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Steven Chu Takes on 'Vampire Slayer' Role in Cutting Energy Use
By Meg Waltner, February 11, 2012
New energy efficiency standards proposed by the Department of Energy this week would cut the vast amounts of energy wasted by appliances that aren't even in active use.

Puma's Eco-Impacts Report Kicks the Ball Forward on Transparency
By Matthew Wheeland, February 10, 2012
The apparel company has continued its sustainability leadership with the publication of a detailed look at the environmental impacts of its supply chain, which totaled US$191 million in 2010.
3 Ways to Get Ahead of Climate Change, Without Ditching Oil (Yet)
By Kumar Venkat, February 10, 2012
Despite the painfully slow progress on a global transition to clean energy, there are three relatively simple ideas that, if widely implemented, could offset a big chunk of fossil fuel emissions...

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Carl Bass: Environmentalist, Craftsman, CEO
By Marc Gunther, February 09, 2012
The head of the computer-assisted design firm talks about the ongoing revolution in how software can enable sustainable innovations in everything from electric cars to the San Francisco Bay Bridge......
5 Lessons in Futureproofing Products from Brown Toilet Paper
By Marc Stoiber, February 09, 2012
Innovations -- even ones leading to the most sustainable products of their fields, like Cascades' new Moka recycled TP -- sometimes fail not because of any inherent fault of their own, but...
The Next Smart Sustainability Idea: A Net Positive Impact Business
By Sonal Pandya-Dalal, February 09, 2012
Going beyond what is currently the leading edge of sustainability to a strategy that puts people and the planet at the heart of operations is going to be the key to survival in the 21st century,...
Inside the Killer App for Buildings & Energy Management
By Jim Sinopoli, February 09, 2012
Fault detection and diagnostics are at the core of the killer app in today’s building automation and building energy management industry....
As Biotech Debate Rages on, More GMOs Get Planted
By Marc Gunther, February 08, 2012
Even as both sides continue to wage a battle around whether or not genetically modified organisms are good for the planet and its people, new data show that ever-larger swaths of land are being...
How Do Two Sustainability Departments Become One?
By Ellen Weinreb, February 08, 2012
When Molson Coors and SABMiller created the MillerCoors joint venture, one unexpected challenges was how to coordinate two busy sustainability programs, and at the same time bring them to the next......
Color It Green: Nike to Adopt Waterless Textile Dyeing
By Joel Makower, February 07, 2012
A innovative new technology uses recycled CO2 to color fabric, potentially saving billions of gallons of water and emissions.
Why Social Intrapreneurs Must Engage Coworkers and Break Down Siloes
By Nathan Springer, February 07, 2012
No matter what field your company works in, or how broad or deep its commitment to sustainability, the consistently biggest challenge faced by social intrapreneurs is the persistence, patience and......
The Bigger Picture Behind Apple's China Problem
By Marc Gunther, February 07, 2012
The major problems uncovered in Apple's -- and the IT industry's -- Chinese supply chain in a series of recent exposes go far beyond Apple to the heart of how companies measure their......
What Companies Can Learn From Cities on Climate Change
By Ann Goodman, February 07, 2012
Cynthia Rosenzweig, a world-renowned urban climate change expert, explains what businesses and cities can do to help each other prepare for the threats posed by the warming planet.
Getting Beyond the Basics to Embrace the Science of Sustainability
By Jon Chorley, February 07, 2012
Lots of firms have acknowledged the importance of managing their environmental impacts. Some have taken first steps toward actually reducing those impacts. But the biggest hurdle remains: Managing......
Why Sinking Cleantech Investment Data Aren't the End of the World
By Adam Aston, February 06, 2012
The latest figures from Ernst & Young show a 4.5 percent dip in investments in clean technologies last year. Given how bad the Year of Solyndra was for all things green, there's reason for...
Diversity, Innovation and Sustainability at Rio+2.0
By Kathrin Winkler, February 06, 2012
The first full day of a technology-focused gathering in the run-up to this summer's Rio + 20 conference in Brazil highlighted how Big Data, coupled with innovative ideas for dealing with Big...
How She Leads: Hannah Jones of Nike
By Maya Albanese, February 06, 2012
The head of sustainability and innovation at Nike offers her advice to entrepreneurs and other sustainability professionals, and details on how her company is experimenting with radically new and...
How Can Business Leaders Accept the Challenges of the New Energy Era?
By Ned Harvey, February 06, 2012
A relatlively large number of business leaders are shifting their firms to be ready for the new energy economy, but important questions remain, including how to measure success and how to convince...
A Hackathon for Geekery and the Greater Good
By Sarah Krasley, February 06, 2012
From green data center management to real-time carbon emissions tracking, more than 100 developers and sustainability professionals gathered last week to hack together solutions for a greener......
Using the Arts to Inspire a Sustainable Generation
By Chrissy Coughlin, February 05, 2012
The co-founder of Artists for Humanity talks about training in the arts, and all it entails in terms of community, responsibility and hard work, helps to set them up as future leaders of a more...
Why Super Bowl XLVI Will Be the Greenest Yet
By Anna Clark, February 03, 2012
Although it's a festival of excess in many ways, Super Bowl XLVI, taking place this Sunday, reveals how far the NFL -- and pro sports in general -- has come in considering and trying to reduce...
White Wave Looks to the Farm to Improve Environmental Footprint
By Tilde Herrera, February 03, 2012
To lower its carbon footprint, White Wave Foods is tackling methane emissions, carbon sequestration and utilities, such electricity and gasoline....
The 4 Big Mistakes We Made in Launching Our Green Business
By Dennis Salazar, February 03, 2012
After surviving -- and thriving -- in five of the roughest economic years the country has known, there's a lot we should have done differently when we opened the doors of our green packaging......

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Can New York Be America's First VERGE City?
By GreenBiz Admin, February 24, 2012
VERGE cities aren't just smarter -- they are more efficient, cleaner, safer, and more economically sound. Capitalizing on the convergence of energy, information, building, and transportation...
Inside the Killer App for Buildings & Energy Management
What Will it Take to Bring EVs to the Mass Market?
Why San Francisco Can Be the World's First VERGE City
Tackling Home Energy through Good Design

State of Green Business

Non-News is Good News
By Joel Makower, January 31, 2012
Perhaps the best trend in sustainable business is how major green milestones -- ranging from LEED Platinum buildings to zero-waste facilities -- have become so commonplace as to be not "news
'Big Data' Creates Big Opportunities
Cleantech Survives a Crisis of Confidence
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage
Footprinting Walks A Fine Line

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State of Green Business 2012

The fifth annual edition of our State of Green Business report continues our efforts to measure the environmental impacts of the emerging green economy. In addition to documenting what progress companies are making -- if any -- in improving their environmental performance, we track larger trends that will affect corporate America in 2012.

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Why Google Invests in Clean Energy
By Marc Gunther, February 01, 2012
Last year, Google invested more than $900 million in clean energy projects. But does it have an energy policy? Does it need one?

What happens when four massive technologies (energy, information, buildings, and transportation) collide?

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Puma's 2010 Environmental Profit & Loss Report
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Greenpeace's Cool IT Leaderboard, Version 5: Feb. 2012
The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy......
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum by talking about how the city is......

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