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In the News

Coke, Ford join forces to juice supply of plant-based plastic
By Amy Westervelt

Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and several other Fortune 500 companies are working to address the supply shortages that have stymied the goal of make the 100-percent plant-based plastic bottle ubiquitous.

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Why are institutional investors ignoring climate change risk?
By Robert Kropp

An analysis by Ceres and Fund Votes of 2011 proxy voting reveals that the three largest mutual funds failed to vote in favor of a single climate-related resolution.

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Bank of America's $50B green initiative: Mighty or misplaced?
By Heather Clancy

Critics say the goals are a step in the right direction, but the bank's priorities could be better invested elsewhere.

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UL Environment: Your Partner in Sustainability


UL Environment helps the world make, market, find, and trust healthier, more sustainable, environmentally-preferable products and services. We help companies achieve their sustainability goals-and help purchasers, specifiers, retailers, governments, and consumers find greener products they can trust. Visit www.ul.com/environment for details.


In Other News

The cost of disaster: Putting a price tag on climate change
By Ann Goodman

In this era of apparently mounting natural disasters worldwide one might ask: How much do such disasters cost? How are the costs calculated?

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How energy benchmarking can boost your building's efficiency
By David Pospisil

Energy benchmarking can help building owners understand their property's energy use and compare performance to identify the most efficient sites....Read More



How to engage employees: Advice from four leaders
By Ellen Weinreb

Learn how to best engage employees from strategies recently offered at the Sustainable Brands conference.

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How to Leverage Sustainability Programs to Drive Enterprise-Wide Efficiency


In this free webcast, you'll learn the business case for linking sustainability and financial results, and get clear guidelines for identifying efficiency opportunities within your organization. What technologies that can support your sustainability programs and what are the best practices of world-leading companies that have leveraged their sustainability initiatives for financial and operational gains? Click here for more information.


Get Your Geek On

Watching the clock: A judge's-eye view
By Ted Howes and BSR

What can a group of 150 makers, doers, jammers, geeks, freaks, and designers create in just 30 hours?...Read More



Busting through the clay layer: A developer's-eye view
By Dan Riegel

The second postcard in a series from the Reinvent Business hackathon in San Francisco....Read More



Audacity and hope over digital apps: An arbiter’s-eye view
By Liz Maw

The third postcard in a series from the Reinvent Business hackathon in San Francisco....Read More

 

Cree THE EDGE exterior lighting: Efficient, durable, reliable


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An Electric Rescue

Can electric vehicles jumpstart Saab?
By Sustainable Business News

A Chinese biomass power plant company -- National Modern Energy -- and Sun Investment have bought the bankrupt automaker and plan to turn it into an electric-car company....Read More

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