Strategy

In the second annual State of Green Business report, Joel Makower and the editors of GreenBiz.com answer the question: How are U.S. businesses doing in their quest to be more environmentally responsible? Read More

PepsiCo is the latest company to embrace environmental transparency— this time, by measuring the carbon footprint of a half-gallon carton of Tropicana orange juice. Read More

The U.S. Climate Action Partnership extensive report detailing recommendations for a federal cap and trade emissions reduction program and complimentary actions. Read More

Yesterday, the UK Times Online reported that a typical Google search generates 7 grams of CO2 -- nearly half the amount of CO2 generated when boiling water in a kettle. Read More

This report from international talent agency Korn Ferry gives an overview of the many ways that companies are embracing green strategies, and how they find the right candidate for a Chief Sustainability Officer position. Read More

New Climate Counts scores show most major shippers are striding toward better measurement, reduction and communication of their climate impacts. Read More

Media hype aside, sustainability as a corporate strategy is still suspect in some arenas. When change-resistant companies begin hearing green ideas, they start seeing red flags. Until we can sell sustainability in a conservative culture, we will miss a chance for real change. So where do we begin? Read More

Building Design+Construction offers free downloads of its series of white papers on sustainability. The nine-chapter 2008 series "Green Buildings + Climate Change" can be downloaded in its entirety or by chapter. Read More

More than half of California's real estate assets are at risk from rising sea levels and wildfires caused by climate change, and the state could end up spending billions of dollars each year coping with its effects, according to this report from University of California, Berkeley and nonprofit Next 10. Read More

Most people in the US say tackling climate change will boost the economy, according to consumer research published by The Climate Group and brand strategy and design consultancy Lippincott. Read More