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Carrots and Sticks: Trends in Mandatory and Volunteer Reporting

Summaries and analyses of environmental reporting and corporate responsibility laws for 18 markets worldwide. Read More

Fundamentals of Sustainable Business in the 21st Century

Paul Sheldon explains that as companies large and small embrace the concepts of sustainability, they are finding that a few basic principles of caring for employees, customers and the planet just makes good business sense. Read More

Goldman Sachs Expects Big Returns from Going Green

The investment giant announced an ambitious series of environmental goals, and found them directly in line with its primary goal of making money, Christopher Wright reports for the Ecosystem Marketplace. Read More

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The Materiality Report: Aligning Strategy, Performance, and Reporting

Provides a toolkit for managers to work out which environmental and social issues are material to their underlying performance, and encourages businesses to focus on these issues in their public reporting. Read More

3C Initiative Unites Big Companies to Combat Climate Change

A group of large companies meeting here last week has formed a new group aimed at developing an effective global climate protection policy for the period following the expiration of the Kyoto Protocol in 2013. Read More

Independence from the Corporate Global Economy

The old story says we have to depend on big corporations, writes Ethan Miller. The new story tells us we can earn a livelihood, gain freedom, and build community through cooperation. Read More

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Ecological Benefits Assessment Strategic Plan

Developed to guide future research and institutional actions for improving ecological benefits assessments conducted by the U.S. EPA. Read More

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Green Buildings and the Bottom Line

Examines the bottom-line issues of green building across a wide range of building types. Read More

What is a Scope 3 GHG Inventory and How Much Do I Need to Worry About It?

What is a Scope 3 GHG Inventory and How Much Do I Need to Worry About It? Read More

Creating an Effective Plan for Your Sustainability Efforts

As with any organizational initiative, successful implementation of sustainability is more readily achieved when efforts are based on a coherent and thoughtful plan. Marsha Willard offers advice on how to do that. Read More