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Thinking of curbing or curtailing sustainability efforts because of the troubled economy? Think again, says a new study by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, whose research indicates that firms with "true commitment to sustainability" outperform industry peers in the financial markets. Read More

Reading accounts of attempts to rein in greed among C-level execs, Richard Seireeni was reminded of a chapter in his book, "The Gort Cloud," that tells of an eco-conscious clothing maker whose compensation policy reflects the company's sense of corporate social responsibility. Read More

The fourth panel of today’s State of Green Business forum looked at the role of companies and local governments in promoting green jobs. What is a green job? How can we train and promote green jobs and who should we look to for leadership? What is the demand for green jobs? And most importantly is all this talk just hype, or does it reflect a real hope for a greener future? Leaders from the Environmental Defense Fund, the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and PG&E discuss with moderator Matthew Wheeland, Managing Editor of GreenBiz.com. Read More

The member-led GreenBiz Executive Network is off to a great start. John Davies, vice president of the GreenBiz Intelligence unit, recaps the work thus far of the learning organization whose next meeting is May 21. Read More

As a customer, I admit I love Staples but as a provider of eco-friendly packaging products, and as a citizen of the earth, they are very disappointing. Read More

White Castle burgers were a staple of my high school years, but I never thought I could actually feel good about eating them. That might change with the companies announcement last week that it plans on replacing its white paper sacks and white corrugated Crave Cases with 100% recycled brown paper sacks and brown corrugated cases. Read More

Businesses are cutting waste and finding new revenue streams by diving into their dumpsters for items that were once hauled away to landfills and can instead be sold for cash. Read More

The Danish Parliament voted in mid-December to force the 1,100 largest enterprises to describe their corporate CSR or socially responsible investments policies, how they've been implemented and the results they've produced. Read More

Companies seeking U.S. Green Building Council LEED Commercial Interiors (CI) certification for their leased office spaces should make sustainability a fundamental part of their site selection process, says Michael Merritt. Read More

IBM's recent campaign goes well beyond mere image -- and beyond green -- to envision a "smarter" world in which problems as wide-ranging as health care costs, energy and resource shortages, climate change, and traffic congestion can be addressed by systems thinking, technological innovation, and computing power. Read More