knights.

Un-Shopping, reCommerce & Building a Business on Buying Less
By Israel Ganot , January 27, 2012
Gadget junkies: It's time to explore the possibilities and benefits of stepping off the treadmill of constantly upgrading to the latest and greatest gear, and setting your unwanted electronics...
Cleantech Survives a Crisis of Confidence
By Joel Makower, January 27, 2012
Despite widespread beliefs that clean technologies are struggling under political and technological burdens, the reality is that green is growing and holds more promise than ever.

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GM to Launch Industry's First Eco-Label for Cars
By Leslie Guevarra, January 26, 2012
General Motors' Chevy brand has created a green label bearing environmental data for its cars, starting with the Chevy Sonic.
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How Social Intrapreneurs Can Navigate Networks and Power Structures
By Nathan Springer, January 26, 2012
One of the biggest challenges facing people who want to do good from within the enterprise is simply in finding the right people to talk to and work with to get things done. This week's...
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage
By Joel Makower, January 26, 2012
While national governments are struggling with economic and policy gridlocks, cities are become the proving ground for green technologies, and fertile territory for the burgeoning green economy.......
How eBay Uses its Website to Drive Sustainability and Innovation
By Annie Lescroart, January 26, 2012
A newly relaunched green hub on the retail website might be ho-hum news -- except for what it says about green teams' abilities to push sustainability both internally and externally.
Dan Hendrix: The Future of Interface is Bright & Greener than Ever
By Adam Aston, January 25, 2012
At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, the CEO of the world-leading sustainable manufacturer talks about how Interface continues to evolve and improve the sustainability of its products, and how......
The Activist Employee: Why Business Must Learn to Listen
By Ellen Weinreb, January 25, 2012
Did the many thousands of Occupy protesters who took to the streets last year to protest corporate malfeasance think to turn the finger to their own employers first? What happens if and when they......
Footprinting Walks A Fine Line
By Joel Makower, January 25, 2012
Our continuing look at the biggest trends in sustainable business in 2012 finds that companies are conducting a range of analyses to determine their carbon footprints, water footprints, toxic...
12 Data Center Energy Management Trends for 2012 and Beyond
By Clemens Pfeiffer, January 25, 2012
This year will bring about major changes in how organizations of any size analyze and utilize their energy use. Here's what data center owners and operators can expect to see in the coming......
Why the Big Apple Can Be the World's First VERGE City
By Adam Aston, January 24, 2012
As if recent football results weren't enough to heat up the rivalry between New York, Boston, and San Francisco, add to the contest the quest for title of 'greenest city.'...
Carrotmob Shows Why Consumers Now Have All the Power
By Marc Gunther, January 24, 2012
Brent Schulkin, the CEO of the startup that aims to harness individuals into a force for good, talks about the power of consumer action and why the stick isn't as effective as the carrot for......
How Companies Can Meet the New Demand for Fair Play
By Mark Lee, January 24, 2012
At a time when much of the world's population is demanding fair play, fair treatment and responsible capitalism, what might corporations do to demonstrate as much support and enthusiasm for...
Gazelle Leaps into the E-Waste Market with Focus on Reuse
By Marc Gunther, January 24, 2012
At the GreenBiz Forum in New York City, Gazelle CEO Israel Ganot spoke about how its model of making it easy for people to trade in unwanted, but still valuable, electronics is like having a......
12 Acquisitions that Transformed the Energy Management Software Market in 2011
By Paul Baier, January 24, 2012
As the need for visibility into a company's carbon emissions and energy use accelerates, the major players in the market are stepping up their acquisitions and evolution. You can count on more......
The Crunchie Awards and The Best of 2011 Sustainable Tech
By Jill Bunting, January 24, 2012
The nominees for this year's awards from TechCrunch notably include a number of sustainability-enabling tools and devices, but a number of promising innovations didn't make the cut. Here...
Green Gamification Scores Points
By Joel Makower, January 24, 2012
As part of our ongoing look at 2012 sustainability trends, we examine the trend of gamification for good. Will it work to move the sustainability needle forward, or will we be saying "Game...
Transforming a Traditional Business into a Cleantech Firm
By Leslie Guevarra, January 24, 2012
Cleantech companies needn't be made from scratch, nor must they be born as startups. If you can easily spot trends and know how to make the most of opportunities, you can transform an old-......
What Millennials Expect from Green Businesses
By Leslie Guevarra, January 24, 2012
What happens when a Baby Boomer and a Millennial sit down for a chat about sustainability? When the Boomer is GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower and the Next Gen'er is actor and activist......
The Coming Shift to 'Climate Preparedness'
By Marc Gunther, January 23, 2012
Businesses are starting to realize that climate change is inevitable, so they better start preparing for it.
Mind the Void: Interface After Ray
By Lindsay James and Mikhail Davis, January 23, 2012
The first in a new series of articles from Interface's sustainability leaders looks at how to overcome the loss of a "leader as real-world superhero," as Ray Anderson was.
Crowdsourcing, Open Innovation, and the Future of Sustainable Cities
By Joel Makower, January 23, 2012
How do you fix dying cities like Detroit? By harnessing the power of the crowd to let (nearly) 1,000 flowers bloom.

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Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage
By Joel Makower, January 26, 2012
While national governments are struggling with economic and policy gridlocks, cities are become the proving ground for green technologies, and fertile territory for the burgeoning green economy....
C3, SAIC Expand Alliance on Energy Management Services
Why the Big Apple Can Be the World's First VERGE City
How Companies Can Make Buildings Greener and Better
Calif. Utilities Embrace Green Button Project to Unleash Energy Data

State of Green Business

Cleantech Survives a Crisis of Confidence
By Joel Makower, January 27, 2012
Despite widespread beliefs that clean technologies are struggling under political and technological burdens, the reality is that green is growing and holds more promise than ever.
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage
Footprinting Walks A Fine Line
Green Gamification Scores Points
Small Firms Driving Minnesota's Growing Green Economy

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State of Green Business 2012

The fifth annual edition of our State of Green Business report continues our efforts to measure the environmental impacts of the emerging green economy. In addition to documenting what progress companies are making -- if any -- in improving their environmental performance, we track larger trends that will affect corporate America in 2012.

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The Sharing Economy and Me
By Marc Gunther, January 21, 2012
With peer-to-peer solutions for everything from car rentals to housing to moneylending taking off, are big businesses' futures at risk?

What happens when four massive technologies (energy, information, buildings, and transportation) collide?

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RILA's 2012 Retail Sustainability Report
The Retail Industry Leaders Association compiles its first report on sustainability......
Cody Horn in conversation with Joel Makower
Actress and activist Cody Horn talks with Joel Makower about the twentysomething......
Neil McPhail in conversation with Joel Makower
Best Buy's Neil McPhail talks with Joel Makower about the future of home energy......
State of Green Business Report 2012
The fifth annual edition of research exploring progress made in the greening of the......

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