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A Vocabulary for Sustainable Business
Trying to convey complex subjects -- like sustainability or global warming -- are critically important, but immensely difficult using the vocabulary we've developed. Nathan Shedroff, a graduate of the Presidio School of Management's Sustainable MBA program, offers some ideas to overcome these obstacles. Read More
The Business of Saving Water
Benjamin H. Grumbles writes that EPA's WaterSense program helps drive the water-efficiency market by identifying products that meet the program's high water-efficiency and performance criteria. Read More
Shareholders Call Out Ten Worst Climate-Changing Companies
A new list cites the companies in energy, finance, insurance and retail that have done the least to address the risks posed by climate change. 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
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
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
Milton Friedman and the social responsibility of business
The most provocative statement of the past half-century on the role of business in society came in an essay in the New York Times, written by a fellow named Friedman. That's Milton, not Thomas. Read More