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Climate Change Is Coming, Is Your Company Ready?

The Obama Administration-backed 2009 Waxman-Markey House Draft and the America's Climate Security Act of 2008 (2008 Senate Bill) proposes an 83 percent reduction in GHG emissions ...

April 29, 2009

Seizing Power and the Moment

If there’s a sector of society that’s tied to the whipping post right now, it’s the business and financial community. And if that community has a ...

April 27, 2009

Engage Employees for a Sustainable Enterprise

Developing a sustainable enterprise depends on leaders who demonstrate commitment, inspiring vision, and operating savvy for sustainability. At the heart of managing such change, however, is ...

April 22, 2009

Adapting Skills For The Green Tech Revolution

The recent multi-billion-dollar U.S. stimulus package is paving the way for a smarter national infrastructure, which will inevitably creates job, stimulate economic growth and drive innovation ...

April 20, 2009

A New Generation of Batteries Awaits

If you are a parent, homeowner or someone who frequently uses a cell phone or laptop computer, replacing or re-charging batteries is a way of life. ...

April 14, 2009

Avoiding Pitfalls on the Sustainability Path to Shareholder Value

Doing good for the environment and society has long differentiated consumer product companies, like Patagonia. The ROI associated with its closed-loop recycling system for polyester, ...

April 10, 2009

The Greenest Building is the One You Don’t Build

With the passing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, $6.7 billion has been allocated for renovations and repairs to federal buildings, including at least $6 ...

April 7, 2009

Return on Sustainability: Your Tool for Saving Money

Due to the economic situation we’re in, the days of companies pursuing sustainability initiatives “because it’s the right thing to do,” are probably over. Companies are now ...

April 3, 2009

The Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Procurement

Sustainable procurement ...

March 31, 2009

The Need for Environmental Review Complicates Stimulus Funding

One of the many battles that played out during debate of the stimulus bill in February was whether projects funded with stimulus money would be subject ...

March 25, 2009

Water and Business Inextricably Linked

On March 22, World Water Day, a week of important announcements, learnings and discussions about the intensifying issue of global water scarcity drew to a ...

March 23, 2009

Convergence of Energy, Financial, Food and Water Crises a ‘Perfect Storm’

Climate change and the global financial crisis are top of mind at the World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul this week, quite a shift from three ...

March 20, 2009

Streaming Live From World Water Forum: Nations, Businesses Consider the Way Forward

What is the connection between water, energy and climate change? This is just one of the many questions that are being discussed this week at the ...

March 18, 2009

Is Criticism of EPA GHG Reporting Rule Justified?

In a recent article, a representative of consulting firm CRA International criticized the proposed Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for including both ...

March 16, 2009

Advertising is the Price You Pay for Not Being Creative

“Survival of the fittest” is often attributed to Darwinism. More accurately, however, Darwin was describing “survival of the flexible” as those species most rewarded with longevity. In the midst of an economic crisis stacked on ...

March 11, 2009

The Seven Pillars of a ‘Green’ Corporate Strategy

Corporate leaders across all industries now face growing pressures to become more sensitive to their companies' energy consumption and environmental impact. While environmental concerns may start with ...

March 10, 2009

Elevate Climate Change Within Core Business Operations

We are about to experience a rare transformation in the global business landscape, on par with the industrial revolution of the 1800s and the modern era of globalization in the 20th century. At long last, the ...

March 5, 2009

It’s Not That Easy Being Green

I don’t know much about YouTube but I have enjoyed a short called “Hip or Dangerous?” In that clip, a couple of New Yorkers stand on the sidewalk and analyze passersby, guessing which of the ...

March 1, 2009

The Elephant in the Room: Carving Up Scope 3 Emissions Across a Value Chain

For a Fortune 1000 company today, it is easy to be casual about Scope 3 emissions. When it comes to measurement guidance, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ...

February 26, 2009

More on the Color of Sustainability

Adam Werbach, Global CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, might be right. In a previous EL story, he wrote, “It is essential to move beyond green as the sole signifier of sustainability. History and ...

February 20, 2009

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