Barbara Grady
Barbara Grady is a contributing writer to GreenBiz. She recently retired from Ceres where she was Senior Manager of Communications, leading development of communications strategy and content for Ceres' Investor Network and Ceres' Company Network. She created messaging and opportunities to urge private sector action on climate, provided writing and editing support to executives, interacted with the press and produced newsletters. Prior to her six years at Ceres, she was a senior writer at GreenBiz. Earlier, she was a news reporter for several news organizations including Reuters and the Oakland Tribune and won national, regional and state journalism awards.
What does 'zero waste' really mean?
"Zero waste" sounds like a straightforward concept. MillerCoors is one example of the many companies trying to translate that ideal into practice. Read More
Why companies see circular thinking as an emerging strategy
Pushing reuse and deriving new value from the materials of production, Ellen MacArthur is branding a new economic model. Read More
Where should we stash carbon? Look down
At GreenBiz 16, filmmaker Peter Byck and author Paul Hawken explore novel ways to keep carbon out of the air. Read More
States act on Clean Power Plan despite court hold: Join them
Want a cap-and-trade system or straight-up emissions caps? Here's why businesses should push clean power with states despite the latest setback. Read More
Can Big Data save our water infrastructure?
Most of the nation's water pipes are decades old and in need of replacement; meters malfunction. Cloud-based data analytics provide a shorter route to triage upgrades and capture revenues. Read More
Getting the economic opportunity right on food waste
Sodexo and partners are targeting the economics and data in this multibillion dollar problem — which can become a business opportunity. Read More
Unilever, Nestle, USDA, Rockefeller unite to cut food waste
A group of 30 leaders from business, government and NGOs joined ranks at the World Economic Forum in Davos to halve food waste in 15 years. Read More
Mahindra and Oakland make a bet on urban mobility with the GenZe
Mahindra is launching a $3,000 electric scooter in a city that wants credit for the cutting edge of sustainability. Read More
Cleaning up cement industry emissions with carbon conversion
HeidelbergCement and Joule Unlimited work on converting the carbon exhaust from cement manufacturing from a curse to a blessing, or from GHGs to commercial jet fuel. Read More
Autodesk and the pursuit of bio-inspired 3D printing
What would Mother Nature choose as a material from which to print high performance objects? Read More
