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Welcome to GreenBiz 2.0!
We've been working long hours behind the scenes to make GreenBiz.com and our sister sites even more useful and information-packed. At last, we're ready to unveil it.
We have redesigned the look and feel of GreenBiz.com and all our sister sites to make it easier for you to navigate and explore. All the same great news and resources are still here, and here is a short overview of all the new additions and changes to the sites.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about the new design, send a note to Carlie Peterson at carlie@greenerworldmedia.com.
Thanks for reading!
Joel Makower, Executive Editor
- Adapting to Climate Change: A New Frontier for Business
Despite a steady transformation of business attitudes on climate change, businesses have been relatively slow to address one global warming challenge: adaptation to the ...
- Leasing the Sun
The benefits of leasing transactions for roof-mounted systems are growing because installation costs are becoming more attractive, due in part to various state rebate ...- The Climate Tipping Point and Timeline ... Accelerated
Although experts are still debating at what point we're likely to see dramatic, rapid changes in global climate, the fact that the planet is able to absorb less carbon ... - Leasing the Sun
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Two Steps Forward
Exxon, the Rockefellers, and the Future of Big Oil
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Corporate America
A $3 trillion climate-change battle
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Marketing Green
Reframing Global Warming Across the Political Spectrum
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The Triple Bottom Line
Timberland And Stonyfield Farms--Two Little Guys Showing The Big Guys How It's Done
TerraCycle: Worm Poop and So Much More
Tom Szaky, CEO of a company that made its name selling fertilizer made from worm castings, talks to GreenBiz Radio about making the greenest possible products from other people's trash, turning the production cycle on its ear, and other ways that companies can design products that turn waste into gold.
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Goals & Commitments
Making a clearly stated commitment to reducing its climate impact is often the first step in a company's climate action plan. Issuing a public commitment to a concrete goal helps in publicizing a goal both internally and externally, thus helping to ensure the success of projects that typically reach across many business units.
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BILLERICA, Mass. -- Millipore Corp. unveiled a goal on Wednesday to reduce its carbon footprint by 20 percent during the next five years. The initiative will take aim at the its consumption of non-renewable resources and production of waste, as well as introduce programs that will foster behavioral changes conducive to environmental sustainability.
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These days, green marketers are challenged to efficiently reach consumers and effectively impact their attitudes and behaviors. There are many reasons for this of course: consumer attitudes are still evolving, familiarity with green products is just emerging and purchase behavior is inconsistent within and across categories. As such, marketers tend to look for targetable demographic groups or behaviors that have a higher propensity for green.
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LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- Using data generated over more than seven years, the audit focused on the company’s carbon emissions, waste and water consumption. Sole, the parent of etnies and other action sports clothing and footwear brands, will now use the data to begin trimming its footprint with the intention of becoming carbon neutral by 2020.
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Last week, I had the opportunity to witness a milestone being reached in the effort to fight global warming: officials from 18 states - representing a majority of the US population - signed an agreement at Yale University that committed their states to action on global warming.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The firm plans to cut its carbon emissions around the globe, mostly from facilities, by 20 percent by 2012 as well as offset all employee air travel.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The 39th Earth Day has come and gone, and with it came a slew of announcements, initiatives and reports. Herewith, a brief summary of Earth Day '08.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- While one company recently cut its CO2-equivalent emissions in half, the other has just laid out plans to do the same to its CO2 footprint.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- National Grid raised its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal from 60 percent to 80 percent by 2050, and plans to add carbon budgets that are tied to financial performance, the company announced Friday.
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BOSTON, Mass. -- Based on votes from the last four years, mutual fund firms are less opposed to climate change resolutions, though the industry has a long way to go still.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President George W. Bush set a new national goal of stopping the rise of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. by 2025.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- Program includes vehicle and aircraft fleets replacement, buildings overhaul and staff training.
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BETHESDA, Md. -- Marriott International has committed funds to preserve a 1.4 million acre rainforest in Brazil and has announced new and expanded environmental goals for its hotels and supply chain.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Bank of America plans to adhere to the guidelines developed by Citi, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley to assess carbon-related risks in the financing of utility-sector projects, such as coal-fired power plants.
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For top executives, all problems are disguised opportunities. In order to steer a company away from the pitfalls of a carbon market, leaders need to develop and implement effective strategies.
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BRUSSELS, -- If the United States and China do not set high enough greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, the European Union could interpret such inaction as a threat to European industry and impose sanctions.