Guest Column

Greening the Automotive Supply Chain

In the last decade there has been a significant increase in public awareness of the need to conserve energy, recycle waste, and make lifestyle ...

A Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Partnership

Partnerships can greatly accelerate the pace at which sustainability innovations are incorporated into the supply chain. Often, these collaborations are created precisely to ...

Forest Carbon Core to Climate Change Deal

As the Copenhagen talks progress, negotiators must not miss the opportunity to ensure that forests become a vital part of the post-2012 climate change ...

ARPA-E Deserves Support

In October 1957, at the height of Cold War passion, the U.S. scientific and military establishment watched as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit. ...

VCS and CarbonFix Tops in Review of Forestry Carbon Standards

The voluntary carbon market has evolved tremendously since its early days and now provides a multitude of standards to certify the carbon credits and ...

Coordinated Sustainability Intelligence Generates Potential Tax Benefits

An evolution in green IT is under way as it rounds the bend from a siloed cost-reduction strategy to an enabler of corporate responsibility ...

Stop Cooling the Data Center

Cooling is not going to be a major contributor to data center costs in five years. In fact, in five years, the temperature in ...

Electric Vehicles – Getting The Plug-Ins Plugged In

It’s an exciting vision, really – a whole new generation of clean, energy-efficient plug-in electric vehicles capable of running for long periods from a ...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?

With high-profile members – including PG&E, PMN, Exelon, and now Apple – leaving its organization, and Nike threatening the same, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce must ...

Manufacturers: Beware of ‘Greenwashing’

There are a number of companies already addressing some of the green manufacturing challenges ... and there are many who are not (yet). Andy Warhol said "Art ...

Product Lifecycles Next on Corporate Energy Agenda

I’m convinced that the principles of environmental sustainability have gained a firm foothold at today’s leading companies. Why? Because even in the ...

What’s so ‘Free’ About Free Cooling?

There is a lot of discussion lately regarding "free cooling." It seems you cannot pick up a trade publication without reading about how company XYZ ...

Twenty Trends for Sustainability in 2009-10

Here is a list of 20 sustainability trends that are changing the business landscape. We're keeping our eyes on these... 1. From economic collapse to a green economic ...

Global Climate Negotiations Resemble High Stakes Poker Game

A historic moment will unfold Sept. 22 at the United Nations headquarters, as U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao speak to top world ...

Green Manufacturing: The Next Great Leap Forward

Regardless of your feelings towards the severity of the situation, there are forces moving to make it more and more expensive and difficult to ...

Moving From Standards to Sustainability

In many industries, the lack of standards has gotten us into trouble. For years, the financial services sector went unregulated, resulting in a financial meltdown. The ...

A Consumer First Approach to Sustainability

Walk into Florence's Piazza della Signoria on a summer day and hundreds of birds instantly fly up and surround you. Take a cyber-walk today and ...

Section 48C Big Opportunity for Advanced Energy Manufacturers

The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) authorizes the Department of Treasury to award $2.3 billion in tax credits for qualified investments ...

Retailers, Check Your Shorts (or be Bamboozled)

Why would the big bad Federal Trade Commission go after a small business rather than a big retailer for violating consumer protection laws prohibiting false green ...

Manufacturers Should Consider GHG Emissions on Site-by-Site Basis

Last time we discussed some of the motivators for companies paying attention to green manufacturing - that is, drivers for incorporating green in your business strategy. ...