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EcoPinion Survey Report – Issue #6

Compared to two years ago, consumers today have a greater understanding of the importance of conservation and clean energy but have not moved this awareness into action yet. The challenge for communications and marketing professionals is to make sustainability an economic value. Read More

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Green Buildings and Productivity

Researchers at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and CB Richard Ellis find that people who work in green buildings are more productive and call in sick less often than employees who work in conventional buildings.   Read More

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Protecting the Climate Forests: Why reducing tropical deforestation is in America’s vital national interest

This report finds that unchecked tropical deforestation is a major threat to vital national interests; forest protections offer the most cost?effective way to achieve fast, large?scale reductions in CO2 emissions; and that U.S.?led efforts to incentivize forest conservation would strengthen national security, reduce international instability, and help alleviate global poverty. Read More

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Greening Consumer Electronics

This report from ChemSec and Clean Production Action highlights the innovations driven by electronics manufacturers that have removed toxics like bromine and chlorine from high-tech gadgets. Read More

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Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

This report summarizes the science and the impacts of climate change on the United States.   Read More

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Who Pays For Green?

Global commercial real estate services firm CB Richard Ellis examines the economics of sustainable buildings in its recent white paper about who shoulders the costs for greening commercial real estate. Read More

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2009 EDF Corporate Fleet Emissions Survey Report

EDF details results of its survey of the 300 largest corporate fleets in the U.S. and members of the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association in an effort to help firms benchmark their fleet emissions.   Read More

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Intelligent Transport: How Cities Can Improve Mobility

This study from IBM looks at the impact of growing city populations on transportation infrastructure, and explores ways that technology can help make for smarter city transit. Read More

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Champions of the Low Carbon Economy

Top CEOs and senior executives who are leading their companies toward a low carbon economy share their concerns about climate change and lay out their reasons for wanting a global climate agreement now.   Read More

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CDP 2009 Global 500 Report

The Carbon Disclosure Project's 2009 research charts what the world's largest companies are doing to battle climate change.  Read More