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In the first of our series on the biggest trends in green business practices in 2010, we look at the ways the world's biggest consumer brands -- P&G, Unilever, Kraft and others -- have stepped off the sidelines and into the green arena.
by Joel Makower
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Small companies have the nimbleness to achieve radical innovations, but they lack scale. On the other end of the spectrum are large companies that have the scale, but they face the uncertainty of trying to do something that is working in a radically different way.
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A new book describes "the Mesh," a world where products are built to last, shared among both friends and strangers, made more affordable to all, support local communities, and are recycled back into more useful stuff. Best of all, it's a world that's already here, and is growing and thriving.
by Joel Makower
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Founded a decade ago, Method Products Inc. has been a game-changer in the consumer products industry. Drummond Lawson, the firm's director of greenskeeping, writes about Method's method for success and lessons learned about making green relevant to the mainstream
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It makes sense -- and comes not a moment too soon -- that the companies that sell outdoor apparel and equipment have come up with common standards to measure the environmental impact of their products.
by Marc Gunther
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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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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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GreenBiz.com Executive Editor Joel Makower sat down with Sustainability Consortium Co-Directors Jay Golden and Jon Johnson Wednesday to explore the role of the organization launched in the wake of Walmart's bid to rate the sustainable attributes of its products. The 90-minute webcast sheds light on its limited role, the misconceptions and the benefits of membership, which can cost up to $100,000 a year for a three-year commitment.