Resources
The Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends Survey Results 2009
Based on responses by more than 300 global companies, this report from EcoSecurities, ClimateBiz and Baker & McKenzie offers a snapshot of global corporate attitudes toward the voluntary carbon market and the role of carbon offsets within larger carbon management strategies. Read More
The Role of Human Resource Management in Corporate Social Responsibility
This report provides an overview of the key trends and business drivers for fostering the CSR-HR connection, followed by a proposed roadmap or pathway for human resource leaders seeking to make a substantial contribution to sustainability, CSR and their firm's business goals. Read More
Greening Government ICT
This report from the United Kingdom's Cabinet Office lays out the government's green IT vision and strategies to help achieve carbon neutrality in IT usage by 2012. Read More
Green Design with Life Cycle in Mind
This paper proposes that ecological accounting through the use of analytical tools—such as Life Cycle Assessment—and standard practices that measure environmental impact is an element of good product engineering and design. Read More
The Food We Waste in Scotland
This report from Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Scotland finds that the country disposes of £1 billion (US$1.6 billion) in food every year, much of which could be avoided with better planning or storage. Read More
The Impacts of Climate Change on Wine in France
This report details how French wine production is a climatically sensitive endeavor -- and shows that it is at great risk from environmental change. Read More
CDW’s 2009 Energy Efficient IT Report
This survey of IT professionals finds that companies could save millions every year by implementing energy efficient procurement policies, power management solutions and virtualization technologies. Read More
The State of U.S. Environmental Policy and Management
This report from the Sustainable Enterprise Institute finds that of the companies in the Russell 1000 index that have anything approaching an EHS policy, less than 10 percent include policies to make them effective. Read More
Green Grades 2009: A Report Card on the Paper Practices of the Office Supply Sector
The third annual Green Grades report card looks at and grades the paper sourcing policies of 12 office retail, general retail and wholesale/distribution companies. Read More
The Carbon Chasm
This report utilizes the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) dataset to analyze how the world’s largest companies currently set emissions reduction targets and whether planned reductions are sufficient to combat long term climate change. Read More