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In the News

Green Button energy apps target innovation and cost savings
By Derek Top

Winners from DOE's $100,000 cash-prize challenge include a Facebook app using trees to visualize energy use and how businesses can obtain ENERGY STAR benchmarks

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SAP's 'Urban Matters' takes on smarter cities, better government
By Bruce Kennedy

The world’s largest business software company has launched a new initiative to focus on the many challenges that urban centers face when trying to tackle sustainability issues.

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5 ways sustainability managers can use data to make their business case
By Heather Clancy

A webcast just hosted by Joel Makower explored in-depth why solid data are critical to sustainability success -- and how that success can be hindered by manual reporting methods.

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Virginia Tech's Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) in Leadership for Sustainability.


Graduate education and career development for working professionals in business, government and civil society. Focus on communication, teamwork, partnering, innovation, personal and cultural transformation. 15 weekends in Washington, DC. 10-day International Residency. Learn more: cnre.vt.edu/XMNR.


In Other News

EDF Climate Corps names 2012 members: Facebook, Boeing, AT&T and more
By Victoria Mills

The EDF Climate Corps started five years ago as a good idea, and now has fellows working in scores of corporations.

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Ecolabeling and the power of uncommon collaborations
By Tensie Whelan

There is a growing body of evidence showing that sustainability certification is spawning far-reaching changes in production and land use practices, supply chains and in the way businesses operate....Read More



Why the chief learning officer is a CSO's new best friend
By Ellen Weinreb

The chief learning officer (CLO) is a position that reflects a seismic shift in the way many corporations now approach their environmental futures.

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Apply now for Columbia's M.S. Sustainability Management


The Columbia University Sustainability Management graduate program utilizes environmental and sustainable development research to provide practical training to a new generation of professionals who will address sustainability and conservation issues critical to any organization. For more info, visit: ce.columbia.edu/suma4


GreenBiz Focus on Buildings

It's what's inside that counts: World's top LEED interior
By Mary Catherine O'Connor

Building engineering company Integral Group unveiled a building with the world's highest LEED rating for commercial interiors in Oakland, Calif., this week. Here's a slideshow of the features that won it that rating....Read More



VERGE Executive Series: Q&A with CBRE's Dave Pogue
By Don Reed

CBRE's National Director of Sustainability shares what convergence means to managing 1.4 billion square feet of property for corporate and institutional clients....Read More

 

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.


One Great Idea

Powering Electric Vehicles

To help shoulder grid expenditure from growing electric vehicle sales, RevTech is developing a virtual power plant platform and fast response energy storage capacity....Read More

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