Government Agencies Required To Go 95% Green On All Purchases The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council is requiring that all new purchases by government agencies be energy efficient, water efficient, bio-based, environmentally preferable or non-ozone depleting and that all federal contractors to support the government’s goals in environmental management.
Updated Thu Jun 9, 2011
10 Clean Energy Trends To Watch In 2011 And Beyond As the clean energy industry emerges from a challenging period caused by the global economic downturn, it is entering a stage of rapid change in which business models are being transformed against a backdrop of regulatory uncertainty.
Updated Fri Jun 3, 2011
CEOs See Sustainability As Engine For Growth But Industry Sectors Split On Priorities Despite an overall trend towards seeing sustainability as an opportunity for value creation and business success, there are major differences in perceptions of sustainability between CEOs in different industry sectors, as well as gaps in the level of integration of sustainability achieved in their companies.
Updated Thu May 26, 2011
US Sustainable Business Spending to Double to $60 Billion by 2014 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.
Mon Oct 11, 2010
Green MBA Success: Meet Adam D. Granz, Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions 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.
Mon Oct 4, 2010
How The Genders Think About Climate Change: Women More Likely Than Men to Accept Global Warming Challenging common perceptions that men are more scientifically literate, a study by a Michigan State University researcher suggests that women tend to believe the scientific consensus on global warming more than men. The findings also reinforce past research that suggests women lack confidence in their science comprehension.
Thu Sep 23, 2010
Successful Carbon Management Requires CEO Ownership CEOs need to take ownership of carbon management as a business transformation challenge, to prevent their firms from failing to to achieve absolute reductions in CO2 emissions, according to a new report from independent research firm Verdantix. The Verdantix report, Best Practices Carbon Management, provides detailed advice on the development and implementation of a carbon business transformation plan.
Wed Mar 3, 2010
Carbon Accounting Software Market Experiencing Huge Period of Growth Despite the gridlock in Washington over climate change legislation, and the world's economic downturn, 2009 was a year of growth for the emerging Enterprise Carbon Accounting (ECA) software market. The number of corporations disclosing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) increased significantly in 2009 and Groom Energy predicts that ECA software purchases will increase 600% by 2011.
Mon Mar 1, 2010
What is Your State’s Green Economy Profile? It Could Be the Key to Your Business and Career Success As part of an effort to help states continue to grow these industries, the NGA Center has created a series of reports analyzing emerging "green" economies in each state in terms of the scope of green business activity reveals areas of comparative advantage, promising areas for workforce development and opportunities for building partnerships within and across green industry segments. It is intended that this information be used to help states analyze their current efforts and form strategies to grow green economies.
Posted Mon Oct 5, 2009
