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11.4 billion reasons food and beverage firms should recycle packaging
Consumer brands companies, fast food chains and beverages companies are failing to recycle valuable packaging waste — and are missing out on a $11.4 billion business opportunity. Read More
10 members of Congress who actually get sustainable business
One key to connecting the dots between economic prosperity and sustainability: Recognition from Washington's top brass. Read More
4 ways to (really) get employees on board with a green office
New sustainability initiatives aren't always popular at the office. Here's how to get better employee buy-in. Read More
Meet the Chilean upstart turning sea pollution into skateboards
Bureo wants to clean up the world's shorelines by making skatedecks out of recycled fishing nets. Read More
Three Big Myths about Big Data: How Analytics can Optimize Enterprise-level Energy Management
GreenBiz Group partnered with Siemens Building Technologies in an extensive research study seeking to identify the impact of big data and advanced analytics when it comes to managing enterprise-wide building portfolios. The project included a quantitative survey of energy managers from large corporations, hospital systems, governments and educational institutions as well as in-depth interviews with 10 executives responsible for enterprise energy management at their organizations. Read More
Three Big Myths about Big Data: How Analytics can Optimize Enterprise-level Energy Management
GreenBiz Group partnered with Siemens Building Technologies in an extensive research study seeking to identify the impact of big data and advanced analytics when it comes to managing enterprise-wide building portfolios. The project included a quantitative survey of energy managers from large corporations, hospital systems, governments and educational institutions as well as in-depth interviews with 10 executives responsible for enterprise energy management at their organizations. Read More
Rocky Mountain Institute merges with Carbon War Room
Richard Branson meets Amory Lovins with merger of climate-centric non-profits aimed at accelerating their combined impact. Read More
Focus on pharma: Creating a market for disease prevention
With its margin-based model yielding diminishing returns, pharma should take a cue from Nestlé, PepsiCo and Apple and refocus on health and wellness. Read More
Transforming Mindset from Compliance to Business Value
Explore how to transform your corporate mindset from being strictly compliance-focused to creating business value with environmental data – and the benefits that can follow. Successfully transforming corporate mindset surrounding the environmental function requires recognition that compliance performance is an integral component of business performance. Businesses can make the most of their investment in environmental data by asking the following questions: What data do we have? What data are we missing? What does the data tell us? What actions do we need to take? Read More
3 energy efficiency myths debunked
These misconceptions are more widely believed than Bigfoot sightings, and much more costly. Are these notions leading your company astray? Read More
