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Amtrak, Shaklee, Ben & Jerry's Among Climate Counts' 'Industry Innovators'
The nonprofit launched the Industry Innovators (i2) project today with charter member companies Amtrak, Ben & Jerry's, Clif Bar, REI, Shaklee and Timberland, each of whom received Climate Counts' top scores on the moves they've undertaken to address climate change. Read More
How to Work with Your Vendors to Go on a Packaging Diet
Even if you're conscientious about the three R's when it comes to packaging, odds are your vendors are still shipping you excess materials. These three steps can help you ship smarter and greener. Read More
Olive Garden, Red Lobster Lead Darden's Push to Green Restaurants
Darden Restaurants has launched a green building initiative that will add eight restaurants designed according to LEED standards to the company's three largest brands -- Olive Garden, Red Lobster and LongHorn Steakhouse. Read More
The Business Case for Environmental and Sustainability Employee Education
This report from the National Environmental Education Foundation offers case studies, best practices, next steps and resources for companies that want to boost employee engagement and save money through sustainability education. Read More
Bacardi Cuts Emissions by 20K Tonnes, KPMG Reports 7 Percent Drop
Bacardi Ltd., the world's largest privately held spirits company, cut greenhouse gas emissions 9.2 percent in the last fiscal year by increasing efficiencies and the use of renewable energy, while KPMG LLP shrank its carbon footprint in the U.S. by reducing air travel, use of electricity and waste. Read More
Corporations Cause $2.2T in Environmental Damage Every Year
A new, unpublished report from the United Nations calculates the actual cost of pollution from business operations as part of a long-term plan to make companies accountable for their environmental impacts. Read More
Business Benefits in the Inner City: The State of Green Business-Chicago
Although there are many benefits from investing in and working within metropolitan areas and inner cities, much of the information about opportunities is fragmented and scattered. Read More
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
If You're Going to Be Naked, You'd Better Be Buff: Radical Transparency in Green Marketing
At the State of Green Business Forum last week in San Francisco, a panel of industry experts explored how radical transparency -- whether driven by companies themselves or their customers -- is reshaping the world of green marketing. Read More
Why Green Business is Like Teen Sex
Corporate sustainability is like teen sex. Everybody talks about it. Nobody does it very much. And when they do it, they don’t do it very well. Friend and colleague Joel Makower likes to tell that joke, and it’s as good a way as any to introduce Greenbiz.com’s third annual State of Green Business report. Read More