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Erratic weather can raise the public's view on climate change, but leading firms also should promote the business benefits of putting a price on carbon.
by Doug Miller
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's inaugural Climate Leadership Awards go to IBM, San Diego San & Electric, SAP and UPS, as well as Gene Rodrigues, a director at Southern California Edison.
by Robert Kropp
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Walmart in particular marks a big leap forward, coming up from 15th place three months ago to land in third place. Generating green power on-site -- where Walmart is the second-biggest green power creator -- is what helped move the retailer up.
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A new series of articles in Grist drags Walmart over the coals for not being as sustainable as it could be. While the author raises valid points about Walmart's level of action, there is more to the story.
by Marc Gunther
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Putting energy management systems in place in its manufacturing facilities was one of several steps that have helped the beverage maker earn the highest score ever recorded by The Carbon Trust.
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The second annual awards recognizing leaders in real-world greenhouse gas emissions reductions today announced the 18 firms that are in the running for this year's awards, to be announced at COP17 in South Africa on December 3.
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Although a healthy debate is generally a good thing, a debate at the COMMIT forum earlier this month -- on whether or not CSR practices are good for the bottom line -- missed the point in three key ways.
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A new report from Two Tomorrows tries to pierce the veil of greenwash claims and identify which companies are best adding value and stability to their brands with their sustainability efforts -- and which are likely to disappoint in the long term.
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The third annual tally of the greenest corporations in the United States and the world brings an overhauled methodology to the list and finds a new U.S. leader, with IBM replacing Dell in the top spot, and HP holding its second place rank.
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The banking firm, the guiding force behind the Empire State Building's sweeping retrofit, the mayor of New York are honored by the U.S Green Building Council.
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This summary of a recent conversation between Stewart Brand and the Nature Conservancy's Peter Kareiva explores how green influence has been on the decline for the last 40 years, and how green can get its groove back.
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The VP of sustainability at the consumer-goods giant talks about the power of collaboration, the difficulty of changing individuals' behavior, and why Americans in the shower is one of the biggest environmental hurdles Unilever faces.
by Adele Peters
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A new ranking of green IT leadership finds Japan far out in front in its successes to use IT to reduce its carbon footprint. Denmark and Germany tie for second, while the U.S. fails to place in the top 10.
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Today, Walmart made its first major commitment to reduce greenhouse gases -- but in typical fashion, rather than set a tough goal that might affect its own growth curve, the company plans to turn up the pressure on its thousands of suppliers to reduce their emissions.
by Marc Gunther
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We wanted to know what kinds of commitments — formal or informal — people were making in their companies.
by Joel Makower
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Two sets of rankings released in the last week aim to gauge the greening of the nation's colleges and universities. But it's in the gap between the rankings that the most interesting results are found.
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With their neck-and-neck scores in Newsweek's new green rankings, the two shipping companies' ongoing rivalry continues to heat up.
by Marc Gunther