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With events such as the recurring California wildfires and mudslides, hurricanes Harvey and Maria and Typhoon Hagibis, which have had catastrophic human and economic costs, it is perhaps unsurprising that governments, regulators and investors have started to ask companies to disclose their climate risks, including physical risk.
by Lauren Smart
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Last-mile freight is a major contributor to local air pollution, often in disadvantaged communities. But there’s some good news amidst all this urban doom and gloom.
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More than 350 companies have made commitments to help reverse nature loss and restore vital natural systems on which economic activity depends.
by Joel Makower
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Download a free copy of the 13th annual edition of the State of Green Business to access the key data and trends to watch in the world of sustainable
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What are the key trends and metrics you should know for the year ahead? Join us for the release of the 13th annual edition of State
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Ernst & Yound cut its carbon footprint in North, Central and South America by 15 percent in fiscal year 2009, the result of its efforts to use less energy and make its supply chain more environmentally friendly.
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EDF's Climate Corps will send 51 fellows to 47 companies this summer to further the drive for energy efficiency in business. The fellowship program has grown more than seven-fold since its start three years ago.
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The latest report from Five Winds International to be published by GreenBiz.com examines the activities of retailers to determine if they are taking significant steps to increase the number of greener products on their shelves.
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With 500 members in 42 states and 11 countries, the Eco-Dentistry Association has launched a certification program for green dental practices and named its two inaugural recipients.
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Five Winds International has created a new website to help companies meet supplier sustainability requirements being imposed by retailers.<br />
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Energy efficiency, particularly in buildings, went swimmingly in 2009, in part due to the stimulus package. The outlook for 2010 is likely to be even better since the bulk of the non-bailout stimulus spending will hit the streets this year.
by Rob Watson
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Why should companies worry about carbon management given the lack of a definitive outcome from climate talks in Copenhagen? Panelists from UPS and Motorola shared their firms’ motivations at the State of Green Business Forum in Chicago.
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IT companies are backing up their claims that technology can more than offset its own carbon footprint by developing a seemingly impressive array of capabilities to make the world not just more efficient, but to make it better.
by Joel Makower
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It's commonly believed that when it comes to energy efficiency and buildings there's some low-hanging fruit -- but going after the rest costs a lot of money. Actually, that's not true, says C. David Myers of Johnson Controls Inc.
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Although there are many benefits from investing in and working within metropolitan areas and inner cities, much of the information about opportunities is fragmented and scattered.<br />
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While individual car buyers stayed out of showrooms with disastrous results, corporate and institutional buyers proved a bright green spot for the industry with increased purchases of hybrid-electric, diesel, biodiesel, electric and other so-called alternative-fueled vehicles.
by Joel Makower
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Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to tell that joke, and it’s as good a way as any to introduce Greenbiz.com’s third annual State of Green Business report.
by Marc Gunther
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As the parade of progress marches inexorably forward, a growing number of innovations have a distinctly green tinge, significantly reducing material, chemical, water and energy inputs.
by Joel Makower
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China can be a great place for international companies interested in green business. It's a matter of getting to know the right people, adapting to the culture and "getting over your fear of China," says Peggy Liu, the chair of JUCCCE.<br />
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Does the regulatory deadlock on the domestic and international fronts put the onus on businesses to do more to address climate change or does it let them off the hook?
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What happens when green business meets cleantech? When those companies are like Best Buy, Autodesk and Serious Materials, you get firms that align their products and services with efforts to foster sustainability -- and in some cases guide the marketplace toward broader and deeper adoption of environmentally responsible practices.
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The first part of the Obama Adminstration's two-pronged strategy to ignite the green business economy -- public investment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 -- has been done, according to Van Jones, a speaker at GreenBiz.com's State of Green Business Forum.
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The opening of the first of two day-long events digging in deep to the findings of the State of Green Business report took stock of just how far we've come in reducing corporate impacts.
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Even in the midst of the deepest recession of the last 20 years, shoppers from São Paolo to Shanghai were ready to shell out more cash for eco-friendly products. Is the tide turning for the green marketplace?
by Joel Makower
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Kicking off the release of the third annual State of Green Business report, we present the first of our look at the 10 biggest trends in the greening of mainstream business: Radical Transparency Goes Mainstream.
by Joel Makower