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Running the Sustainability Consortium is not for the faint of heart. Here's a status report on how its new CEO is faring.
by Joel Makower
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After nearly five years of deliberations, the Federal Trade Commission has finally issued <a href='http://www.ftc.gov/os/2012/10/greenguides.pdf'>revised “Green Guides.”</a>
by Joel Makower
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If a company's sustainability impacts showed up on its 10K reports, would it make a difference? A small but influential new group thinks it would level the playing field between leaders and laggards.
by Joel Makower
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A conversation with the head of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, a new organization aimed at requiring material sustainability issues to be integrated into 10K forms by publicly traded U.S. companies.
by Joel Makower
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How one sector came together to create a global sustainability index for their products.
by Marc Gunther
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How can companies navigate the inevitable confusion that arises when sourcing and certification programs each define and measure sustainability by a different set of standards?
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The latest skirmish in a decade-old battle broke out this week, as chemical and plastics groups challenged the LEED green building rating system. It's déjà vu all over again.
by Joel Makower
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Just as with a weight-loss diet, building owners are essentially united in knowing they need to use less energy -- the just don’t know how to go about it. The DOE’s new Better Building Challenge aims to bring the success of Energy Star to the building market.
by Jim Pierobon
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There is a growing body of evidence showing that sustainability certification is spawning far-reaching changes in production and land use practices, supply chains and in the way businesses operate.
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In a move to grow the market for Fair Trade products, the longtime head of Fair Trade USA proposes to allow much bigger coffee growers into the certification -- a move that some say runs contrary to the whole purpose of Fair Trade.
by Marc Gunther
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What happens when convergence comes to banks, businesses, colleges and casinos? Bank of America, MGM Resorts, Arizona State University and EDF talk about their strides toward sustainability.
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The organization behind the world-spanning certification for environmentally and socially responsible computers has hired Robert Frisbee as its first CEO, and adds Mike Biddle of MBA Polymers, Amy Knight of Hasbro, Inc., and Carl Smith of Call2Recycle to its board.
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The world headquarters for the Hearst media company, the Perkins+Will Atlanta office and a vast Office Depot distribution center are among the eye-catching projects to earn LEED green building certification.<br />
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A look at how GRI’s Focal Point USA fared during its first year since coming to America.
by Mike Wallace
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The football club has earned two environmental certifications, recently becoming the first to earn ISO14001 certification; now it's setting its sights on a sustainable events standard.
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While American consumers continue to view solar power, wind energy and greener cars favorably, overall support for clean energy concepts is slipping, Pike Research finds.
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The U.S. Green Building Council unveils its tally of the states with the highest concentration of LEED-rated buildings per capita based on certifications in the past year.
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As the technology to manage building performance and efficiency evolves, so do the voluntary initiatives that provide standards for the new solutions. Companies that take a hand in the process can accelerate the pace and adoption of building innovation.
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Last week, we reported that Jones Lang LaSalle surpassed its goal of having 1,000 certified sustainability professionals on its books. The USGBC has since told us which companies have the most LEED APs on their payrolls.
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All cell phones sold through Sprint must go through the certification process for the UL-ISR 110 standard, although it's likely that all phones won't meet the standard, which Sprint helped to develop with UL Environment.
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The Korean automaker's US operations are working with the Gensler architectural firm on a design for a new headquarters complex that's to be built to LEED-Gold standards in Southern California.
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Jones Lang LaSalle becomes the first commercial real estate services firm to have so many of its staff attain credentials as accredited energy and sustainability professionals from LEED, BREEAM and other global standards.