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In the News

Levi's makes life-cycle assessment part of its fabric
By Amy Westervelt

Companies like Levi Strauss, Nike, Kraft Foods and Cannon are taking LCA out of the sustainability silos and into the design rooms by using LCA tools to make daily design decisions.

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Swag, cash or kudos: The best rewards of employee engagement
By Susan Hunt Stevens

A survey of the different types of rewards and best practices that inspire employees to support company sustainability programs.

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BusinessClimate: Bringing corporate sustainability to the mainstream
By Chrissy Coughlin

The founder and principal of the upcoming BusinessClimate sustainability event discusses how sustainability is moving from the realm of CSR to competitiveness to national security, but how more evo...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.


More Conscientious Coffee

How Starbucks could get its customers to use fewer paper cups
By Marc Gunther

Could charging Starbucks customers for their paper cup prompt them to bring in a mug instead?
 

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Brewing a greener cuppa joe at Starbucks and Thanksgiving Coffee
By Marc Gunther

Despite the many differences between the Fortune 500 coffee retailer and the family-owned artisan roaster based in Mendocino, Calif., the two companies are committed to working with growers to source coffee beans as sustainably and ethically as possible....Read More

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 Energy Management

How your firm can adjust as energy gets more & less carbon-intensive
By Ryan Schuchard

For companies thinking about climate change and energy, what are the implications of two countervailing trends, the rise of energy with lower carbon content, and the concurrent rise of high-carbon energy?...Read More



VERGE Executive Series: Q&A with Boeing's Tim Noonan
By Don Reed

With a startup mentality, Boeing Energy is working to drive innovation by leveraging its own internal resources and tapping into key partnerships....Read More

 

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