Resources

The U.S. Green Building Council reports to its more than 18,000 members about ongoing talks with the energy and environment members of President-elect Barack Obama's transition team about green building and its role as an essential element to economic recovery. Read More

This fact sheet is intended to help institutions easily adopt a purchasing program for printers, copiers and fax machines that accounts for social and environmental concerns. Read More

This report explains what a smart grid is, the benefits of a smarter electrical grid and what the Department of Energy is doing to put a smart grid in place. Read More

Green building consultant Jerry Yudelson offers his Top 10 list of green building trends for 2009. Read More

As part of its Bottom Line Series of climate policy briefs, the World Resources Institute examines the two policy approaches surrounding the role of a tax on carbon. Read More

This consolidated report is the first of its kind to evaluate the EPA's data center energy growth scenarios using the real results of energy savings as measured from the case studies from industry leaders. Read More

An overview of why global consumption is unsustainable and how businesses can help slow and rollback negative trends. Read More

This report makes the case for why businesses should assess their impacts on ecosystem services, and examines seven tools for analyzing ecosystem services. Read More

This report from international talent agency Korn Ferry gives an overview of the many ways that companies are embracing green strategies, and how they find the right candidate for a Chief Sustainability Officer position. Read More

Twenty-three beverage companies are scored on the based on their reduction of virgin content in containers, use of recycled content, activities related to recovery and recycling legislation and program, and communication of their recycling goals and efforts. Read More