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A week before a recessionary Christmas, a new report urges companies to move beyond simply greening their products and services to making it a core of their operations. It's a tall order -- and is it one that companies are ready to hear?
by Joel Makower
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Their CEOs' trips to the well brought GM and Chrysler $17.4 billion in credit from the U.S. government. The relief package saves the firms from falling into the abyss for now, but is hardly a kiss on the cheek, says Leanne Tobias, who points out the checks, balances and green points of the deal.
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Co-Op America's Responsible Shopper program announced earlier today the year's worst corporate 'scrooges'— each of whom exhibited notable greed and lack of concern for others.
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Seemingly chastened, Big Three execs return to Capitol Hill to discuss an auto industry bailout — and get another frosty reception. Leanne Tobias lays out a green strategy to break the ice and move forward.
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A new report envisioning a future with stricter environmental laws and policies shows how trends could impact the prices of common commodities.
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Media hype aside, sustainability as a corporate strategy is still suspect in some arenas. When change-resistant companies begin hearing green ideas, they start seeing red flags. Until we can sell sustainability in a conservative culture, we will miss a chance for real change. So where do we begin?
by Anna Clark
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With the global financial meltdown sending every company 'back to the blackboard,' a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit finds that almost three-quarters of businesses with CSR programs in place are seeing financial benefits as a result of achieving environmental goals.
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Seventh Generation CEO Jeffrey Hollender has said that hell would freeze over before his company would ever do business with Wal-Mart. In this post, he concedes that he was wrong.
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Billing clients and consumers electronically saves time, money, and the environment. So why are you still sending paper bills?
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A recent survey by IDC finds that even the smallest businesses are starting to take green initiatives to heart, especially when it comes to adopting IT applications that will make it easier to make their supply chains greener.
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The National Restaurant Association unveiled the "Conserve: Solutions for Sustainability" initiative at its annual trade show Monday, the same day PepsiCo Foodservice entered a partnership with the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) to help customers become more sustainable. A Chicago culinary school also said Monday it would incorporate sustainability education into its curriculum.
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The Sustainability, Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, will bring attention to everything from buildings to food programs to education.
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Bringing together leaders from industry, government and academia, SMU is working to develop an advanced degree program in sustainable design that combines ideas from engineering, architecture and technology into a forward-looking Master's degree program.
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Even though there are more CSR jobs available to business school grads than ever before, it's not enough to meet the demand, according to a new report from Net Impact and Ellen Weinreb Recruiting.
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As part of a larger, overall conservation strategy, UCSD will be the first West Coast university to take part in the country's only voluntary, legally binding trading system for greenhouse gases.