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Eco-Friendly Dentistry: Open Wide and Say 'Green'
The term "green dentistry" can launch a raft of misperceptions, the most common being that it must be code for "Birkenstock-wearing-incense-burning-commie-pinko-leftist" dentistry. But that's beginning to change, says Ina Pockrass. With her husband, Fred, a dentist, she cofounded a green dental practice as well as the Eco Dentistry Association. Read More
Seven Steps to Inject Sustainability Into Business Plans
Nancy Fell of the Cleantech Open offers seven steps for how to make sustainability a key thread in any business plan, from entrepreneur startups to established businesses. Read More
Wanted: Chief Sustainability Officer
Avon's Tod Arbogast offered a look at how chief sustainability officers can identify and manage potential environmental and social business risks before a crisis requires immediate action. Read More
Why Clorox Made the Leap from Bleach to Green Works
In an interview with BSR Senior Vice President Eric Olson, Clorox CEO Don Knauss described the sustainability journey of a company better known for its bleach than its green cleaning products. Read More
State of Green Business Report 2011
GreenBiz's fourth annual edition of the green economy's impacts and trends. Read More
San Francisco Moves to Ban Yellow Pages
The city would continue its environmental initiatives by forbidding phone-book distributors from delivering the Yellow Pages without obtaining prior consent from homes and businesses. Read More
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Makes $150M Green Building Pledge
The company has developed a new green building standard to guide its investment called the Enterprise Sustainable Construction Protocol (ESCP). Enterprise Rent-A-Car expects ESCP could rack up energy and water savings of up to 35 percent. Read More
The Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain Report 2011
The Carbon Disclosure Project looks at what companies and their suppliers have been doing to track, report and reduce carbon emissions. Read More
Sales Rise as Emissions Fall at SAP
Preliminary data shows SAP AG's greenhouse gas emissions fell 4 percent in 2010, a year in which its business software sales grew 17 percent Read More
4 Steps to Build Trust into Sustainability
Research shows CEOs believe consumers trust their companies far less than they believe. This overestimation traps business leaders in a trust delusion that will prevent them from understanding what drives trust and how to address it. Read More