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To Reach for Sustainability, Mind the Gap
IBM's recent survey of worldwide business leaders found that the majority of firms are integrating CSR issues into daily operations -- but many are still missing the information they need to become sustainable enterprises.
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How Green Companies Can Clean Up Their Hiring Processes
As companies emerge from recession-induced hibernation, shake off hiring freezes, and start to cautiously advertise job openings again, they're finding an entirely different landscape than when they did their last round of recruiting. With all the hope tacked on to green companies and jobs, the stakes are high for companies that blunder. Here are tips to avoid missteps.
(0)New Research Uses Organic Computing to Make Traffic Greener
Putting advanced computing together with highly advanced -- and more widespread -- traffic sensors, researchers at Leibniz University in Hanover, Germany, have proposed an "organic" method of traffic control that responds to actual conditions. But is there an easier way?
(0)Can Mud Make the Perfect Biofuel?
In the search for a clean, planet-friendly fuel, the startup Qteros has discovered and refined a microbe it calls the Q Microbe that turns biomass -- switchgrass, wood chips, grass, corn stover or even municipal liquid waste -- into ethanol.
(1)More Greenpeace Rankings: Who's the Greenest Seafood Retailer?
The third update of Greenpeace's Sustainable Seafood scorecard finds Wegman's Ahold USA and Whole Foods leading the pack for supporting sustainable seafood; Trader Joe's remains the lowest-ranked national retailer on the list.
(0)Six Ways to Keep Green Design Alive and Well in an Ailing Economy
At a recent gathering of sustainable design professionals in Boston, there was no shortage of passion in the room and there were plenty of good ideas to share, but the consensus amongst all was clear: If sustainable design was challenging to practice in a good economy, it’s even more difficult in a bad one.
(0)Climate Corps: When the Low-Hanging Fruit Is Long, Long Gone
Inexperience can be a tremendous asset when it provides the opportunity to look at a problem with fresh eyes. Asking the naive question may lead to initiatives that will save companies money while also reducing environmental impacts.
(1)Following the Thread of Radical Tranparency
The first and central thread in this dialog on radical transparency is the question: "Will it be enough to yield/drive radical transformation for sustainability?" Here are a few thoughts and observations on the subject.
(0)Why Counting Carbon is a Key to Climate Change
Behavioral economists will tell you that the simple act of placing an electricity consumption meter in plain view can substantially cut a home's energy use. The same goes for real-time miles-per-gallon meters in cars, which change the way we drive. When the price of costly activities isn't hidden from us, we're more likely to pursue those activities prudently.
(0)Natural Gas: The Rodney Dangerfield of Fuels
In the energy and climate change debate, environmentalists are mostly united in their feelings about coal (very bad), gasoline (avoid gas guzzlers), nuclear energy (scary), hydropower (small is better than big), wind (good unless you worry about birds), solar thermal (nifty) and rooftop solar PV (even niftier). But what about natural gas?
(3)Creating a Company Culture that Engages Social Intrapreneurs
Social intrapreneurs or corporate changemakers, who initiate social and environmental projects to bring their ideals to work and create value for their companies, can exist in nearly every organization. Yet it takes a conducive corporate culture to fully unlock their potential.
(0)Why Best Buy Is Rooting for the Smart Grid
Best Buy, the retail giant that helped bring car stereos, camcorders and CD players to the masses, wants to be homeowners' best friend in the emerging world of smarter, greener technology.
(1)A Strong Energy Bill Means a Strong Economy and Future
Friday’s historic House vote on the climate change bill will go down as one of the most important votes of our era. Congress has taken a vital step toward launching the first national action plan to address climate change, and moving America down the vitally needed path to a new economy.
(0)We Can Solve the Climate Crisis
Sunil Paul thinks big. He also is well-connected in D.C. and has an exquisite sense of timing. He released his report Gigaton Throwdown in the company of green jobs czar Van Jones and key players from Energy Secretary Steve Chu’s brain trust on the eve of the House vote on the climate bill.
(1)The Key to Cracking the Tight Job Market: Expanding Green Skills, Knowledge
People come to Bright Green Talent every day for advice on how they can get into a sector that's increasingly seeming like a mirage. Lately, there's more frustration in their voices, and people are wondering if all these green jobs evangelists are really just snake oil salesmen. For now the jobs may be few, but they are real — and there's way for jobseekers to get an edge.
(1)What Does Big Solar Want? What Doesn't It Want?
Rarely does an industry come to Washington and hold a press conference to talk about why it wants to be given a leg up over the competition. But that's what the solar power industry did this week.
(1)The Climate Bill is Essential, But Won't Break U.S. Oil Dependence
The Waxman-Markey bill is a giant step in transitioning toward a low-carbon economy, but it will not, as some proponents claim, solve the grave problem of U.S. oil dependence.
(0)Breaking the Barriers and Seizing the Moment
Gil Friend, president and CEO of the consulting firm Natural Logic, speaks with GreenBiz.com executive editor Joel Makower on the occasion of the publication of Friend's new book, The Truth About Green Business.
(0)The Nexus of Climate Change and Human Rights
The intersection of climate change and human rights is an emerging issue for global companies as climate change mitigation, adaptation and its direct effects impact human rights in the communities where they operate.
(0)A Web-Based Tool to Follow the Stimulus Dollars
From retrofits to road projects, the Onvia website recovery.org tracks stimulus spending, enabling businesses to scout for opportunities in government contracts and taxpayers to see where the money is going and how many new jobs are expected.
(0)Microsoft Joins the Home-Energy Management Game with Hohm
Following on the release of Google's Power Meter, Microsoft today unveiled its new online application that aims to help utility customers track and reduce their energy use.
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