Industry News Archive
Sustainable Business
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
- Using Technology to Drive Supply Chain Sustainability (03/05/2013)
- Getting On Board with Supply Chain Sustainability (02/20/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
Lifestyle
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect
by Guest Blogger on 05/23/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, climate change
By Greta Stetson Most people generally understand global warming – gases like carbon dioxide trap heat within the earth’s atmosphere. But, in working to mitigate climate change, the... [more]
Reducing Carbon Emissions Becomes Mission Critical
by Amy Haddon on 05/14/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, carbon footprint
Last Friday, the New York Times reported that global carbon dioxide (CO2) has reached concentrations not seen on the planet since the Pliocene period, when the ice caps were far smaller and the... [more]
CDP Supply Chain Program Reporting Period Now Open
by Matt Wood on 04/11/2013
Tags: carbon accounting, carbon disclosure project, cdp, supply chain sustainability
CDP announced late last week that the 2013 Supply Chain Program reporting period is now open for participating suppliers. The program is comprised of 62 member companies and requests... [more]
2013 Climate Leadership Conference
by Guest Blogger on 03/01/2013
Tags: events, green events
The second annual Climate Leadership Conference was held in Washington DC February 27 – March 1, 2013 at the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel. Forward-thinking leaders from non-profit,... [more]
Wind PowerED Climate Education for Colorado Kids
by Amy Haddon on 03/14/2013
Tags: green events, renewable energy, renewablechoice news, sustainable schools
Today’s children are not only the inheritors of our environmental missteps, but are, in fact, our greatest hope for environmental stewardship. The current generation is... [more]
2013 GreenBiz.com Forum New York
by Aran Rice on 03/08/2013
Tags: events, green events
In a decision which is emblematic of the current, remarkable demand for information on issues related to corporate sustainability, the website GreenBiz.com recently put on... [more]
The High Cost of Keeping Electricity Affordable
by Amy Haddon on 02/28/2013
Tags: carbon emission, renewable energy
Several weeks ago, I was surprised to hear a confusing and relatively misleading radio ad for something called “Keep Electricity Affordable” in Colorado. ... [more]
New Renewable Choice Partnership for Green Lodging
by Amy Haddon on 02/27/2013
Tags: carbon offsets, renewablechoice news, sustainability initiatives
We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined Green Key Global to provide green power and carbon offsets to the lodging industry via the Green Key Eco-Rating and... [more]
Climate Change Naysayer Changes His Tune
by Amy Haddon on 02/13/2013
Tags: carbon emissions, carbon footprint, climate change
I’ll readily admit it—I’m a Stephen Colbert fan. The comedian pundit who coined the term “truthiness” offers up pointed political and... [more]
Wind Power Survives Fiscal Cliff
by Kris Lotlikar on 01/21/2013
Tags: events, federal government sustainability initiatives, wind power
The wind energy production tax credit (PTC) was extended for 2013 at the last minute by Congress as part of the fiscal cliff deal. The PTC provides a 2.2-cent tax... [more]
Higher Education is Leading the Way in Sustainability
by Amy Haddon on 01/11/2013
Tags: epa, governmental sustainability iniatiatives, sustainable schools
Sustainability is alive and well on college campuses across the country; in fact, recent data published by the EPA and the American College and University... [more]
Consumer Awareness Grows; Impacts 2013 Sustainability Trends
by Amy Haddon on 01/04/2013
Tags: carbon accounting, carbon disclosure project, corporate sustainability, supply chain sustainability
As the economy begins to rebound—holiday spending was up 9.2 percent—and the impacts of climate-related weather events like Hurricane Sandy... [more]
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