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Nike's Sustainability Journey: 15 Years and Going Strong
By Sarah Severn, March 12, 2010
When Nike first began incorporating sustainability into its business practices, the risks and opportunities we grappled with seemed distant indeed, even non-existent to most businesses. Fifteen years later, the risks and opportunities that...

The Olympic Gold Rush Has Only Just Begun
By John D. Wiebe, March 12, 2010
In the days during and after the Vancouver Olympics, many are wondering whether the massive investment was money well spent, especially for the green endeavors at the Games. But the most promising...
Getting a Green Brand on the Customer's Radar
By Jeff Dubin, March 12, 2010
New products aspiring to be labeled green should be preoccupied with passing muster with the arbiters of what's green, be they NGOs, consumers, or ratings agencies. The reality, though, is that...

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Richard Branson Aims to Rock the Boat for Green Shipping
By Marc Gunther, March 11, 2010
The billionaire's new NGO, Carbon War Room, puts the global shipping industry's massive carbon footprint under the spotlight, and spread the word about simple ways to shrink its impact. ...
Big Oil's Slow Road to Sustainability
By Todd Cort, March 11, 2010
Last week, we released the sustainability rankings of the world's largest oil and gas companies. Despite the skepticism of whether the industry can ever be green, there are plenty of reasons to...
The Evolution of Innovative Green Brands
By Marc Stoiber, March 11, 2010
As consumers, we define ourselves by the brands we keep. We believe in them, yet they seldom give us new reasons to do so. But that's changing now as we find ourselves in the early stages of a new...
How Cisco's Packaging Diet Saves $24 Million a Year
By Claudia Girrbach, March 10, 2010
The technology giant has implemented three best practices as part of a sustainability pilot project that are netting huge savings in materials and transportation costs as well as waste management...
Rwanda Turns to Trapped Methane For Electricity, Growth
By Marc Gunther, March 10, 2010
A project that aims to harvest energy from a potentially disastrous situation in Rwanda's Lake Kivu aims to turn risk into reward, and bring much-needed power to a developing economy. ...
Greening the Workhorses of American Fleets ClimateBiz.com
By Jason Mathers, March 09, 2010
Medium-duty trucks, a mainstay for American fleets, produce more than 80 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. Environmental Defense Fund and PHH Arval are now offering fleet managers a...
Three Simple Checkpoints on the Road to a Clean Energy Future
By Kelly Vaughn, March 09, 2010
In the midst of a gold rush of clean technologies, some observers believe we're still years from making a dent in the national carbon footprint. But these three shovel-ready technologies show a...
Amazing Gadgets for the Poor
By Marc Gunther, March 08, 2010
A nonprofit called Kopernik hopes to connect the creators of the low-cost, innovative and life-saving inventions with the people who need them most. ...
What Your Employees Know About Green Innovation That You Don't
By Marc Stoiber, March 08, 2010
Engagement is the mot du jour today. It's being pitched as a new religion, buoyed by the social media wave; however, behind all the hype is a remarkably simple concept: If you need help, ask....
The Truth About Millennials
By Karen Barnes, March 08, 2010
We hear it all the time: “It’s the young people we need to target! They’ll buy anything green.” In fact, they do a lot of talking, but are only just starting to buy...
Peerless Coffee Brews More Efficient Waste Management GreenerDesign.com
By Jonathan Bardelline, March 08, 2010
The Oakland-based company has spent the last 10 years finding ways to recycle its waste, use less packaging and testing reusable delivery crates.
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The Unintended Consequences of Corporate Transparency
By Stephen Linaweaver, March 05, 2010
The final installment of our three-part series on transparency explores how organizations must walk the line between an unhealthy and unsustainable obsessions with quarterly earnings results and...
Don't Sweat the Trickle of Stimulus Funds GreenerBuildings.com
By Lane Burt, March 04, 2010
Recovery Act funding hasn't been squandered, it just hasn't been spent yet. While it's understandable to be disappointed about how long it's taken to get things in gear, there's no reason to...
Why Employees Should Be Part of Any Green Solution
By Kevin Moss, March 04, 2010
Training, educating and bringing employees on board with green projects is an end in and of itself, both for increasing workplace satisfaction and spreading a mentality of conservation at work as...
Even Houston, the 'Petro Metro,' Loves Electric Cars
By Marc Gunther, March 03, 2010
Why on earth would Houston, the city of "drill-baby-drill", the fossil-fuel capital of America, the city whose NFL franchise used to be called the Oilers, embrace the electric car? For...
Four Steps to Prepare for the Low-Plastic Future
By Ellie Moss, March 03, 2010
The FDA's reversal of its decision on BPA is one more sign that the way we use plastics today may be on the verge of a significant shift. As more studies implicate plastics in a range health...
Obama's Nuclear Madness and the Future of 'Clean' Energy
By Ron Pernick, March 02, 2010
In early February, President Obama did something that his predecessor George W. Bush was unable to do: He pushed the restart button on the U.S. nuclear power industry ...
Finding the Greenest Companies in Silicon Valley
By Todd Cort, March 02, 2010
Tech companies, in California and across the world, are among the highest-ranking firms in a new sustainability assessment. But while some of these companies are strong on initiatives, the...
The Running Shoe Leading the Race to Sustainability
By Melissa Schweisguth, March 01, 2010
Seeing more athletic companies pick up the pace on sustainability is a welcome trend. One business at the front of the pack is Brooks, whose modest marketing approach has left its efforts less...
How Colorado Takes the Green Economy to a Higher Altitude
By Mindy S. Lubber, March 01, 2010
Is the political malaise about climate change getting you down? Take a trip to Colorado, a clean energy hotbed that is creating thousands of new green jobs despite the climate cold war in...

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Green Business and Cleantech Find Common Purpose: The State of Green Business 2010
By Joel Makower, February 16, 2010
After many years of operating in separate worlds, sustainable business practices and green technology are finding common cause for the greater good. ...
Packaging Companies Rethink the Box: The State of Green Business 2010
Food Companies Put Their Supply Chains on the Menu: The State of Green Business 2010
Toxics Become a Strategic Issue: The State of Green Business 2010
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State of Green Business Forum 2010

Carbon Management After Copenhagen: State of Green Business Forum - Chicago
By Leslie Guevarra, February 10, 2010
Why should companies worry about carbon management given the lack of a definitive outcome from climate talks in Copenhagen? Panelists from UPS and Motorola shared their firms’ motivations at...
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State of Green Business 2010

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Inside Cisco's Sustainable Packaging Project
This slideshow from Cisco Systems outlines some of the steps the company has taken to...
Greenhouse Gas Management for Medium-Duty Truck Fleets ClimateBiz.com
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The Toxie Awards' Bad Actor Chemicals
This report highlights 16 bad actor chemicals in widespread use in California. What they...
Recycling: from E-Waste to Resources GreenerComputing.com
This report from the U.N. Environment Programme looks at the growth of e-waste generated...
Framework for Responsible Environmental Marketing Communications
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