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Guide to Greener Electronics, 14th Edition
In Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics, Nokia and Sony Ericsson retain top spots on the list while Samsung falls for not meeting a chemical-elimination goal. Greenpeace is now also rating companies based on their support, or silence, on changes to a European Union chemicals law. Read More
Investors Analyze Climate Risks and Opportunities: A Survey of Asset Manager Practices
The report highlights specific best practices that asset managers are using to incorporate climate risks into their due diligence, corporate governance and portfolio valuation. Read More
Energy Efficiency and Real Estate: Opportunities for Investors
This report, from the investor activist group Ceres, explores how the current economic and policy climate in the United States is creating new momentum for energy-efficient buildings. Read More
Sustainability Reporting of the World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Companies
The Roberts Environmental Center (REC) at Claremont McKenna College studied the information offered on the websites of 26 of the largest pharmaceutical companies from around the world to rank companies on how they publicly report on environmental and social issues. Read More
A Decade of Energy Star Buildings
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star program celebrates its 10th anniversary with this report on its achievements. Read More
Retailers’ Best Practices in Product Chemicals Management
From Apple to REI, Boots to Staples, here's how top retailers are adopting chemicals management systems. Read More
Assessing Trends in the Electrical Efficiency of Computation Over Time
This research on the long term trends in the electrical efficiency of computation implies that mobile devices will rapidly become much more power-efficient and ubiquitous. The energy efficiency of computation has doubled about every 1.6 years since 1945 with remarkable constancy – a trend that has important implications for mobile computing technologies. Read More
Sustainable Packaging Indicators and Metrics Framework Version 1.0
The Sustainable Packaging Indicators and Metrics Framework Version 1.0 is the outcome of an 18-month project that the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) undertook to develop a set of common indicators and metrics to help companies measure progress against the criteria articulated in the SPC Definition of Sustainable Packaging. Read More
Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability
The latest in our series of GreenBiz Reports explores and outlines the 10 best practices for bringing all your employees on board with your company's sustainability projects. Read More
Green Fleet Case Studies
Novo Nordisk, Poland Spring and Carrier highlight bedrock principles of fleet emissions management. Read More