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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,...
Why San Francisco Can Be the World's First VERGE City
By Derek Top, January 31, 2012
Harnessing the huge amount of data found in city services for buildings, transportation, and energy management could help cities find new ways to generate revenue and improve the quality of life......
11 Steps to Mainstream Your Green Products
By Nancy Schneider, January 31, 2012
Who is really committed to buying green, what are their motivations, and how can we reach them? OgilvyEarth has figured it out, and presented their findings from a new report, presented at the...
Want to Sell a Green Product? Don't Call It Green
By Tilde Herrera, January 30, 2012
In a wide-ranging conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower today, the co-founders of Method explained why a company created with environmental responsibility written into its DNA...
Hitting the Sweet Spot of Employees, Innovation & Sustainability
By Matthew Wheeland, January 30, 2012
Tapping in to the massive -- and often wasted -- resource of employee ideas can provide a win-win-win -- increasing employees' job satisfaction, saving money and reducing your environmental......
Adobe's 4-Step Path Toward a Net Zero Energy Balance
By Leslie Guevarra, January 30, 2012
Adobe Systems didn't set out to become a net zero company, one that generates or offsets as much energy as it uses. But now that's one of the firm's central sustainability goals, the......

A Look at Caesar's Employee-Driven Approach to Sustainability
By Nancy Schneider, February 14, 2012
Caesars Entertainment, the world's most diversified gaming company, doesn't play games when it comes to its commitment to environmental stewardship....

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Looking to Your Employees for Innovation
By Ellen Weinreb, April 19, 2012
Ellen Weinreb identifies companies that have found over $100 million in savings stemming from employee’s suggestions. She highlights sustainability innovations as well as the systems that...
Using Your Garbage to Enhance Earnings
By David Mendelson, February 19, 2012
One Great Idea: Using Your Garbage to Enhance Earnings...
Joel Makower on the State of Green Business, 2012
By Joel Makower, January 31, 2012
Joel Makower presents the 2012 annual State of Green Business Report, reviewing key trends and indicators and the state of the profession today....
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum
By GreenBiz Admin, January 30, 2012
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee opens the 2012 GreenBiz Forum by talking about how the city is rethinking innovation, sustainability, and its relationship with the business community....
VERGE and the Future of Sustainable Business
By Joel Makower, January 30, 2012
At the 2012 GreenBiz Forum in San Francisco, GreenBiz Group chairman Joel Makower provides an overview of the VERGE opportunity, including how it will affect companies and sustainability......
John Donahoe in conversation with Joel Makower
By John Donahoe, January 30, 2012
eBay's CEO John Donahoe explores the business case for sustainable consumption, addressing the unique opportunities and roles of big business, small business, and technology in driving this......
Getting to Net Zero
By Michael Bangs, January 30, 2012
What does Net Zero mean, and what does it take to get there? Michael Bangs, Director of Global Facilities Operations at Adobe tells how the company has amplified its sustainable innovation......
What Millennials Expect from Green Businesses
By Leslie Guevarra, January 24, 2012
What happens when a Baby Boomer and a Millennial sit down for a chat about sustainability? When the Boomer is GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower and the Next Gen'er is actor and activist......
Can New York Be America's First VERGE City?
By GreenBiz Admin, January 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......
Dan Hendrix in conversation with Marc Gunther
By Dan Hendrix, January 24, 2012
Keynote Interview: Dan Hendrix in conversation with Marc Gunther...
Small Firms Driving Minnesota's Growing Green Economy
By Tilde Herrera, January 23, 2012
During a panel discussion at the State of Green Business Forum in Minneapolis last week, Minnesota's Secretary of State, Pollution Control Agency commissioner and Effect Partners CEO and......
The Successes Possible from a Jigsaw Puzzle Theory of Recycling
By Tilde Herrera, January 20, 2012
At the 2012 State of Green Business Forum in Minneapolis Thursday, Donco's David Mendelson explained how taking the byproduct from one company and matching it to the raw material needs of......
How Organic Valley Built a Green Brand with Guerrilla Marketing
By Leslie Guevarra, January 20, 2012
A company whose products and business model are based on non-traditional thinking requires an equally non-traditional marketing strategy. Organic Valley's Theresa Marquez tells the GreenBiz......
Best Buy Deploys Blue Shirts to Plug in Energy Efficiency
By Tilde Herrera, January 19, 2012
At the State of Green Business Forum in Minneapolis today, Best Buy's Neil McPhail described how energy efficiency and an engaged workforce may combine to become the company's most......
Inside Kohl's Green Energy Leadership
By Matthew Wheeland, January 19, 2012
At the GreenBiz Forum this morning in Minneapolis, Tari Emerson, Kohl's director of energy and capital projects, walked through how the retailer has become the nation's largest corporate......
How Can We Feed the Planet Without Destroying the Planet?
By Matthew Wheeland, January 19, 2012
During the first morning of the GreenBiz Forums, Jon Foley, director of the University of Minnesota's Institute of the Environment, laid out a business plan for the Earth that aims to feed 9...
Best Buy's Neil McPhail in conversation with Joel Makower
By Neil McPhail, January 19, 2012
Best Buy's Neil McPhail talks with Joel Makower about the future of home energy management and how the retailer plans to address customers' interest in solar, electric cars, and other......
'Recessionary Hangover' Slows Corporate Sustainability's Momentum
By Matthew Wheeland, January 18, 2012
The fifth annual State of Green Business report, published today by the editors of GreenBiz.com, takes an in-depth look at the data behind the green business movement. For the first time, industry...
GreenBiz Forum 2012 Highlights
By Samuel Smith, November 11, 2011
GreenBiz Forum 2012: This year, the GreenBiz Forums will feature one-day events in three U.S. cities, engaging stakeholders across industries, sectors, and regions to discuss how, and how well,...

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