Selling Sustainability

Sustainability champions who underestimate the human factor can never facilitate genuine change in their organizations. If you learn how to sell people on your green idea, you'll make your company more competitive and create a cleaner world at the same time. Read More

Heineken Makes Sustainability a Natural Fit

In this case study of the global brewer and beverage-maker, Heineken shows how it has been able to set ambitious targets and achieve significant results on improving its environmental performance while boosting its triple bottom line. Read More

BT- and Cisco-Sponsored Paper Says Sustainability Breeds Innovation and Profitability

A New Mindset for Corporate Sustainability emphasizes that a focus on sustainability leads to innovative activities as well as commercial success. Read More

LEED Innovation & Design Credit Catalog Now Online

The catalog contains a listing of proven green building strategies that have been successful on previous LEED-certified projects. Read More

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The Playbook for Green Buildings and Neighborhoods

This online resource, a joint project of the USGBC and more than 20 municipal and private partners gives strategies, tips and tools for communities to increase the green in their buildings and neighborhoods. Read More

More Steps Toward Eco-Friendliness: Lead-Free, Halogen-Free and Energy Efficiency

Manufacturers are taking strides to make IT products more efficient and with less hazardous materials. For many products, a relatively quick and simple assessment can be completed by focusing on three primary areas: material content, energy consumption and end of life considerations. Read More

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The Law of Building Green

This paper from Stoel Rives guides readers through the business and legal issues in sustainable building and development. It covers topics including sustainable design, assessing risks and opportunities in green building projects, and more. Read More

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Part of the Solution: Climate Change, Agriculture and Land Management

This report from the National Farmers Union lays out the steps needed to reduce the emissions from Britain's agriculture and land management sectors, with the goal of achieving carbon-neutrality from agriculture. Read More

Alcoa Facility Expansion Will Boost Recycling Capacity by 50 Percent

The company's $22 million project to expand its can reclamation facility in Knoxville will make it possible to recycle as many as 21 billion aluminum cans per year when the facility opens. Read More

ISO Creates Standard for Sustainable Building

The International Organization for Standardization has developed a new standard aimed at sustainable building. Read More