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Footwear company's greenENERGY Fund invests in a portfolio of efficiency projects that target a strict 20 percent annual return on capital.
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NRG Energy volunteers discover how solar energy may spur economic development in the earthquake-ravaged country.
by Marc Gunther
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What's the business driver for sustainability initiatives? Beyond a small group of no-brainers, many companies are struggling to justify investing in green projects. Embracing a new definition what's valuable can help chart the path forward.
by Todd Cort
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The first prize from a challenged issued by the Environmental Defense Fund and InnoCentive proposes a simple solution to the problem of pollution from nitrogen-rich farm runoff. It's just one of many little challenges that could add up to big solutions.
by Marc Gunther
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If the carbon bubble is allowed to keep growing -- and threatens to burst -- investors and the planet will both lose.
by James Leaton
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In the environment, as in business, timing is critical. This is perhaps no more true than in the issue of anthropogenic climate change, and GreenBiz articles this week discuss the alarming news on carbon emissions and their impacts on cities.
by Rob Watson
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The finance sector appears ready to invest in the global deployment of carbon capture and storage subject to three prerequisites, according to a new report released today by The Climate Group and Ecofin Research Foundation in New York as part of Climate Week.
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General Electric and four venture capital partners are offering $200 million to back the best ideas for technology that will speed transformation of the electricity grid into a digital energy network that is smarter, cleaner and more efficient.
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Without a widespread recognition of the carbon embedded in our investment portfolios, it will be difficult if not impossible to reduce emissions at the level needed.
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The billionaire's new NGO, Carbon War Room, puts the global shipping industry's massive carbon footprint under the spotlight, and spread the word about simple ways to shrink its impact.
by Marc Gunther
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The new Bloom Energy Server was touted far and wide last week as a game-changing fuel-cell device. We talked to some of the first owners of 'Bloom Boxes' to find out why they made the $700,000 purchase -- and whether it's right for your firm.
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Rather than the usual two-minute forum on green topics at Apple's annual meeting, today's gathering in Cupertino focused on environmental issues like never before -- although the company still has a ways to go to prove its commitment to the planet.
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The city of Wilmington and Honeywell have embarked on a sweeping $14.5 million efficiency project that includes two solar arrays, increased water reservoir capacity, a traffic light retrofit and upgraded lighting and HVAC systems for 11 facilities.
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It should be easy to understand which tax codes apply to your firm's renewable energy projects and what the incentive will be. But as with all things related to the tax code, it is not. Here are tips on how to wade through the morass.
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The nonprofit launched the Industry Innovators (i2) project today with charter member companies Amtrak, Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee and Timberland, each of whom received Climate Counts' top scores on the moves they've undertaken to address climate change.
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A new, unpublished report from the United Nations calculates the actual cost of pollution from business operations as part of a long-term plan to make companies accountable for their environmental impacts.
by Tom Young
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Hitachi Consulting and Autodesk have selected SAP's Carbon Impact on-demand solution to support their sustainability initiatives.<br />
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As the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) bond program is poised to begin San Francisco, green building attorney Chris Cheatham recaps efforts to establish the plan in Washington, D.C.
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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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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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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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Sustainability has become the touchstone of the entire discussion about the relationship between business and the society it serves. It is a global issue, with an impact in every country, and every community.
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This week was a good week for those wishing for greater transparency on climate change risk. The SEC has provided greater clarification on the reporting of material risk associated with climate change. At the CDP, we see this as an important step in helping U.S. companies better report material climate change impacts to their investors.
by Sonal Mahida
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General Electric Company, the PG&E Corporation and Tnt Nv, an international express and mail delivery service based in the Netherlands, rank first, second and third place respectively on Corporate Knights magazine's sixth annual Global 100 list of most sustainable firms.