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Staples' journey to sustainability
By Chrissy Coughlin, July 01, 2012
Chrissy Coughlin speaks to Mark Buckley about what office supplier giant Staples is doing to move the needle on sustainability.

At maturity, green gamification takes on a new challenge
By Ashok Kamal, June 29, 2012
With its integration intro every aspect of business, how can gamification's efforts to boost sustainability rise to even greater heights?
Lessons from Ecologic Brands: How to make sustainability sexy
By Marc Stoiber, June 29, 2012
Sustainable products have an image problem: They tend to look sensible, not sexy. Here's how Ecologic Brands helped give Seventh Generation's liquid laundry detergent more shelf appeal.

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Beyond spreadsheets: How savvy sustainability efforts can pay off
By Heather Clancy, June 29, 2012
Companies can save -- and even make -- money from their sustainability initiatives if they bring military precision to tracking, modeling and analyzing the data generated.
The Business Scorecard from Rio+20
By Norine Kennedy, June 28, 2012
From the standpoint of business — and there were record numbers of business people on hand — what were we looking for, and what did we get, in Rio?...
Global cities share secrets on EV readiness
By Derek Top, June 28, 2012
New report and web portal offer best practices from 16 global cities to spur widepsread EV adoption through policy and incentive programs....
Feds on PACE to torpedo popular energy efficiency program
By Leanne Tobias, June 28, 2012
Federal officials' opposition to the PACE financing program for energy efficiency improvements was highlighted in a recent rulemaking notice inviting public comment on the program.
Sustainable buildings get sexy
By Bruce Kennedy, June 28, 2012
Green construction and architecture has gone mainstream; here are some notable examples from around the world.
How Home Depot is expanding the organic compost market
By Heather Clancy, June 28, 2012
Take a look inside how a two-year-old startup got two of America's largest retailers to put its products on the shelves.
After Rio, is a sustainability 'holding pattern' our best hope?
By Bruno Berthon, June 28, 2012
The summit showed how the confluence of an economic crisis and feckless negotations are making it harder for governments to commit to sustainability. But business still has a role....
Video: The growing currency of natural capital
By Joel Makower, June 27, 2012
What does it mean for a company to put a price on the natural resources it consumes? GreenBiz gets the reaction from Rio+20.
Toyota retains top spot as 'greenest global brand'
By Jessica Shankleman, June 27, 2012
Interbrand report aims to identify gap between companies'...
Why engineers see sustainability differently
By Ellen Weinreb, June 27, 2012
Why so many engineers in a role that primarily involves communications and external affairs — along with change management, behavioral learning and constant innovation?
Opower aiming for revolution in energy efficiency
By Marc Gunther, June 27, 2012
This revolution will definitely not be televised -- it's being delivered via facebook apps, plus old-fashioned technology like letters that show customers how their energy usage compares to......
The economics of the urban climate change revolution
By Conor Riffle, June 27, 2012
An urban climate change revolution is happening around us, with cities all over the world making real progress on reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. What's motivating cities to act on......
Pricing environmental assets: Smart idea, or fatally flawed?
By Robert Kropp, June 26, 2012
A coalition of business, government and finance decides to put a price on nature -- but not everyone thinks it's a good solution.
7 steps to a greener Chinese supply chain
By Erica Plambeck, June 26, 2012
Some leading companies have found that the right incentives and collaborative efforts can help their suppliers achieve better environmental performance.
Would Brit-style carbon emissions reporting work in the U.S.?
By Bruce Kennedy, June 26, 2012
Even as believers in sustainability reporting cheered the U.K.'s announcement last week that the biggest corporations would be required to report carbon emissions, skeptics sounded the alarm.
A bleak or bright future? Depends on which conference you attend
By Suzanne Shelton, June 26, 2012
Why is the mood at Sustainable Brands so much bleaker than at LOHAS? It may be more about problems than solutions.
Some good news, and next steps to take, from Rio
By Tensie Whelan, June 25, 2012
Sure, it was politically disappointing, but Rio+20 also served as a showcase for how far the private sector has come, and the role of public-private partnerships in creating a green economy.
The business view from Rio, in 3 minutes or less
By Joel Makower, June 25, 2012
Where you stand on Rio+20 depends largely on where you sit. For the corporate attendees, it was a lot brighter view than for others.
Momentum builds to link CEO salaries with sustainable measures
By Michael Kramer, June 25, 2012
A rising number of companies are beginning to tie executive compensation to measures relating to environmental, social and corporate governance.
Video: What business learned at Rio+20
By Joel Makower, June 25, 2012
A view of Rio+20 through the eyes of business and thought leaders: why they attended, what they learned, and what they saw as the opportunity for business coming out of Rio+20.

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Global cities share secrets on EV readiness
By Derek Top, June 28, 2012
New report and web portal offer best practices from 16 global cities to spur widepsread EV adoption through policy and incentive programs....
Opower aiming for revolution in energy efficiency
The economics of the urban climate change revolution
How the smart grid clamps down on climate change
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State of Green Business

Non-News is Good News
By Joel Makower, January 31, 2012
Perhaps the best trend in sustainable business is how major green milestones -- ranging from LEED Platinum buildings to zero-waste facilities -- have become so commonplace as to be not "news
Joel Makower on the State of Green Business, 2012
'Big Data' Creates Big Opportunities
Cleantech Survives a Crisis of Confidence
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage

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