Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This report from Rebecca L. Grant of the Lexington Institute explores how the power of national policy and commercial ingenuity can smooth the way for smart grid, which will not just transmit power, it will distribute it from many sources and allow expanded supply and demand from the grid. Read More

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature identify 16 initiatives or tools, driven by business leaders, civil society and governments, which have emerged since 2006. Read More