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Can plastics achieve par with climate and biodiversity as critical issues worthy of a global treaty? We’re about to find out.
by Joel Makower
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Waste into materials not just once but continuously: It’s the brass ring of the circular economy. Can it work?
by Joel Makower
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The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready?
by Joel Makower
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A legacy chemical company aims to revolutionize plastics recycling. Can it make a material difference?
by Joel Makower
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There's tremendous progress toward eliminating single-use plastic packaging. Why are activists so unhappy?
by Joel Makower
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Perhaps the best trend in sustainable business is how major green milestones -- ranging from LEED Platinum buildings to zero-waste facilities -- have become so commonplace as to be not "news."
by Joel Makower
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While nearly every device is getting smaller and more efficient, information is getting much bigger and unwieldy.
by Joel Makower
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Despite widespread beliefs that clean technologies are struggling under political and technological burdens, the reality is that green is growing and holds more promise than ever.
by Joel Makower
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While national governments are struggling with economic and policy gridlocks, cities are become the proving ground for green technologies, and fertile territory for the burgeoning green economy.
by Joel Makower
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Our continuing look at the biggest trends in sustainable business in 2012 finds that companies are conducting a range of analyses to determine their carbon footprints, water footprints, toxic footprints, energy footprints, land footprints, even paper footprints.
by Joel Makower
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As part of our ongoing look at 2012 sustainability trends, we examine the trend of gamification for good. Will it work to move the sustainability needle forward, or will we be saying "Game Over" down the road?
by Joel Makower
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Another look at the biggest trends in sustainable business in 2012 reveal how smart transportation systems of tomorrow may derail some of today's most entrenched social norms -- namely, the rite of passage known as car ownership.
by Joel Makower
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Once again, we've taken the pulse of corporate environmental progress. This year, we won't mince words: Things aren’t going as well as we’d hoped.
by Joel Makower