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The Big Difference Between Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
A misunderstanding of the difference between sustainability versus energy efficiency may not just be slowing the move to sustainability, but could actually be working against the world's green goals. Read More
Linking Up GRI and CDP
Two of the world's most influential reporting schemes are aligning their goals and methods, and this report spells out the path forward. Read More
Looking Behind the Scenes at Ecolabels' Green Claims
Ecolabelindex.com allows consumers and companies to compare green certifications side-by-side on their performance, organizational structure and verification systems. Read More
Deloitte Creates Six-Step Plan to Corporate Sustainability
To recognize the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Global Compact, the firm has pulled from its work with the world's leading companies to outline and define the steps any organization can take to move toward social and environmental responsibility. Read More
How to Handle Challenges to LEED Certification
The controversy over the LEED certification of Northland Pines High School case brings the gaps in the policy for handling such challenges into sharp focus. Here are some constructive suggestions on how to improve the process. Read More
10 Questions a Sustainability Manager Should Be Prepared to Answer
No matter where your company is on its sustainability journey, you will inevitably have to field some tough questions from your CEO or other executives about sustainabity. Here's a cheat-sheet to help you prepare. Read More
Five Ways to Organize your Sustainability Team
Coordinating and providing leadership for sustainability across a global enterprise is extremely challenging; here are the top ways we've seen firms lay out their organizational structure, and how well it can work. Read More
A New Era of Sustainability
This survey of more than 750 CEOs conducted by Accenture and the U.N. Global Compact explores to what extent companies are embracing green issues and preparing for a future where sustainability is central to business. Read More
The New Era of Sustainability Calls for CEO Action, not Talk
A survey of more than 750 CEOs around the world conducted by Accenture and the United Nations finds that 93 percent say sustainability is key to their firms' successes, and that the time for action on green issues has come. Read More
Make Your Business More Efficient With Utility Tracking Software
A number of software tools exist to help small- and medium-sized businesses measure and manage their utility use; we've rounded up five of the top solutions to see how they stack up, and how easy they make it for you to save money and reduce your carbon footprint. Read More