Solving climate change is a big challenge that will require cooperation and innovation on a global scale. Tokyo startup Fullcircle Innovations is taking on this challenge with its offerings at GreenITers.com and EcoAppsFree.com.READ»
The retail giant last year unveiled an ambitious sustainability index for its suppliers, and now the company has announced that it plans to double the sales of fresh produce sourced from local farms in U.S. locations by the end of 2015.READ»
Independent analyst firm Verdantix finds that spending on sustainability initiatives will grow from $28 billion in 2010 to $60 billion in 2014. The sustainable business market forecast finds that growth of 11% in 2010 will increase to 16% in 2011 and 24% in 2012. The study covers all industries and all sustainability initiatives from energy efficiency to spending on strategy, risk and brand. READ»
Small businesses have the power to get our economy moving again, creating jobs and real growth, but they continue finding credit difficult to come by, or shy away for fear of hidden traps. Congress hopes that the Small Business Jobs ...READ»
Before getting into energy efficiency, Adam D. Ganz worked in real estate. Since getting his MBA, Adam has taken on the role of Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions. Read about how he changed his career path to a green one with an MBA in sustainability.READ»
In the aftermath of the Great Recession we could be in a single dip or a double, heading for deflation or hyper-inflation. But one thing seems clear - we're not getting out of this mess by shuffling money around. We need real ...READ»
Corporations and governmental organizations have poured billions of dollars into clean energy initiatives over the past few years. But with those investments comes a need for qualified green collar workersREAD»
The Glendale, Wisconsin headquarters of Johnson Controls has received LEED Platinum certification (the highest recognition)--capping the largest concentration of LEED platinum buildings on one site.READ»
Our banking system has suffered a major setback. Meanwhile, smaller banks with environmental and social sustainbility at their core are flourishing. What can we learn?READ»
The U.S. Green Building Council has LEED -- certified fewer than 6,000
commercial developments in the past decade and awarded its platinum
rating twice. "Right now, you have to be one of the lucky few to live
or work in a green ...READ»
In the past year, African nations, such as Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, have been investing billions of public and private dollars in green technologies, like renewable energy and organic agriculture. Economist Steven Stone of ...READ»
There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»
What makes a college environmentally friendly? Does it need scores of rooftop solar panels and LEED-certified buildings or will a PETA-approved cafeteria menu suffice?READ»
For China, the world's largest economy, going green may be as much about understanding the past as it is about embracing the future: the country's cultural, social, and ethical values play an overlooked and largely underestimated role in China's ability to shift toward sustainability.READ»
After he graduated, development major Mark Rembert applied
for the Peace Corps, thinking he could help developing countries
strengthen their communities. But when his hometown's largest
employer shut its doors, Rembert found that rural Ohio needed him
most.READ»
