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Strategic, Financial, and Design Implications of Extended Producer Responsibility in Europe: A Producer Case Study
The study from the Journal of Industrial Ecology examines how WEEE legislation and extended producer responsibility laws have affected Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's recycling efforts. Read More
The Green Initiatives Your Peers Are Cultivating
This report, made available specially to GreenerComputing readers by InfoTech, explores the adoption rates for 13 green technologies/tactics. Read More
The New Role of Corporate Leadership in Global Development
This new report from the World Business Council on Sustainable Development shows how companies can contribute to global sustainable development through their core businesses in a way that is profitable for the companies and good for development. Read More
Advancing Global Sustainability Through Technology
In this white paper, Intel discusses how the microprocessor and information and communication technology sector can do to fight climate change. Read More
Electric System Reliability and the Critical Role of Energy Efficiency
Report finds huge energy savings through lighting and air-conditioning improvements. Read More
Corporate Strategies for Electronics Recycling: A Tale of Two Systems
This case study compares two very different models for recycling obsolete computers and electronics hardware that have been created by the two largest computer makers in the U.S. Read More
Microfinance’s New Horizons: Creating Value, Enabling Livelihoods
In this new report, Forum for the Future examines how the field of microfinance is growing and how lenders and recipients alike are benefiting from this successful bottom-up social and financial development practice. Read More
The Power of Five Percent: How Dynamic Pricing Can Save $35 Billion in Electricity Costs
This report from the Brattle Group shows how a combination of varied price structures and the adoption of the latest metering technologies can combine to dramatically reduce peak energy demand in the United States. Read More
Cost of Green Revisited: Reexamining the feasibility and cost impact of sustainable design in light of increased market adoption
The purpose of this paper is to revisit the question of the cost of incorporating sustainable design features into building projects. Read More
Adaptive Reuse: Uncovering Hidden Assets and Obstacles
Thinking of buying that fixer-upper? Here are a few strategies for looking before you leap. By Celeste Allen Novak, AIA, LEED AP Read More