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The White Dog Cafe: A Study of Social Business and Mission-Aligned Exit
How can social businesses be scaled so that they maintain and enhance their mission after an IPO, acquisition, or any other transition? Judy Wicks, founder of White Dog Cafe, told her inspiring story at the Investors' Circle conference this week: The White Dog started as a coffee and muffin take-out shop on the first floor of her home and grew to a 200 seat restaurant and store with gross sales of $5M. Read More
How Companies Celebrate Earth Day
Companies large and small are taking Earth Day to heart, organizing events, outreach and education session for employees. We talked to more than a dozen companies across industries to find out what internal Earth Day activities they had lined up. Read More
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