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Automation and artificial intelligence are being leveraged to both generate and evaluate ESG data. Is that a good thing?
by John Davies
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The potential of lab-grown and plant-based protein as a solution to climate change and world hunger has already generated a great deal of buzz.
by Holly Secon
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The circular economy has been limited by the lack of metrics to understand the current linear system, measure progress over time and contextualize circularity within global boundaries.
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All signs point to the next generation of commercial buildings becoming all-electric.
by Sarah Golden
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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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Planting and protecting forests in remote areas of the world may be challenging. But another trend may help matters.
by Jim Giles
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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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After decades of steering clear of specific climate commitments, the international maritime industry — responsible for 3 percent (and growing) of annual global greenhouse gas emissions — is navigating a new course.
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Plus, an interview with John Schulz, director of sustainability integration at AT&T, and outtakes from the State of Green Business webcast.
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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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Why do some green buildings perform as designed or better, while others might barely make the grade, even if certified? It turns out that even the most sustainably designed, intelligent building is only as smart and green as the people who occupy and operate it.
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A free, open-source and volunteer-driven platform is behind a partnership between Office Depot and New Leaf Paper to let shoppers know exactly where their paper comes from.
by Marc Gunther
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Arun Majumdar, the director of Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, lays out the audacious goals and the tough budgetary realities of the U.S. Department of Energy unit that's best known by its acronym ARPA-E.
by Adam Aston
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Michelle Moore is on a green mission. The federal environmental executive with the Council for Environmental Quality offers an insider's view of President Obama's Green Gov Challenge and government efforts to rein in energy use in a conversation with GreenBiz Executive Editor Joel Makower.
by Anna Clark
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Eben Bayer, the co-founder and CEO of Ecovative Design, extols the natural processes and properties of grass and cows as a way of thinking about the design of environmentally responsible products.
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Despite the well-trod cliché that a journey to sustainability is a marathon and not a sprint, Nike, with its Considered design ethos, shows all the signs of being in it for the long haul.
by Marc Gunther
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From green buildings to e-waste, Martha Johnson regards greening the government's General Services Administration as a serious challenge that can help lead green practices elsewhere in the economy.
by Adam Aston
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Although Seth Goldman says the company is still his baby, the planned full acquisition of the organic tea company will be another interesting experiment in how a smaller company can help shape the values and performance of its much bigger owner.
by Marc Gunther
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As head of the Carbon War Room, Jigar Shah has a gigaton-sized challenge ahead of him; and though he's plenty frustrated at the slow pace of progress to date, but sees some rays of light in getting business on board with major emissions-reduction efforts.
by Adam Aston
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At the State of Green Business Forum in Washington, D.C., Timberland CEO Jeff Swartz talked about how his company strives to embed corporate social responsibility, sustainability and authenticity into their operations and products in a candid, edgy and at times rollickingly funny conversation with GreenBiz Senior Writer Marc Gunther.
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A steady parade of innovators in large and small companies have tried to create more environmentally benign alternatives to plastic; after decades of slow progress, bioplastics are sprouting like weeds.
by Joel Makower
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Live from the first annual State of Green Business Forum in Washington,D.C., the vibe feels more like a two-time championship team than a young upstart.
by Rob Watson
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At the State of Green Business Forum in Washington D.C. today, the TeaEO of Honest Tea announced that Coke has decided to purchase the remaining 60 percent of the company, three years after it bought 40 percent of Honest Tea.
by Adam Aston