Sarah Fister Gale

Sarah Fister Gale is a freelance writer based in Chicago.

E-Waste: When Landfills Are Not an Option GreenerComputing.com
By Sarah Fister Gale, July 01, 2009
Environmentally focused companies, such as Marriott and GlaxoSmithKline, are taking a hard-line approach to e-waste management, investing time and money to ensure that every piece of obsolete...
Show Me the Money: Uncovering Rebates and Grants to Help Boost Business Efficiency
By Sarah Fister Gale, May 17, 2009
In theory, free money in the form of grants, rebates and incentives to help businesses become more efficient is everywhere. But in reality, how do you get your piece of the pie? ...
Ten Tips for Finding Grants to Make Your Business Greener
By Sarah Fister Gale, May 17, 2009
To help businesses win grants to make their operations easier, we asked industry experts for advice on finding and securing the best grants and incentives. ...
Death of a Toxin: How To Get Chemicals Out of Our Products GreenerDesign.com
By Sarah Fister Gale, April 20, 2009
Although bisphenol A (BPA) is not the clear health threat lead is, enough concern about it has been raised for retailers and manufacturers to eliminate it and for politicians to seek BPA bans. But...
Scaling the Green Learning Curve
By Sarah Fister Gale, April 05, 2009
It is always a good idea to refresh your skills, and outside of conventional business school programs, there are a growing number of educational opportunities for mid-career professionals to...
How to Climb (or Get On) the Green Corporate Ladder
By Sarah Fister Gale, March 29, 2009
While many of the so-called green jobs being touted by the president and environmental groups may be of the blue-green variety -- more labor than management -- there also will be opportunities for...
Saving Every Last Drop
By Sarah Fister Gale, March 16, 2009
Drought conditions and likely water restrictions and regulations promise to impact businesses throughout the country. But some companies, such as Frito Lay, Avon and General Electric, have already...
Green Power Forecast: Partly Cloudy -- For the Short Term
By Sarah Fister Gale, March 09, 2009
Lower energy prices and the ailing economy spells doom for business owners and investors looking for short-term returns on their renewable energy investments, but those taking a long view are more...
Carbon Regulations are Coming: Are You Ready? ClimateBiz.com
By Sarah Fister Gale, March 09, 2009
Management of greenhouse gas emissions will be mandatory by 2010 -- especially for carbon intensive industries -- but reducing emissions can add social, environmental and financial value to a...
How to Get Green Goods Flying Off the Shelves
By Sarah Fister Gale, March 02, 2009
Surveys show that a sizeable chunk of shoppers will buy green no matter the economic climate, but there are a few simple tools retailers can use to encourage every customer to shop for the best...

While Everything Else Stops, Green Still Means Go
By Sarah Fister Gale, January 18, 2009
Despite the economy, investment in short term green initiatives is still going strong as companies realize how quickly they can cut costs through efficiency projects. ...
Eat, Drink and Be Greener
By Sarah Fister Gale, December 07, 2008
Recognizing the mountains of avoidable waste and the vast opportunities for improvements, corporate cafeterias, restaurants, and catering services across the nation are targeting dining operations...
Top 8 Ways to Go Green on the Cheap
By Sarah Fister Gale, November 16, 2008
From helping employees visualize the impact of their waste to turning it into a revenue stream, innovative companies and consultants offer their suggestions for the best cheap and easy-to-...
Carbon Dioxide Turns Useful GreenerDesign.com
By Sarah Fister Gale, October 19, 2008
A new breed of innovative start-up companies are finding ways to convert CO2 into high value materials, simultaneously reducing the amount of carbon dioxide released into the environment and...
Taking Green Initiatives to the Next Level
By Sarah Fister Gale, September 01, 2008
Once your company has gathered up all the low-hanging fruit, what comes next? ...
The Greening of Transport, One Mile at a Time
By Sarah Fister Gale, January 29, 2008
With the soaring cost of fuel and transportation's dramatic impact on the environment, companies have no choice but to look at logistics as a place to go green. Some successful initiatives rely on...
Delivering Luxury Without Sacrificing Sustainability
By Sarah Fister Gale, November 04, 2007
In this Q & A, Steve Faulstick of the Doubletree Hotel in Portland, Ore., discusses the hotel's efforts to take the sustainable high road without sacrificing guest comfort or the bottom line...
Small Packages Have Big Impact
By Sarah Fister Gale, August 09, 2007
Stonyfield, Unilever and Aveda have known for years what other manufacturers are just discovering: that lighter-weight and recycled material can be transformed into beautiful packaging that is...

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