Resources

This white paper gives guidance to building owners and contractors on integrating sustainability into performance contracting. Read More

This report reviews the voting records of major mutual funds on shareholder resolutions introduced in 2006-2007 addressing toxic chemical issues, showing that most major funds routinely vote against or abstain from voting on these resolutions. Read More

Energy efficiency has become a significant tool in helping companies green their operations, according to this study. Read More

Improving energy efficiency in computer hardware and consumer electronics can address three of the main environmental problems facing the planet, according to a new report from the high-tech trade association Intellect. Read More

This report looks at the many ways that businesses of all sizes can contribute to combating climate change, from employee-level recycling programs to solutions from the IT department like collaborative working. Read More

This report from the Butler Group examines how the increasing necessity of CSR programs by companies of all sizes is affecting IT managment, and explains how IT managers can take the lead in supporting their company's sustainability goals. Read More

This report from InfoTech explains how companies are benefitting by adopting an Environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) plan, which can minimize negative ecological effects by procuring products and services with the least environmental impact. Read More

This report from the WBCSD examines the sustainability challenges posed to the electric utilities sector by global warning, exploring strategies, principles, best practices and case studies for utilities to help guide utilities toward sustainability. Read More

Through more than 800 ideas, the California Environmental Protection Agency hopes to encourage the state to create the country's first comprehensive chemical policy. Read More

If one were to rely strictly on the headlines — from the mainstream media, the business press, the blogosphere, and all the rest — it would be easy to conclude that the greening of business practices has reached a tipping point. The daily drumbeat of announcements and achievements has grown in recent years. Hardly a week goes by when there isn’t a new development: a corporate commitment, a technological breakthrough, a new partnership addressing environmental challenges, or a new finding from a government agency, university lab, or research group about the progress being made. Read More