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ICYMI: Hectares of sustainable food news, ESG pro profiles & more
By Matthew Wheeland, May 17, 2013
It's a research-heavy week here at ICYMI HQ, with studies detailing everything from profiles of ESG professionals to solutions for sustainable cities.

An up-close assessment of Walmart’s sustainability index
By Alisha Staggs, May 17, 2013
Does the retail chain measure up? EDF's Bentonville office weighs in.
What we should really call 'sustainability' work
By Steve Voien, May 17, 2013
In part two of a two-part series, we uncover the ideal umbrella term for the work currently known as sustainability. Or CSR. Or Triple-Bottom-Line.
Is there an 'I' in sustainability?
By Nancy Hirshberg, May 17, 2013
Sure, there's no "I" in team, but when it comes to sustainability, what kind of recognition is right for a chief sustainability officer?
3 myths about product life cycle assessments
By Mikhail Davis, May 17, 2013
These three persistent myths about LCA each have a grain of truth, but also a fundamental misunderstanding.
Ending the alphabet soup in the [insert word here] field
By Steve Voien, May 16, 2013
CSR. ESG. CS&ER. Triple bottom-line. How can we achieve sustainability if we don't know what to call it? A modest proposal, in two parts.
Some light in clean tech investing, despite the gloom
By Dan Seif, May 16, 2013
The vast majority of clean energy investment not coming from VCs is actually a positive indicator for the maturation of clean energy markets.
Plasticity Forum: Adidas and others find gold in plastic
By Rikki Stancich, May 16, 2013
Faced with a tide of post-consumer plastic trash, organizations are thinking up innovative ways to profitably harness this potentially vast revenue stream.
How to select a CEO for the Collaboration Economy
By Eric Lowitt, May 16, 2013
The seven habits of highly collaborative leaders.
Why data can put us on the road to better building performance
By Jim Sinopoli, May 16, 2013
Lack of data for building automation control systems can create a host of problems and cost organizations money.
When will emerging economies embrace sustainability?
By Eric Whan, May 15, 2013
While not top-ranked, there are business to watch in Brazil, Russia, India and China.
3 things green tech firms can learn from the smartphone wars
By Andrew Riley, May 15, 2013
What's true for the iPhone rings true for others.
Can you survive the 5 tectonic shifts to the business landscape?
By Anna Clark, May 15, 2013
In this Q&A, the author of "The Upside of Down" shares how his concept of societal resilience can help companies prepare for change.
Adidas Group scores big with sustainability venture capital fund
By Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, May 15, 2013
Footwear company's greenENERGY Fund invests in a portfolio of efficiency projects that target a strict 20 percent annual return on capital.
VERGE Boston: How private sector innovation will ease urban congestion
By Heather Clancy, May 14, 2013
Data analytics, mobile apps will be central to success car-sharing networks and other sustainable transportation alternatives.
Ford tests roadmap for smarter telemedicine
By Heather Clancy, May 14, 2013
In India, advanced information technologies coupled with SUVs are rewriting the rules for sustainable rural health care.
How can I sell myself in a 30-second elevator pitch?
By Shannon Houde, May 14, 2013
Our resident career coach helps a freelance sustainability consultant improve his answer to the question: "What do you do?"
Public-private partnerships turn waste into cash
By Natalie Hummel, May 14, 2013
Converting waste from one company into a feedstock stream for another can generate revenue while reducing virgin material and energy use.
Mark Tercek in conversation with Joel Makower
By Joel Makower, May 13, 2013
The CEO of The Nature Consevancy talks about his new book and the future of business and natural capital.
How a city can be more like a forest
By Mark Tercek, May 13, 2013
An excerpt from "Nature's Fortune," a new book by Mark Tercek and Jonathan Adams.
Boston becomes latest city to order building energy benchmarking
By Minot Frye, May 13, 2013
Large commercial and residential buildings must report annual energy and water use, but aren't required to act on the results.

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