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GreenBiz.com’s annual State of Green Business Report is the landmark study measuring the environmental impacts of the growing green economy. We document whether and how companies were reducing their environmental impacts, and the mixed results revealed: More companies are doing more things, but moving the needle of environmental progress only slightly, if at all. Here is our summary coverage of this year’s findings, including key trends, analysis, and, of course, access to the report itself.
After many years of operating in separate worlds, sustainable business practices and green technology are finding common cause for the greater good....
Packaging issues have been of concern ever since the advent of "green" as a business issue, and in 2009 a number of genuine packaging innovations appeared to think outside the box and...
The sustainability of food hasn't traditionally been much of a mainstream consumer issue, but the practices of Big Food have come under attack by activists, and companies are learning that...
The toxicity of products and manufacturing processes has been a concern ever since Silent Spring was published 48 years ago, but a confluence of events and trends in 2009 pushed toxics further...
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...
IT companies are backing up their claims that technology can more than offset its own carbon footprint by developing a seemingly impressive array of capabilities to make the world not just more...
It's commonly believed that when it comes to energy efficiency and buildings there's some low-hanging fruit -- but going after the rest costs a lot of money. Actually, that's not true, says C....
While individual car buyers stayed out of showrooms with disastrous results, corporate and institutional buyers proved a bright green spot for the industry with increased purchases of hybrid-...
As the parade of progress marches inexorably forward, a growing number of innovations have a distinctly green tinge, significantly reducing material, chemical, water and energy inputs....
China can be a great place for international companies interested in green business. It's a matter of getting to know the right people, adapting to the culture and "getting over your fear of...
Does the regulatory deadlock on the domestic and international fronts put the onus on businesses to do more to address climate change or does it let them off the hook?...
What happens when green business meets cleantech? When those companies are like Best Buy, Autodesk and Serious Materials, you get firms that align their products and services with efforts to...
The first part of the Obama Adminstration's two-pronged strategy to ignite the green business economy -- public investment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- has been...
Even in the midst of the deepest recession of the last 20 years, shoppers from São Paolo to Shanghai were ready to shell out more cash for eco-friendly products. Is the tide turning for the...
Kicking off the release of the third annual State of Green Business report, we present the first of our look at the 10 biggest trends in the greening of mainstream business: Radical...
The third annual State of Green Business report, released today by GreenBiz.com, tracks 20 facets of green business operations to measure whether firms are moving the needle toward lower-impact...
Good environmental management has saved telecom group BT more than $700 million. It used clear-eyed analysis and fundamental financial tools to identify the business case for sustainability. Here...
As businesses become increasingly strategic about sustainability, using metrics to measure and manage social, environmental and economic impacts has become standard practice. But how companies use...
Bill Green changed jobs recently. Why is that news? If you're concerned about the future of clean technology, Green's career move warrants more than just passing interest....
Companies that rescue and restore forests to earn money by capturing carbon in trees likely expanded their operations in 2009, despite the global recession and regulatory uncertainty, capping...
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The third annual State of Green Business report looks at the hard data behind the green business movement. Are we moving the needle on carbon emissions, toxic waste, green electronics, renewable energy use, cleantech investments, and other key indicators of the green economy?
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Prior State of Green Business Reports
2009 State of Green Business Report: The 2nd annual report. We found on balance, despite a growing chorus of corporate commitments and actions, a less optimistic view that companies activities are addressing planetary problems at sufficient scale and speed.
2008 State of Green Business Report: The inaugural State of Green Business report. We set out to measure the environmental impacts of the growing green economy, and were both sobered and encouraged by what we found.
Coverage of 2010 State of Green Business
The Huffington Post
The State of Green Business
USA Today
Green businesses made some progress during recession
Triple Pundit
Are We Moving the Needle? Joel Makower’s Take on the Overall Green Business Picture
Twin Cities Daily Planet
What makes jobs green?
WorldChanging
State of Green Business Forum: San Francisco
The State of Green Business
USA Today
Green businesses made some progress during recession
Triple Pundit
Are We Moving the Needle? Joel Makower’s Take on the Overall Green Business Picture
Twin Cities Daily Planet
What makes jobs green?
WorldChanging
State of Green Business Forum: San Francisco
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In 2010, we're bringing our acclaimed State of Green Business Forum to San Francisco and Chicago, digging in to the research in the annual State of Green Business report to discover recent trends in green business and hear from industry experts about what the future will hold. Read all our coverage of the events here.
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