KKR Extends Green Program to a Fifth of Global Portfolio

Global Equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) has extended its money-saving environmental management program to 20 percent of its portfolio, including two companies located outside the U.S. Read More

How to Use 12 Principles of Permaculture to Grow Sustainable Organizations

How many times have you felt stymied in helping yourself and your colleagues advance toward a common goal in a sustainable way because of commitment, communication patterns or other reasons? Permaculture offers a powerful system of sustainable design that can help. Read More

Getting Real About Measurement: How to Size Up the Triple Bottom Line

As businesses become increasingly strategic about sustainability, using metrics to measure and manage social, environmental and economic impacts has become standard practice. But how companies use that data to guide their activities varies significantly. Read More

Putting the Triple Bottom Line to Work

Although a recent article on GreenBiz.com questioned the usefulness of the triple bottom line concept, four key insights show how TBL can benefit organizations of any size and in any industry. Read More

Deirdre Imus's Mission to Green Up Toxic Hospitals

The head of the Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology at Hackensack University Medical Center talks about how she developed and promotes her line of green cleaning products, the lessons all ecopreneurs can take from her story, and how her success is a system, not a secret. Read More

Debunking the Notion of a Triple Bottom Line

The triple bottom line should give way to monitoring and measurement methodology that can serve the many stakeholders that want to know what the TBL cannot deliver. Read More

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A Survey of Climate Change Adaptation Planning

This Heinz Center report looks at worldwide adaptation planning resources. Read More

DuPont and Environmental Defense to Address Nanotech Risks

The Nano Risk Framework, jointly developed by DuPont and Environmental Defense, is a new framework intended to help businesses, governments and the public at large evaluate and discuss the potential risks from nano-scale materials. Read More