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Sustainability at the Source

Sustainable purchasing gets its own umbrella organization
By Heather Clancy

The Sustainable Purchasing Council is creating a framework for sustainable purchasing mirroring the LEED system for green buildings.

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7 innovations driving certified-sustainable markets of the future
By Tensie Whelan

A Rainforest Alliance workshop found common threads emerging among pioneers in sustainable production and sourcing.

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The 3% Solution: Driving profits through carbon reduction in a 400 ppm world
Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund


Be the first to view CDP and World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) groundbreaking new study as it is first released during a live webcast on June 18. Learn how the U.S. businesses can collectively act now to reduce emissions by 3% annually and capture cost-savings up to $190 billion in 2020 alone while putting us on a pathway to curbing climate change. The CEOs of WWF and the CDP, joined by Steven Swartz, partner at McKinsey & Company, will provide background on this groundbreaking analysis which lays out a path forward that is both profitable and aggressive enough to protect the climate. Register here.


Catalyzing Innovation

VERGE Accelerate: A hopeful future in two and a half minutes
By Shana Rappaport

How 15 entrepreneurs fared in Boston in front of two VCs and thousands of viewers.

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Can local chambers be catalysts for clean energy?
By Diane Doucette

A new report finds local chambers of commerce around the U.S.ountry are becoming major drivers of innovation and economic development with clean energy....Read More

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The Changing Role of Technology in Building Efficiency - A User's Perspective
Sponsored by Johnson Controls


In this session, Johnson Controls VP Building Technology & Services, Laura Farnham, will lead an animated discussion and moderate a user panel on the ever-changing role of technology in buildings. Topics include energy efficiency and performance optimization through building wide systems integration, analytics and data management. Register here.


GreenBiz Focus on GRI's G4

9 things you need to know about GRI's G4
By Barb Brown and Cora Mooney

Get a quick update on how the new GRI reporting tool has evolved in its latest iteration....Read More



G4: It’s all about materiality
By James Margolis

The new G4 reporting guidelines focus on what is material to a company and its stakeholders. That's both good news and bad....Read More



A first look inside the new GRI G4
By James Margolis

A report from Day 1 of the Global Reporting Initiative conference in Amsterdam on the latest changes to the reporting standard....Read More

 
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