Guest Columns
How the Public Sector Can Use More Current Resources and Cut Costs
Efficiency Matters
Improving the efficiency of IT tops the list for enterprises as they go into 2012, according to independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc.: "While 2011 started with a more robust IT spending environment, many organizations began to ...
Consumers and Their Role in Sustainability Strategy
What can be learned from the French experiment?
It's always interesting to see how various countries around the world might be urging businesses towards more sustainable means. I find the test pilot program launched on July ...
Millions of Sustainability Jobs? In Your Dreams
A Google search for "millions of green jobs" yields 380,000 references. Every week there's another report showing how, if the US plays its public policy cards right, we'll soon be producing most of our energy from "clean," ...
UK Infrastructure: Investment Opportunities or Risk?
Investors in UK infrastructure will be able to tap into new opportunities to create the sustainable, resilient water supply needed to support economic growth. Taking account of financial risk from resource use and future environmental liabilities upfront could ...
Tools of the Green Manufacturing Trade, Part 4
Building the Green Manufacturing Pipeline
In a recent article, I discussed the concept of "ubiquitously green" as we were getting into the green manufacturing subject in greater detail. I cited Miriam Webster (aka "the dictionally") ...
Four New Year’s Resolutions for Greener CPGs
As 2011 draws to a close and we begin to shift our focus to the coming year, it is inevitable that there will be talk of New Year’s resolutions, and how we plan to build on our ...
Engaging Shareholders, Suppliers and Consumers in the Sustainability Industry
On November 1st, over 100 people gathered for the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series event, “Engage with the Game Changers”. Three top industry influencers, Paul Uys, VP Sustainable Seafood, Loblaw, Hadley Archer, VP Strategic Partnerships, WWF, and ...
When It Comes to Sustainability, How Do We Act?
As recent news produced a series of unsatisfactory reports from the climate change talks in Durban, I have been scanning what I think is an important new book called the Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. The ...
Predictions for Cleantech in 2012, Part II
In yesterday's article, Predictions for Cleantech 2012, I discussed what we expect to contribute to growth in cleantech investment in the coming year. Today, I'll share what worries us about the prospects for growth in ...
Impact of the Carbon Tax on Australian Business and Economy
Could the Carbon Tax Generate More Green Jobs?
The federal government's carbon tax may be controversial, but it could offer opportunities as well as disadvantages.
Who is affected by the Carbon Tax?
Facing the full impact of the carbon ...
Predictions for Cleantech in 2012
As we close out 2011, let's look towards what the new year may have in store for cleantech.
There are eggshells across the sector for 2012. Global economic uncertainty in particular is leaving some skeptical about the ...
Indirect Carbon Emissions and Why They Matter
According to our recent research, a combination of regulation and consumer demand means that 93% of multinational companies are now taking steps to address carbon emissions directly related to their business. More companies are recognising that ...
How Much Water Is Used in a Paper Mill?
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at an AIChE Water Sustainability workshop alongside Jerry Schwartz from AFPA and Nicole Tanner from WWF. Our session covered the “External Pressures and Drivers” related to water usage ...
Pulp Mill ‘Right-Sizes’ One Motor, Saves 800 MWH/Year
No one wants to be responsible for building an industrial system that under-performs. But when equipment is oversized, energy efficiency can drop - and costs rise.
That was the case for Neucel, a specialty pulp manufacturer in ...
Smart Grid Technology Helps Data Centers Conserve Energy
Is there a "smart" meter in your home yet? Our family just received word that we will be receiving one soon, compliments of Southern California Edison. I'm looking forward to having more visibility into electricity usage ...
Food Industry, Are You Ready for Reporting?
Whether it's for the government, the client, or for the consumer, you will be required to report on the environmental impacts of your organization and its products sooner or later. In France, there was a mandate in ...
A Bad Year for Solar Energy
By virtually any yardstick, 2011 was probably a year the PV solar panel industry may like to forget. First and foremost, of course, there was the Solyndra case, which quickly morphed into a major political issue that ...
Employee Engagement: Why Do It If You Can’t Do it Right?
All of us who own, manage or lead companies long for employees who are productive and engaged with their work. In fact an increasing number of business leaders have come to believe that employee engagement is ...
Avon Calling: US Consumer Goods Firms Respond to Pressure on Carbon
Investors are pressing companies that supply goods such as automobiles, food, beverages and furnishing to report greenhouse gas emissions and cut them. Consumers want companies to go green. Avon is among Consumer Goods companies responding.
Federal legislation to regulate ...
Sustainable Project Managers Must ‘Know the Enemy’
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss… If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself. ...
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