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Elkington: Tech isn't enough to solve sustainability challenges
By Padma Nagappan, May 18, 2012
What's needed to cure the world's ills is real culture change, led by better communication about environmental issues and by the innovators Volans executive chairman John Elkington calls "zeronauts."...

Brewing a greener cuppa joe at Starbucks and Thanksgiving Coffee
By Marc Gunther, May 18, 2012
Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to working with growers to...
Growing Green Awards: The people behind the produce
By Frances Beinecke, May 18, 2012
The food producers honored by NRDC's Growing Green Awards are pioneers in the ways they produce food that nourishes our families and restores our water, air, and soil at the same time....

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Can smart cars pull out of the slow lane?
By Lem Bingley, May 17, 2012
Governments are key to fostering smarter cars, according to carmakers struggling to make progress. For now, speed bumps are keeping the market from accelerating as quickly as many would like.......
Why cities hold the key -- and key challenges -- for sustainability
By Lem Bingley, May 17, 2012
Cities already gobble up most of the world’s resources, so will increasing urbanization bring greater efficiency or simply more consumption?
Materials' scarcity and rising costs are fuel for a VERGE future
By Lem Bingley, May 17, 2012
New technologies and emerging business pressures are combining to create an unprecedented era of change, according to speakers at today's VERGE conference....
UL Environment aims to make buying green easier
By Jonathan Bardelline, May 17, 2012
The EPD Transparency Brief aims to make product environmental information not only free, but simple to review.
How your firm can adjust as energy gets more & less carbon-intensive
By Ryan Schuchard, BSR, May 17, 2012
For companies thinking about climate change and energy, what are the implications of two countervailing trends, the rise of energy with lower carbon content, and the concurrent rise of high-carbon......
Data spurs competition for high-performance buildings
By Derek Top, May 16, 2012
HonestBuildings.com hopes to jumpstart the commercial-real-estate market by connecting building owners and service providers via data and Web-based tools....
Sustainability through software: Q&A with SAP's Peter Graf
By Jennifer Kho, May 16, 2012
In advance of SAP's largest user conference this week, Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf spoke with GreenBiz about decoupling emissions from revenue growth, employee engagement and what......
What is the media's 'brainprint' for sustainability?
By Jennifer Inez Ward, May 16, 2012
The Global Reporting Initiative has recently come out with comprehensive guidelines on sustainability in the media industry, but will major media companies adopt key measures?
Why curbing agriculture's climate impacts is a growing challenge
By Stephen Russell, May 16, 2012
So much uncertainty surrounding how to report agricultural emissions hinders measurement and reduction efforts in the sector, spurring the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to develop industrywide best......
How to defeat the massive plug-load monster
By Tolga Tutar, May 16, 2012
The plug-load threat is emerging like a monster against building energy-efficiency efforts. Here are some easy-to-implement, cost-effective ways to tame loads.
Dow's 4 pillars of sustainable chemistry and a green economy
By Dave Kepler, May 16, 2012
Green chemistry has become a well known set of tools to design lower-impact products, but sustainable chemistry is one of the key building blocks of the innovations we need for long-term......
Google's huge offshore wind transmission line edges forward
By BusinessGreen Staff, May 15, 2012
Planned $5 billion interconnector connecting wind farms off the East Coast to the mainland U.S. clears latest regulatory hurdle and could start transmitting electricity by 2017....
Practically Green: Changing employee behavior via games (video)
By Anna Hackman, May 15, 2012
Practically Green CEO Susan Hunt Stevens talks about how her firm's online game is helping other companies encourage sustainability within their own organizations.
Does Fair Trade USA's expansion plan threaten its purpose?
By Marc Gunther, May 15, 2012
In a move to grow the market for Fair Trade products, the longtime head of Fair Trade USA proposes to allow much bigger coffee growers into the certification -- a move that some say runs contrary...
VERGE Executive Series: Q&A with Boeing's Tim Noonan
By Don Reed, May 14, 2012
With a startup mentality, Boeing Energy is working to drive innovation by leveraging its own internal resources and tapping into key partnerships....
Specialized retrofit financing a boon for Johnson Controls
By Padma Nagappan, May 14, 2012
Johnson Controls says the retrofit business is heating up, thanks to new financing via PACE and performance contracting.
Visualizing sustainability's rewards via MIT's new interactive tool
By Deb Gallagher, May 14, 2012
A new interactive tool from MIT Sloan Management Review allows users to answer several key questions: Who is making a business case for sustainability? Who is profiting from sustainability?...
The organic farming debate is about more than just yields
By Marc Gunther, May 14, 2012
As demand for food increases on a planet with limited resources,organic foods' low yields are an issue. But there are other benefits to consider -- along with some possibilities for addressing...
What does the future of sustainability mean for small business?
By Chrissy Coughlin, May 13, 2012
The co-founder and director of global sustainability consultancy SustainServ talks about what the evolution of corporate sustainability means for small to medium-sized businesses, supply chains...
The world is running out of water -- now what?
By Jon Freedman, May 12, 2012
The new documentary 'Last Call at the Oasis' shines a light on growing global concerns about water scarcity -- and what companies and governments large and small are doing to keep the...

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Elkington: Tech isn't enough to solve sustainability challenges
By Padma Nagappan, May 18, 2012
What's needed to cure the world's ills is real culture change, led by better communication about environmental issues and by the innovators Volans executive chairman John Elkington calls...
Can smart cars pull out of the slow lane?
Why cities hold the key -- and key challenges -- for sustainability
Materials' scarcity and rising costs are fuel for a VERGE future
Data spurs competition for high-performance buildings

State of Green Business

Non-News is Good News
By Joel Makower, January 31, 2012
Perhaps the best trend in sustainable business is how major green milestones -- ranging from LEED Platinum buildings to zero-waste facilities -- have become so commonplace as to be not "news
Joel Makower on the State of Green Business, 2012
'Big Data' Creates Big Opportunities
Cleantech Survives a Crisis of Confidence
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage

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Brewing a greener cuppa joe at Starbucks and Thanksgiving Coffee
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