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Jerry Yudelson’s Top Ten Predictions for Green Building
Green building consultant Jerry Yudelson offers his Top 10 list of green building trends for 2009. Read More
Mandatory CSR Reporting for Denmark's Largest Companies
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
Sustainable Buildings Put Tenants within Reach of LEED-CI
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
Behind IBM's Quest for a 'Smarter Planet'
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
A Closer Look at IBM's "Smarter Planet" Campaign
In December 2008, GreenBiz.com Executive Editor Joel Makower talked with IBM Corporation's Rich Lechner, Vice President of Energy & Environment, and John Kennedy, Vice President of Integrated Marketing Communications, about the company's "Smarter Planet" advertising campaign. Read More
Once is Not Enough: Continual Improvement is Essential to Sustainability
Improvement is a major ingredient in the process of attaining sustainability and has to be part of what every employee does every day — day in and day out, says Robert Pojasek, who offers advice on how to set those targets. Read More
Measuring Corporate Impact on Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Review of New Tools
This report makes the case for why businesses should assess their impacts on ecosystem services, and examines seven tools for analyzing ecosystem services. Read More
RGGI Emissions Trends and the Second Allowance Auction
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Northeast this year could ring in about 16 percent lower than the emissions cap set in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), according to this report from Environment Northeast. Read More
Underwriting Green Buildings
For years it has been quietly stated by knowledgeable professionals that green buildings will attain competitive superiority in a down market where there is a flight to quality. That time has arrived, says green building finance expert Dan Winters. Read More
Bioplastic Awards: Compostable Salad Bags and Candy Wrappers
The third Bioplastics Awards were announced this week, recognizing compostable salad bags, candy packaging and replacements for foam packaging. Read More