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Nike Quits Chamber of Commerce Board Seat Over Climate Policy
Nike resigned its position on the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, the day after a small group of investors began urging the company to withdraw from the group over its opposition to climate change legislation. Nike will remain a member, but said it will evaluate its membership going forward. Read More
Six Keys to Running an Efficient Green Business
A new study from the Pew Center on Global Climate Change identifies the practices that separate the most efficient companies from the rest of the pack, and finds that firms are embracing energy efficiency as a core corporate strategy. Read More
Walmart Digs In Deep to the Sustainability Index
In a wide-ranging and in-depth 90-minute conversation with Joel Makower, Rand Waddoups, Walmart's Senior Director for Sustainability explores the knowns and unknowns driving the retailer's Sustainability Index. Read More
Fleet Emissions Benchmarking: How Does Your Company Stack Up?
To help firms benchmark their fleets, EDF recently surveyed the 300 largest in the U.S. and Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association members. EDF released survey results today and provides a way for others to see how their fleets measure up. Read More
Who's Invested in Newsweek's Least-Green Companies? (Maybe You)
One aspect of Newsweek's just-released rankings of 500 leading companies' environmental policies and performance is to view the list from an investor perspective. Specifically: Who are investors in the worst-ranked companies? Read More
FPL: America's No. 1 Wind Power
FPL doesn’t attract much attention, but with 2008 revenues of more than $16 billion, about 39,000 megawatts of generating capacity, and more than 15,000 employees in 27 states and Canada, the company has become a leading generator of low-carbon energy. Read More
Inside Newsweek's New Green Corporate Rankings
A near-Herculean effort, Newsweek's new list of the greenest companies in the S&P 500 Index may be imperfect -- and are sure to be debated -- but they may also be the best effort to date to assess the mainstream corporate marketplace in the U.S. Read More
Melbourne Convention Centre Earns Australia's Highest Green Building Rating
The Melbourne Convention Center has earned a 6 Star rating under the Green Star certification system of Green Building Council Australia. Read More
Solyndra Breaks Ground for New 500MW Solar Panel Plant
Thin film solar-panel maker Solyndra Inc., recipient of the DOE's first loan guarantee to back innovative technology, has begun construction of a second manufacturing plant. Read More
New Wells Fargo Branch Meets LEED Gold Standard for Green Building
Wells Fargo's newly opened Manhattan Beach branch has attained LEED-Gold status, exceeding certification expectations for the site, the financial services firm said this week. Read More