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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
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
Gap Touts Clean Water Efforts on New Product Label
When customers turn a pair of Gaps’ just released 1969 Premium Jeans inside out, they’ll find a label emblazoned with the message: “The water used in the process of washing & dyeing these jeans has been specially treated to ensure it is safe & clean when it leaves the factory.” Read More
The Importance of Green Roads
We may not realize it, but under that smooth, clean strip of asphalt we drive on lies an economic and environmental disaster that has been kept quiet for too long. Read More
Water for Business: Initiatives guiding sustainable water management in the private sector
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature identify 16 initiatives or tools, driven by business leaders, civil society and governments, which have emerged since 2006. Read More
Hertz Turns to Plant Oils to Squelch Stinky Cars
The Hertz Corp. is tackling one of the most common complaints in the car rental industry with a biodegradable, non-toxic product that saps the stench from stinky rental cars without comprising air quality or aggravating allergies. Read More
Why the Adage 'the Dose Makes the Poison' Can Be Toxic to Corporate Chemicals Policy
There probably are lots of senior execs who've been comforted when their chief scientist has told them that since "the dose makes the poison," they shouldn't sweat some new study about a chemical found in small amounts in their products. This maxim is somewhat misleading; taking it at face value may be toxic to your company's reputation. Read More
How Do You Guarantee Land-Based Offsets Are Permanent?
While critics worry the benefits from land use, land use change, and forestry offsets may one day be reversed, various trading programs have tried to address permanence risks with different approaches -- with mixed results. Read More
Pesticides, Teflon, and What's Wrong with Our Chemical Policies
A new EPA ruling, and a nearly unrelated court ruling, highlight the challenges the country faces in trying to weed out the use of harmful chemicals in food, products, and manufacturing. Read More
Getting Back to Our Roots: The Renewed Interest in Forestry Carbon Offsets
The forestry sector was left out of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and faced restrictions under the Kyoto Protocol. Bur recent developments indicate forestry may play a key role in addressing climate change, while a new survey suggests offset buyers have a positive view of those originating in forestry projects. Read More