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9 Reasons Your Sustainability Communications Fail

March 26, 2015 by Jennifer Hermes

Sustainability leaders have to talk – a lot. Sometimes they speak at conferences, other times they speak to clients, or they might even write a guest article for a website. Regardless of the audience or platform, if you’re in sustainability, you have to communicate. But every so often communications can ... Read more »

IBM, Carnegie Mellon Expect $2M Savings from Smart Buildings Partnership

March 6, 2015March 5, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Carnegie Mellon University and IBM have launched the first cloud-based analytics partnership for smarter buildings. The university expects to save about 10 percent on utilities, nearly $2 million annually, when the IBM system is fully deployed across 36 buildings on its Pittsburgh campus.

Integrated Reporting Training in the Works

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In response to calls from businesses, the International Integrated Reporting Council is developing integrated reporting training and seeking organizations interested in being involved with its development. IIRC says it wants to work with developers and training providers to create a high-level syllabus for professional development programs that can be tailored ... Read more »

2015 Green Building Trends

January 2, 2015December 30, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The US Green Building Council’s Colorado chapter predicts the following green building trends for 2015: Green construction powers industry: the Centennial State will continue to grow as a center of green construction expertise and ownership. “As a panel of developers and owners told us at our Commercial Real Estate Forum, ... Read more »

Chevy Helps Colleges Shrink Carbon Footprint

November 19, 2014November 19, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Chevrolet is purchasing carbon credits worth up to $5 million to help 11 colleges across the US pay for energy efficiency-based carbon reductions and retiring the carbon credits to benefit the climate instead of using them to offset the emissions of Chevrolet vehicles or operations. As part of its voluntary ... Read more »

Greenbuild 2014: Green Buildings, Healthy Workers, Sustainable Design Apps, Free Online Learning

October 27, 2014October 24, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Some 47 percent of building owners cut their healthcare costs for employees in facilities with green building features such as daylighting and natural air circulation, according to a study by McGraw Hill, the AIA, CBRE, US Green Building Council, United Technologies and a host of other partners, presented at Greenbuild ... Read more »

Free LEED Exam Prep Course

October 23, 2014October 22, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

GreenCE has launched what it says is the industry’s first free LEED Exam Prep program to educate design professionals about green building principles and the LEED rating system. The LEED Exam Prep course features video, animation, music, and case studies. The US Green Building Council last November released its LEED ... Read more »

Chevy to Buy Portland State Carbon Credits

October 23, 2014October 22, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Portland State University will sell Chevrolet carbon credits for two and a half years of energy efficiency projects totaling some 1,500 tons of avoided carbon emissions in a move to raise funds for further campus sustainability projects. The deal is part of a voluntary carbon reduction initiative by Chevrolet, launched ... Read more »

BASF, Other Companies Join Ameripen

October 21, 2014October 20, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

BASF, Nova Chemicals, Crown Holdings, Charter NEX Films and Scholle have joined the American Institute for Packaging and the Environment. Ameripen works to educate policy makers and other stakeholders about the economic, environmental and social value of packaging. Last year Ameripen published a white paper that identified the three top ... Read more »

Global Economy Facing Environment, Sustainability Skills Deficit

October 16, 2014October 15, 2014 by Ken Jennison

By 2020 the world economy could be facing a skills deficit driven by mega-trends such as population growth, increasing demand for natural resources, and soaring costs of energy, coupled with the impacts of climate change and ecosystem degradation, according to a report by the Institute of Environmental Management & Awareness. ... Read more »

Sustainability Manager Hiring: Look for these Key Traits

September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 by Jennifer Hermes

This two-part series is sponsored by Columbia University. The first article in the series looked at how business leaders and educators view higher education in the fields of environmental and sustainability management. In this article, we share thoughts on what traits businesses should look for in job candidates when hiring ... Read more »

UC Joins Principles for Responsible Investment

September 23, 2014September 22, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The University of California yesterday signed the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment, becoming the first American public university to join the international network of institutional investors committed to including environmental, social and governance factors in their investment decision making. By adding its name to the other 1,270 signatories who ... Read more »

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