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VERGE London

Taking energy saving out of the dark ages
By Lem Bingley

If we could shed more light on the power we consume, it would be easier to use less, argues Pilgrim Beart, founder of energy visualization firm AlertMe.

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Storify: News and views from VERGE London

At VERGE London, speakers discussed how the convergence of energy, information, transportation and building technologies is impacting cars, buildings, cities, energy and more. Check out the Twitter...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.


In Other News

The balancing act of corporate sustainability and consumption
By Robert Kropp

An MIT survey of corporate executives suggests that sustainability is increasingly part of the management agenda, while WWF finds that global con...Read More



Should you eat farmed fish? It's complicated
By Marc Gunther

Done right, aquaculture is a sustainable way to produce healthy protein. But done wrong fish farming can create major environmental problems....Read More



Building the green MBA: Your ideas needed
By Eban Goodstein

A chance to weigh in on a new crowdsourced sustainable MBA program.

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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 IT

Elkington: Tech isn't enough to solve sustainability challenges
By Padma Nagappan

What's needed to cure the world's ills is real culture change, led by better communication about environmental issues and by the innovators Volans executive chairman John Elkington calls "zeronauts."...Read More



Sustainability through software: Q&A with SAP's Peter Graf
By Jennifer Kho

In advance of SAP's largest user conference this week, Chief Sustainability Officer Peter Graf spoke with GreenBiz about decoupling emissions from revenue growth, employee engagement and what's next....Read More



Intel slashes emissions, but misses water and waste targets
By Eric Louie

Intel soundly beat its greenhouse-gas emissions goals, but missed several other targets: It consumes more water and creates more chemical waste than previously, instead of less. Are its new goals more realistic?...Read More

 

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Greenpeace's Cool IT Leaderboard, Version 5

The latest edition of the ranking of IT companies' efforts to reduce their own energy use and advocate for clean energy policies finds Google and Cisco in the top spots.

RILA's 2012 Retail Sustainability Report

The Retail Industry Leaders Association compiles its first report on sustainability practices among some of the largest retail companies in the United States.


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