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Green IT: Why Mid-size Companies Are Investing Now
This research from IBM and Info-Tech Research looks at adoption rates of virtualization, power management, asset management and a host of other green IT practices in more than a thousand medium-sized companies. Read More
Apple, Al Gore and Climate Change
Apple Inc. had its shareholder meeting Wednesday and the media focused on the absence of its charismatic leader Steve Jobs. But there's an even more famous guy associated with Apple: Al Gore. And Conrad MacKerron asks how it can be that with Gore on its board, Apple continues to be outdistanced by its peers on climate issues and initiatives to address them. Read More
Dreamscapes Becomes First Adult Business to Get Green Certification
Dreamscapes LLC first piqued our interest a few months ago when it launched a mail-in recycling program for sex toys. Now the intrepid sex toy company has taken its commitment to the environment a step further by becoming the first adult business to attain certification from The Institute for Green Business Certification (IGBC). Read More
State of Green Business 2009
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 Measures Carbon Footprint of Tropicana Orange Juice
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
A Blueprint for Legislative Action
The U.S. Climate Action Partnership extensive report detailing recommendations for a federal cap and trade emissions reduction program and complimentary actions. Read More
What's the Environmental Impact of a Google Search?
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
Why and How Companies Create Sustainability Programs
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
DHL, FedEx Improve Climate Records
New Climate Counts scores show most major shippers are striding toward better measurement, reduction and communication of their climate impacts. Read More
How to Create Change in a Conservative Culture
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