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Posted 2/1/2012
Green Bond Bankers in Japan, Sweden Beat U.S. to $7 Billion Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. have underwritten the most green bonds since the securities were first issued in 2007, indicating the dominance of Swedish and Japanese banks in the...
Posted 2/1/2012
How green is Davos 2012? Dominic Waughray argues sustainability is a key theme on the 2012 Davos agenda, both on the programme and in the way the event has been planned Davos ski resort where business people and world leaders will meet for this year's World Economic Forum. Photograph: Arnd...
Posted 2/1/2012
Seattle's old buildings: Opportunities, not obstacles Seattle's old buildings should be maintained and upgraded as the city evolves, says writer Lawrence Kreisman, program director of Historic Seattle. Reusing these old buildings, he says, is one of the best ways to improve the environment. It's...
Posted 1/24/2012
Gazelle Leaps into the E-Waste Market with Focus on Reuse By Marc Gunther Published January 24, 2012 Think, for a moment, about that one place in your house where you don't like to go. That closet. The garage. In my house, it's the attic. Ugh. The place where you put stuff you no longer want...
Posted 1/24/2012
Small Firms Driving Minnesota's Growing Green Economy By Tilde Herrera Published January 23, 2012 For Paul Aasen, Minnesota-based Tennant Company is a perfect example of a company that is helping to fuel the state's growing green economy. Tennant, a manufacturer of floor cleaning machines,...
Posted 1/24/2012
European Union Steps Up WEEE E-Waste Recycling Targets By BusinessGreen Staff Published January 24, 2012 The European Parliament has been criticized for waving through revised rules on the disposal of electronic equipment without including any provision to promote the reuse of old...
Posted 1/18/2012
DC to serve as North American host city for UN’s World Environment Day By Associated Press, Published: January 11 WASHINGTON — The nation’s capital will be the North American host city for World Environment Day on June 5. The annual event is organized by the United Nations...
Posted 1/18/2012
Using Social Media Marketing to Promote Green Business Social media has grown massively in terms of popularity, but how can you use it to help promote your green credentials? The CarbonNeutral Company’s digital marketing specialist Paul Raybould explains how businesses can get the most out...
Posted 1/18/2012
GreenWise Poll: What are the opportunities and challenges for green business in 2012? 2012 will continue to offer opportunity for green businesses, but it is clear that success will rely on their ability to translate sustainable outcomes into cost savings. A year ago, I was optimistic for 2011...
Posted 1/11/2012
The Pros & Cons of Linking Sustainability Successes with Bonuses By Ellen Weinreb Created 2012-01-11 04:45 This is the month many of us await anxiously for our bonus. Many are thinking, "I did great in my performance review last month but the company didn't meet its targets so what's...
Posted 1/11/2012
How to Become a Social Intrapreneur By Nathan Springer Created 2012-01-09 04:45 Editor's Note: This article kicks off a planned seven-week series by Nathan Springer that will chronicle in-depth the lessons from a course at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business on how to become a...
Posted 1/11/2012
The Greener Side of New Orleans By Leanne Tobias Created 2012-01-07 05:00 As noted in my last blog, I’m suggesting that travelers visit New Orleans to participate in the revival of this iconic place. Your visit will support the recovery of a city in which tourism is the largest and most...
Posted 1/4/2012
Businesses seek state's new 'benefit corporation' status On the first business day after a state law took effect, a dozen companies committed to social and environmental causes file papers to legally put those efforts on par with their goal of making profits. January 4, 2012 Reporting from...
Posted 1/4/2012
Eight Easy Ways to Green Your Business Greening your business has short-term effects that will save you money, let employees breathe better, and maybe even help land you a few more customers. These tips, sites, and kits can help your business go green for 2012. 1. Starting off the new year with a...
Posted 1/4/2012
3 Lessons on Fulfilling on a Green Brand Promise When it comes to the environment, consumer behavior can be inconsistent or even a bit hypocritical. Two-car families will buy a hybrid and a gas guzzling SUV. Parents will teach their kids to turn off the water while brushing, but take a few extra...
Posted 12/27/2011
Green Business Trend: Turning to Nonprofits for Help 2012 Trends, Green Business December 8, 2011 By Kelly Spors Becoming an environmentally responsible business isn’t an overnight process. It can take weeks of research and data analysis to make wise decisions that help both the environment...
Posted 12/27/2011
Showing CEOs how to go green La Jolla-based consultant helps firms combine profitability with environmental sustainability By Morgan Lee Sunday, December 11, 2011 With each passing year, the CEOs of major corporations grow more interested in the relationship between the environment and...
Posted 12/27/2011
The latest shade of green – zero energy use Since 1990, the Friends of the Environment Foundation at Toronto-Dominion Bank has helped fund more than 19,000 environmental projects with the aim of helping Canadian communities to reduce, reuse and recycle. Recently, TD added another...
Posted 12/20/2011
Green Up Your Office Before You Leave for the Holidays If your business is shutting down for the holidays, take some environmentally friendly steps before you go. 1. Have your IT staff unplug all computers, printers, copiers and other electronic equipment before they leave. 2. Ask you...
Posted 12/20/2011
Don't Let Secret Santa Leave an Environmental Mess If your staff is exchanging gifts this year, make sure you are environmentally friendly with the aftermath. 1. Recycle all of the leftover wrapping. If your office doesn't recycle paper, first of all, shame on you. Second, send the paper...
Posted 12/20/2011
Are you giving holiday presents to your staff this year? Think green. 1. Holiday bonuses? Deposit them electronically into your employees' accounts instead of wasting paper by cutting checks or giving cash. 2. Give your staff the option to work from home over the holidays. It will win you...
Posted 12/13/2011
As Washington Trust Sheds Paper, Image Isn't Everything By John Adams DEC 12, 2011 4:35pm ET Before discussing the bank's plans to exorcise paper, Washington Trust's Jim Brockett rips traditional attempts at paper avoidance to shreds. "If you're trying simply to reduce paper by putting in...
Posted 12/13/2011
My 5 Favorite Events of the Year By Cary Krosinsky Created 2011-12-13 04:45 It's been a long, busy and productive year for those of us who make a living at sustainability related endeavors. Testament I'm sure to the growing importance of this field, and it is rewarding to also see a constant flow...
Posted 12/8/2011
The Pony Express Returns! -or- Why Electronic Delivery Makes More Sense Than Ever by Ron Daly Nostalgia is bringing back some interesting things nowadays. The Smurfs are in my DVD player (my daughter's choice, not mine), the Muppets are back in theaters, and I could swear I've seen the New Kids...
Posted 12/6/2011
5 Highlights from the World Climate Summit By Heather King Created 2011-12-05 04:00 From December 3-4, during the weekend intermission of the COP17 negotiations, approximately 600 executives from a broad array of international companies gathered in Durban at the second annual World Climate Summit...
Posted 12/6/2011
Avon's CSR Report Gives Its Paper, Water & Energy Use a Makeover By Adam Aston Created 2011-12-05 16:14 Makeup is sometimes used to conceal embarrassing flaws. Today, with the release of its latest corporate responsibility report, cosmetics giant Avon opted to reveal more about its...
Posted 12/6/2011
Area business makes green progress POSTED: November 28, 2011 10:57 a.m. Starting a new business as an environmentally friendly one (or making an existing one greener) often can seem like a challenging task. As I was thinking about what it takes for a business to take this...
Posted 11/29/2011
The 7 Attributes of Sustainability Pioneers By Ellen Weinreb Created 2011-11-23 04:45 In honor of Thanksgiving, I thought it fitting to reflect on pioneers of past and pioneers of present. Remember the allure of Little House on the Prairie? Pioneer life -- aside from being rough and wholesome --...
Posted 11/29/2011
Green industries to add millions of jobs Updated: 2011-11-16 08:02 By Li Jing (China Daily) BEIJING - Greening China's heavily polluting and energy-consuming industries will cause short-term losses but bring huge economic and social benefits in the long run, says a leading environmental...
Posted 11/29/2011
Eye on the environment: Go Green with stamps, envelopes Posted November 19, 2011 at 5:20 p.m. The Postal Service recently introduced a Go Green series of first-class stamps. Appropriately, these are Forever stamps, meaning they will be valid for first-class postage regardless of how much it...
Posted 11/23/2011
3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Nov. 22 By Laurie Kulikowski 11/22/11 - 10:58 AM ESTAdd Comment inShare NEW YORK (MainStreet) -- What's happening in small business today? 1. Get $50,000 for being a start-up in Providence, R.I. Start-up accelerator Betaspring is offering...
Posted 11/23/2011
3 Obvious Ways Companies Can Flip the Switch and Save Millions Probably much like dads worldwide, my dad would yell at us kids to turn off the lights or TV once we left a room. Given how much energy waste is rampant in corporate America, it appears he would have a full-time job in corporate America...
Posted 11/23/2011
Hilton Gives Gently Used Furnishings a New Life with Good360 Hilton Worldwide has found another way to give its surplus and gently used items a second life. The hotel chain is the latest firm to partner with Good360, a nonprofit that channels product donations from companies to...
Posted 11/15/2011
U.S. Bank Recognized by Newsweek for Its Environmental Sustainability Efforts November 09, 2011 | Business Wire, Inc. MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Bank, lead bank of U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), has once again been recognized for its environmental sustainability efforts. The company placed...
Posted 11/15/2011
What's the Greenest Way to Dry Your Hands? By Leslie Guevarra Published November 15, 2011 It's a question that bedevils facility managers. What's the most environmentally conscious and cost effective way for people to dry their hands in company and public restrooms? Paper towels made from...
Posted 11/15/2011
An Investment in Recycling Will Create Millions of New Green Jobs By Allen Hershkowitz Created 2011-11-15 09:44 A new report released today by a coalition of labor and environmental groups estimates that recycling 75 percent of the nation's municipal waste, in combination with incentives...
Posted 11/9/2011
Going Green Globally Author: Princeton Marketing Published: November 01, 2011 at 2:00 pm Are customers in less developed countries more interested in green consumables than Americans? Based on ImagePower Global Green Brands Survey, there is a leveling off of American...
Posted 11/9/2011
Green cleaning for small businesses An overview of green cleaning basics for businesses based on the GreenSeal Standard. By Sarah F. BerkowitzWed, Oct 26 2011 at 2:29 PM EST Green cleaning doesn’t mean undergoing a major paradigm shift, even in a small to mid-size business. The guidelines...
Posted 11/9/2011
How to weigh your green impact MARY GOODERHAM Published Monday, Nov. 07, 2011 5:00AM EST Figuring out and reducing the impact business has on the environment is an issue on the minds of many in these green-conscious times. Customers and clients want to buy responsibly. Employees are attracted...
Posted 11/2/2011
Con Edison is ‘Greenest’ U.S. Utility in Newsweek Rankings Con Edison is the “greenest” utility company in the United States, according to Newsweek magazine’s 2011 Green Rankings. The rankings, which can be found...
Posted 11/2/2011
A Better Way to Make Cotton Better By Michael Kobori Published November 02, 2011 As global cotton prices continue to fluctuate significantly, and the effects of climate change threaten the 300 million people engaged in cotton farming around the world, a small group of companies is trying to...
Posted 11/2/2011
Making a Commitment to the Low-Carbon Business Conference By Christopher Mines Created 2011-11-02 04:45 Are sustainability conferences sustainable? That was my thought as I sat down to a lovely banquet dinner to kick off the Low-Carbon Earth Summit (LCES) in Dalian China a couple of weeks ago. I...
Posted 10/26/2011
Marketing proposition Brands should only ramp up their sustainability marketing if it is being used to support a consumer need, according to design agency experts. The remarks come as global consumer goods company, Reckitt Benckiser (RB), announced its plans to focus its sustainability marketing...
Posted 10/26/2011
Green office culture can be good for business, too You'd be hard-pressed these days to find an office that doesn't at least recycle. Aluminum cans, plastic, paper, glass — most companies have that down. Mention the words “green office culture,” however, and many business...
Posted 10/26/2011
9 Tips for Bringing Sustainability to Your Supply Chain By Robert Vos Created 2011-10-25 06:25 As shoppers get increasingly interested in where their products come from, a growing number of companies are starting to tell the stories behind the journey to the retail shelf. Shoppers can now use...
Posted 10/19/2011
Plastics Recycling....A Bigger Business Than You Think.. Going Green is Golden Since the day we were born, we have always heard that we should recycle plastic. Blue bins are ubiquitous across the globe. Recycling is good for the environment, and therefore, provides us with a satisfaction that we...
Posted 10/19/2011
Wells Fargo earns U.S. Green Building Council’s 2011 Leadership Award Bank is recognized as “green” building leader SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) announced today it received a 2011 Leadership Award from the U.S. Green Building Council...
Posted 10/19/2011
Green buildings a plus for staff, business Published : Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 High rates of natural ventilation and access to natural light were green building features that had a clear and undeniable link to increasing work productivity. Photo: Techy Chick Evidence is growing that...
Posted 10/12/2011
Cisco's Packaging Diet: Just How Sustainable is It? Packaging is too often a manifestation of excess and waste. All that extra cushioning. All of those individually wrapped parts. Not to mention packaging that is not easily recycled. Product manuals and accessories that are often just thrown...
Posted 10/12/2011
Top 6 High-Paying Environmental Jobs There are two main types of green jobs: those that produce goods or services that improve the environment, and those that improve an existing business's environmentally unfriendly practices. Such jobs might focus on producing renewable energy, conserving...
Posted 10/12/2011
The technology on your desk is cutting-edge Most of us take for granted the amazing technology we work with everyday – tablet computers, smart phones and other high tech wonders that were science fiction just a few years ago. But the systems in place in the buildings where we work lag decades...
Posted 10/4/2011
It’s Finally Time to Wean Customers Off of Paper By Andrew Kahr SEP 30, 2011 3:38pm EDT In retail banking, we look for trends: the branch of the future; the winning mobile banking platform; prepaid cards. It's harmless fun. Well, here's a much more significant though less titillating trend...
Posted 10/4/2011
Smaller Businesses Get Big Bottom-Line Benefits from Sustainability By Frank Came Created 2011-09-30 10:25 Small- and medium-sized enterprises are placing more emphasis on sustainability and its paying off on the bottom lines says their accountants. Three international accounting bodies have...
Posted 10/4/2011
Soap and Glory: A Peek Behind Method's Methods By Joel Makower Created 2011-10-03 04:11 Adam Lowry, a chemical engeineer, and Eric Ryan, a designer, are childhood friends who, a decade ago, took on the laundry and household cleaners sector with cool design and green products. Their company,...
Posted 9/27/2011
Greenwashing Skepticism Down, but so Are Consumer Concerns GfK Survey Finds Economic Priorities Trump Environment By: Jack Neff Published: September 21, 2011 People care less about the environment or green marketing claims than they did a few years ago, yet they're also less likely to doubt...
Posted 9/27/2011
Top 10 tips for building a sustainable small business MELISSA GUNNING Special to Globe and Mail Update Published Monday, Sep. 19, 2011 6:00AM EDT More than ever before, companies are genuinely concerned about the impact that their businesses actions have on the environment, and with growing...
Posted 9/27/2011
White Plains Man's Green Business Helps Teens, Environment by Tanuja Kanwar 09/20/11 SCARSDALE, N.Y. – Donald Stevens, of White Plains, has applied his more than 15 years experience in detailing cars in Scarsdale to an eco-friendly, mobile car cleaning business that helps both the...
Posted 9/21/2011
More stores offer sales receipts without the paper By JOYCE SMITH The Kansas City Star At the Apple Store on the Country Club Plaza, Nancy Reed walks out with a new computer — but without a receipt. She pats her laptop in a handy shoulder-strap. “It’s easier,” Reed...
Posted 9/21/2011
The 5 Growth Areas for Sustainability Spending in 2012 By David Metcalfe Created 2011-09-20 15:56 Now is budget-planning time for many a business, when execs must pinpoint next year's strategic priorities and ask themselves how to maximize business revenues for 2012. It's a tricky game,...
Posted 9/20/2011
4 Ways Companies Should Adapt to Climate Change By Ryan Schuchard Created 2011-09-20 04:45 Consider the following three developments: In the Arctic, the Northwest Passage is growing in size every year, creating new competition for faster shipping and resource exploration, and new engineering and...
Posted 9/13/2011
How to make green brands press consumer buttons They must tick the price, quality and green boxes. But they need to be desirable too… Roger East, Green Futures part of the Guardian Sustainable Business Network guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 6 September 2011 14.15 BST larger | smaller Toyota...
Posted 9/13/2011
How the rise of trendy environmentalism is harming the planet Consumers are attracted to choices that are billed as being good for the planet. Guest columnist Todd Myers considers that not all consumer choices or products yield the environmental benefit that people are led to believe they have. By...
Posted 9/13/2011
Con Ed Reaps Benefits of Electronic Billing and Payments Karen Kroll September 9th, 2011 Consumers are steadily moving to electronic payments, drawn by the convenience of being able to pay bills online, as well as a desire to cut down on the amount of paper they use. This shift also can benefit...
Posted 9/8/2011
Gen Y Views Direct Deposit as Way to Be Environmentally Friendly By Jackie Stewart SEP 8, 2011 9:41am EDT New data about employees' attitudes toward direct deposit released on Wednesday found that Gen Y is more likely than other generations to use direct deposit as a means to reduce their impact...
Posted 9/6/2011
Showing the Green By Matt Villano SEP 1, 2011 There are many ways for banks to display environmental friendliness. GreenChoice Bank has found more than most.??The Chicago-area bank says it offers more flexible loan terms to commercial clients that build sustainably or are part of the so-called...
Posted 9/6/2011
Will CFOs Ever ‘Get’ Sustainability? By Joel Makower Created 2011-09-05 11:51 For years, the chief executive officer was seen as the key individual responsible for viewing a company through the lens of sustainability. That made sense: If you can’t get the person at the top to...
Posted 9/6/2011
Why Employee Engagement is Critical to Sustaining Sustainability By Anna Clark Created 2011-09-06 04:45 Formal CSR programs measure performance against standards. But embedding sustainability into a culture also requires intangibles such as engagement and innovation. Difficult to quantify yet...
Posted 8/31/2011
“Green Builds Business” is Restoring Jobs, the Economy, and the Environment By Bill Roth | August 22nd, 2011 0 Comments America is searching for a path that will restore jobs, the economy and our environment. The Green Builds Business program created by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber...
Posted 8/31/2011
Recyclebank Seeks to School Consumers on Environment By STUART ELLIOTT Certain colors have long been associated with the back-to-school season: yellow for pencils, red for apples, and black and white for the marblelike covers of composition books. Now a company is hoping to add green to that...
Posted 8/31/2011
5 Rules to Make Sense of Using Cloud Computing in Your Business By David Metcalfe Created 2011-08-31 04:45 In today's (more or less) post-recession market, CIOs and other senior IT decision makers are under pressure to do more with less. The demands on IT solutions are escalating, but execs are...
Posted 8/23/2011
E-Bills Linked to Timely Payments, Reduced Costs According to Fiserv and Con Edison Study Study of utility customers links e-bills to on-time payments, increased online self-service and reduced customer service calls Study shows that bank e-billing does not "cannibalize" visits to...
Posted 8/23/2011
US Department of Energy confirms $134m support for Abengoa ethanol plant 23 Aug 2011, BusinessGreen staff , BusinessGreen The US Department of Energy has continued its drive to dish out financial support for cutting-edge clean tech projects ahead of swingeing budget cuts expected to take...
Posted 8/23/2011
Defra prepares to legislate as plastic bag use booms 28 Jul 2011, Jessica Shankleman , BusinessGreen Defra is planning to crack down on retailers handing out plastic carrier bags to customers, after new figures revealed that a voluntary commitment by supermarkets to cut the number of bags they...
Posted 8/17/2011
Citi Sorts Its Paperless Problem With a Unified Platform By Jeremy Quittner AUG 15, 2011 11:29am EDT Like many of the biggest banks, Citigroup Inc. has struggled with shifting its millions of customers to electronic statements. Its breakthrough came when it built a centralized platform called...
Posted 8/16/2011
Banks Use More Paper Despite E-Statements' Popularity By Jeremy Quittner AUG 12, 2011 10:09am EDT Banks have struggled for years to get their customers to accept paperless account statements. But even among those who have succeeded in such efforts, paper use has risen. The surge in paper use...
Posted 8/16/2011
Online Banking Customers Demand Paper Checks ING announced that for the first time it would make paper checkbooks available to accountholders. Odd throwback move or brilliant strategy? By MARTHA C. WHITE | August 15, 2011 | Last year, a Federal Reserve Board study found that debit card use...
Posted 8/16/2011
Rethinking Green Products by Re-Imagining Your Inputs By John Viera Created 2011-08-16 04:45 One of the most exciting developments in the auto industry today has to do with the sustainable innovations that make cars run -- improved petrol and diesel engines, ethanol and biodiesel, compressed...
Posted 8/9/2011
Corporate America Loves These Green Technologies Chad Fisher, Charging Stations | Aug. 2, 2011, 1:31 PM | 513 | 1 Who would think the same companies that spent the 1980s poisoning our skies, water, and land would turn to cleaner business models today? Even ten years ago, corporations understood...
Posted 8/9/2011
Feds Adopting Green IT, but Lag on Tracking Progress By Tilde Herrera Created 2011-08-05 15:20 The U.S. government will dispose of some 750,000 computers and monitors this year and spend $79 billion on IT. That budget will include the purchase of roughly one million computers and monitors. This...
Posted 8/9/2011
South Pole base turns to the sun for power /bg/news/2100357/south-pole-base-sun-power 09 Aug 2011, BusinessGreen staff , BusinessGreen The versatility of the latest solar technology looks set to face one of its most demanding tests yet, after it was announced that two solar arrays are to be...
Posted 8/3/2011
SWACHA Awards its First PayItGreen Seal of Approval to NWP Services Corporation SWACHA, one of the largest not-for-profit regional payments associations in the country, today awarded Irvine, California-based NWP Services Corporation (NWP) with its first PayItGreen Seal of Approval for their...
Posted 8/2/2011
Wind, Solar Energy Being Tested on Data Center Pods AUG 1, 2011 1:33pm EDT In the not-too-distant future, when you drive through upstate New York, among the bales of hay and the cows, you may see mini data centers dotting the farmland. That's because New York's Energy Research and Development...
Posted 8/2/2011
Credit Unions Going Green for the Greater Good "Going green" is everywhere and businesses of all types and sizes are joining the green movement. Whether it is your local grocery store paying you back for shopping with reusable tote bags or the federal government offering tax...
Posted 8/2/2011
Why do airlines fight rules to help the environment? Tue, Jul 26 2011 By Peter Goldmark NEW YORK (Reuters) - The way some of the big U.S. airlines tell it, they're responsible stewards of the environment working hard to shrink their footprints. American Airlines, in an article in its in-flight...
Posted 7/26/2011
'Green' grocers learn certification good for business By Beth Quimby bquimby@mainetoday.com Staff Writer BY BETH QUIMBY The doors on the refrigerated cases at Rosemont Bakery and Market on Brighton Avenue in Portland contain energy efficient glass that doesn't require heat to keep them from...
Posted 7/26/2011
Greener Fridges Can Cut Retailers' Energy Costs by One-Third By BusinessGreen Staff Businesses feeling the heat over rising energy bills have been told they can trim up to a fifth of the cost of running refrigeration equipment by deploying cheap and effective technologies, such as more efficient...
Posted 7/26/2011
Seaweed Offers Kelping Hand for Biofuels By BusinessGreen Staff Scientists say that developing biofuels from seaweed could provide not only an alternative low-carbon energy source, but also go some way to solving the problems of food and fuel crops competing for agricultural land. The European...
Posted 7/19/2011
What to keep in mind when turning your company green Today environment consciousness is high among customers and stakeholders. There is no reason why your business should be left behind in this wave of environmental consciousness. Globally, more businesses are becoming environmentally conscious....
Posted 7/19/2011
The textiles and apparel industry, once considered far behind the building and consumer electronics sectors in sustainability, has taken the lead on the environmental front.Though still in their infancy, the industry-wide efforts are a prime example of how open-source, cooperative action can yield...
Posted 7/19/2011
Fifth Third Opens First Green Banking Center in North Carolina; Wilkinson Branch is Company's 2nd Green Facility Nationwide Fifth Third today formally announces the opening of its Wilkinson Banking Center located at 2752 Ashley Road in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Wilkinson Banking Center is...
Posted 7/12/2011
Climate Corps 2011: A Facebook Hackathon Dedicated to Energy Efficiency It's 9:45 pm on a Tuesday, and I'm hunched over a laptop at a desk that isn't mine, while two men clip wires to an electrical panel and onlookers crane their heads expectantly. Techno music blares from just around the corner,...
Posted 7/12/2011
When General Motors began tackling its waste streams, it first went after its largest source: its 140-plus manufacturing plants around the world. After getting half of its plants to the point that they send no waste to landfill, the company turned its eye to its other locations, and now all the...
Posted 7/12/2011
When is enough enough? A group of leading companies that we work with at Forum for the Future tell us that even their substantial progress on sustainability is not enough. And we think they're right. The next wave of corporate sustainability will be about innovating the fundamental logic of how a...
Posted 7/5/2011
Con Edison Fuels Power of Green With Power of You George Roach is a systems specialist at Con Edison. He has been at the helm of Con Edison's electronic payments efforts since 1995 and instituted the public utility's electronic bill presentment program in 2007. Roach was nominated by Bill Gates and...
Posted 7/5/2011
More and more U.S. companies are reconsidering their "made abroad" decisions. CNN ran an article on June 17 that highlighted decisions by GE, Carbonite, and NCR to relocate manufacturing jobs from China, India, and Brazil to the U.S. But do the economics support these decisions? Initially...
Posted 7/5/2011
3 Lessons in Professional Growth from IBM's First 100 Years In business, change is a given, for both businesses and the executives that lead them. That's especially true at a high-tech company like IBM, which celebrates its 100th birthday this month. IBM has long been in the information business,...
Posted 6/28/2011
Most people assume the government, in this case the Food and Drug Administration, regulates cosmetics the same way it does food and drugs to ensure they are safe. In reality, cosmetics are one of the least regulated consumer products on the market today. Today's introduction of the Safe Cosmetics...
Posted 6/28/2011
Sherwin-Williams' Paint Made from Plastic Bottles and Soy Nets EPA Award Sherwin-Williams' water-based paint made from recycled bottles and soybeans, and two companies making safer chemical building blocks are among those being recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA's 2011...
Posted 6/28/2011
Ceres to Build One Sustainability Rating to Rule Them All Last October, in a blog post entitled It's Raining Ratings!, the Murninghan Post reported that of the 108 corporate social responsibility (CSR) ratings examined by SustainAbility in its Rate the Raters research program, only 21 existed in...
Posted 6/28/2011
EPCOR Offers PayItGreen® Seal of Approval to Qualifying Organizations KANSAS CITY, Mo. – June 28, 2011 – EPCOR announced today that it would offer financial institution members and their business customers the chance to qualify for the new PayItGreenÒ Seal of Approval....
Posted 6/22/2011
Look for the Payment Label Bank Technology News May 2011 When planning a project, construction firms have a goal to shoot for to demonstrate environmental bona fides, namely the various LEED certifications. PayItGreen, a group led by NACHA, is planning a similar move-introducing the...
Posted 6/21/2011
We all have people we admire. We examine their backgrounds or actions in the hope of replicating their success. Companies study objects of admiration too. They dedicate financial and human resources to studying other successful organizations. These efforts pay dividends when companies respond to...
Posted 6/21/2011
Building the Next Generation of Sustainable Solutions What turns a good green idea into a sustainable solution? That was the theme for the Foster Idea Lab, an inaugural half-day seminar sponsored by the University of Washington Foster MBA program on April 8 in Seattle. Professionals from Starbucks,...
Posted 6/21/2011
4 Tips to Keep Up with the Evolution of Green Marketing Last month, Joel Makower, executive editor of the GreenBiz Group, wrote that green marketing is over. His conclusions, similar to those of a recent study by OgilvyEarth, ignited impassioned commentary among green consultants and marketers. ??...
Posted 6/14/2011
Across the United States, there are nearly 20,000 local, municipal and county governments served by a complex system of over 5,000 electric utilities. Each local government sets and enforces electrical, structural and fire codes, while each utility sets rates and resource plans in conjunction with...
Posted 6/14/2011
How Car Companies and Rental Agencies are Creating 'Carsharing 2.0' Many city dwellers are familiar with Zipcar and other carsharing companies cropping up in major cities and college campuses across America. The business model is based on a company leasing vehicles, placing them throughout an...
Posted 6/14/2011
Turning a Rooftop Garden into a Supermarket's Supply Chain The bagged organic baby mixed greens on sale in my local Whole Foods Market in Bethesda, MD, are not very "green" at all. To grow the lettuce, vast amounts of water must be moved from the Colorado River to California, the most...
Posted 6/7/2011
Green Burial Group Takes Action Against Greenwashed Deathcare It should perhaps come as no surprise that, as people dig in to the business of greening every aspect of their work and personal lives, they will also get serious about greening their afterlives. Over the years, we've reported on a...
Posted 6/7/2011
School Salad Bars, Organic Berries, Biopesticides Win NRDC Food Awards The sustainable agriculture movement, by its very nature, focuses on everything from seed to plate, and the just-announced 2011 Growing Green Awards from the Natural Resources Defense Council reflect the breadth of those...
Posted 6/7/2011
High-speed Euro train gets green boost from two miles of solar panels A two-mile-long Belgian rail tunnel, built to shelter trains from falling trees, will from Monday provide a double environmental benefit by hosting a unique solar power project. The high-speed line running from Paris to Amsterdam...
Posted 5/31/2011
Wal-Mart's green hat The company gets that a smaller carbon footprint is good for business. If you care about green, it's hard not to view these as the worst of times, marked by looming climate, water and energy crises, vanishing fisheries, mile-a-minute deforestation — the list is numbingly...
Posted 5/31/2011
Recyclebank Announces Acquisition of GreenYour Recyclebank®, the company that rewards people for taking everyday green actions with discounts and deals from local and national businesses, today announced the acquisition of GreenYour, the go-to guide for green living. The GreenYour website...
Posted 5/31/2011
US Restaurants Recycling Without Reservations More than three out of five U.S. restaurants recycle glass, cardboard, paper and other materials, which scores big points with their customers. Nearly two-thirds of patrons want to eat at restaurants with recycling programs in place, according to a new...
Posted 5/24/2011
oogle strengthens wind farm connection Google's plans to build a $5bn transmission line to bring electricity from wind farms off the United States' east coast back to the shore have edged closer to becoming a reality. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last week approved incentive...
Posted 5/24/2011
New research suggests charges given off by bacteria could be captured to provide clean electricity Harnessing the charges given off by microbes to generate clean electricity could be just a decade away, research has suggested. Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have demonstrated...
Posted 5/24/2011
Ford looks to dandelions for natural rubber Ford continues to diversify its research into plant-based materials by turning a common weed into a replacement for synthetic rubber. The company has already introduced soy foam and wheat straw components into its vehicles. Now, it's looking to produce...
Posted 5/17/2011
Five Pillars to Help Your Sustainable Brand Survive Given this abundance of expertise on the subject, you'd think creating bulletproof brands would be as easy as tying your laces. And yet, brands are crashing and burning as much as they always have. Probably more so. Why? Well, the 5 or 6...
Posted 5/17/2011
Telework: An Easy, Green Solution to High Gas Prices If you're in the office, would you rather be at home? Verizon sent me this infographic on tele-commuting, which the company calls telework.They also sent along this comment from a Verizon worker named Nena Faulkner who is part of their...
Posted 5/17/2011
Surprise: Biodegradable Packaging Still Bad for the Planet Companies that say their packaging will biodegrade in landfills as if that feature is a benefit are actually touting that they're contributing to a system that hurts the environment. As more companies are marketing the fact that their...
Posted 5/10/2011
Support the shift to paperless Consumers have adopted so many electronic things—such as books, maps, greeting cards, and invitations—it is just a matter of time before electronic banking becomes the norm. In fact, I'm surprised it is not already the norm! Why is it taking so long...
Posted 5/10/2011
"Going green" can help your small business Businesses do not become environmentally friendly overnight. Incremental changes and positive results add momentum that can lead to bigger—and greener—changes overtime. It may be a coincidence that Earth Day follows closely on the...
Posted 5/10/2011
Biking to work once a week can significantly help the environment With the passage of California's Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, cities and counties are required to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One of the great problems is this: Nearly 40 percent of our greenhouse gases...
Posted 5/3/2011
Earth Day: 'Dirty business' keeps green focus Automotive services might not be at the top of the "green business" list, but two local shops are doing their part to help the Earth. In the hundreds of oil changes that AJ's Auto Repair and AAMCO perform each year, both put re-refined motor...
Posted 5/3/2011
OfficeMax National Survey Finds Many Working Americans Want to Improve "Green" Practices on the Job This month, many Americans are not only evaluating their personal lives but also their places of business. According to OfficeMax's 2011 Green Workplace survey, companies are making strides...
Posted 5/3/2011
Business climate adapts to meet Earth's changes Forget Gordon Gekko's infamous "Greed is good" motto; these days, "green is good", and when it comes to investing, green is something you should keep front of mind. Whether you believe the world is warming or not, the drive towards...
Posted 4/26/2011
Fake green certifications busted by the FTC Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement that put an end to the deceptive tactics of a company that allegedly sold worthless environmental certifications for hundreds of dollars, and falsely told more than 100 customers that...
Posted 4/26/2011
Bellevue businesses get help going green Bellevue businesses seeking to make their operations more sustainable can get help setting targets with the city’s new “Green Business Challenge.” Bellevue was one of four cities nationwide to receive a $15,000 grant to launch the program....
Posted 4/26/2011
The True Value of Green Energy-efficient building is not just a passing fad. Even in the down economy, homebuilders and commercial contractors alike have continued to ramp up green business programs. And while protecting the environment is a significant perk to such programs, cost savings...
Posted 4/19/2011
Microsoft Headquarters Will Switch to 100 Percent Recycled Paper Microsoft Corp. today announced that, in alliance with locally owned and operated Grays Harbor Paper of Hoquiam, Wash., the technology company will switch to 100 percent post-consumer recycled printing paper in all its Puget Sound...
Posted 4/19/2011
Save the Planet, Feed the People Green Dream Company Owner/Operator Torey Mitchell announced that The Soup Mobile will be the beneficiary of the company's new community outreach program “Save the Planet Feed the People”. The “Save the Planet Feed the People” program gives...
Posted 4/19/2011
High honors for 'green' campus Northeastern University has been honored with the 2011 Green Business Award, presented on Friday by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino at the fifth annual Mayor’s Green Awards. The University is the only higher-education institution this year to be recognized for its...
Posted 4/13/2011
MSNBC.com April 13, 2011 Wednesday 8:37 PM GMT 3 things to watch for with paperless statements BYLINE: CANDICE CHOI SECTION: NEWS; Personal finance HIGHLIGHT: Having your bills mailed to you month after month is bad for the environment. But many of us can't break the practice because paper...
Posted 4/12/2011
GET ON BOARD WITH SWACHA The campaign, promoting PayitGreen™ month in April and Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Month in May is set to launch on Monday, April 4, 2011 and will run through Tuesday, May 31. This is a part of SWACHA’s efforts to encourage Americans to go green by...
Posted 4/12/2011
The Green Jobs Myth Even if we could find evidence that green energy is more labor intensive than its brown counterpart, that's an argument against green energy. One gets the sense from the rhetoric coming out of the Obama administration that the main road to recovery and future economic growth...
Posted 4/12/2011
Obama Promotes Green Jobs In Falls Township President Barack Obama visited a wind turbine production plant in Falls Township on Wednesday.Obama's itinerary included a discussion on clean energy and energy diversification. Clean energy was an intrical part of the president's election campaign in...
Posted 4/5/2011
Americans Give Green Marketing Claims Too Much Credit, Study Finds Many Americans believe products to be better for the environment than they actually are, according to research by strategy and communications agency Cone. Consumers continue to misunderstand phrases commonly used in environmental...
Posted 4/5/2011
Every Company Is an Energy Company Every company is an energy company. And if it isn’t, it will be soon. A decade from now, a company without an energy and sustainability department could be as unusual as one without a human resources department. Or, it might be out of business. Energy...
Posted 4/5/2011
Carbon Labels: A Key Element in Climate Change Education Carbon labeling for consumer goods is a concept full of promise and complexity. Providing end-users with information about the CO2 produced in the manufacturing, transportation, and disposal of products is a logical step in a world where...
Posted 4/1/2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Colleen Morrison NACHA 703-561-3925 (office) cmorrison@nacha.org PayItGreen to Announce Seal of Approval Program at PAYMENTS Conference Seal Recognizes Success with Green initiatives in the Financial...
Posted 3/29/2011
Special Delivery. The end of the work day is fast approaching, rush hour is creeping in and you need to get that package from one end of town to the other in a timely manner. Who you gonna call? Your local bike courier! While sometimes fed ex or UPS may be necessary for long distance runs, if...
Posted 3/29/2011
Research Aims to Turn Human Waste into Usable Energy The California Energy Commission has given $1m in funds for research to convert solid human waste to energy. The Commission's Public Interest Energy Research programme gave the money to the Delta Diablo Sanitation District to help fund a system...
Posted 3/29/2011
Top Gun goes green - US Air Force powers fighter jet with synthetic biofuel The US Air Force (USAF) has extended its experiments with green technology by successfully flying an F-22 Raptor at supersonic speeds using a 50:50 blend of biofuel and standard jet fuel. The fighter jet was put through its...
Posted 3/22/2011
Grocery Companies Plan 2.5 Billion Pounds of Packaging Cuts Packaging changes by food and consumer product companies have avoided 1.5 billion pounds of packaging in the past decade, and are expected to avoid an additional 2.5 billion pounds in the coming 10 years. A Grocery Manufacturers...
Posted 3/22/2011
Rising gas prices could choke US public transit, warns industry body Public transport chiefs demand more funding to cope with spike in passenger numbers caused by soaring fuel prices. The American Public Transportation Association (ATPA) has warned Congress there could be severe constraints on...
Posted 3/22/2011
How MBA Programs Can Plant the Seed of Sustainable Entrepreneurship Increasingly, MBAs who desire to be entrepreneurs have chosen programs that go beyond the traditional economics, finance, accounting and marketing curriculum. They are looking ahead to those disciplines that will give them the edge...
Posted 3/15/2011
York County businesses strive for zero waste Exploring ways businesses can reduce their environmental impact right now was the focus Thursday of York County's first green business conference, sponsored by Rock Hill, York County, York Technical College and the state Department of Health and...
Posted 3/15/2011
Green Living Through Natural Commercial Pest Control Be it restaurants, shops, building sites and other types of business retail outlets are not exempted from pest infestation. It is not only residential buildings are being affected by pests nowadays but as well as the modern commercial buildings...
Posted 3/15/2011
Courier's Green Awards highlight some great stories Ever wonder what happens to all those old tires we discard? John Tiernan has plans for all of them. His AFS Technology creates systems to cleanly burn the tires, using them as fuel to power cement plants across the globe. AFS is just one example...
Posted 3/8/2011
San Francisco Moves to Ban Yellow Pages In the internet age, are the yellow pages still relevant? In fact, do phone books contribute anything more than massive amounts of waste? That's a question that San Francisco thinks it has an answer to. The city will continue its environmental initiatives by...
Posted 3/8/2011
Smaller Companies Lagging in Climate Change Reporting According to the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP) 2010 S&P 500 Report, disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by S&P 500 companies increased to 59 percent in 2010, and 54 percent of companies now include emissions data in their...
Posted 3/8/2011
How to execute on sustainability strategies Most chief executive officers believe that within a decade, sustainability initiatives will be integrated with core business activities throughout their global supply chains making green practices the norm in most workplaces. The challenge to getting...
Posted 3/7/2011
Enjoy the latest edition of the PayItGreen Newsletter!
Posted 3/1/2011
A Green Business Starts With Small Steps Over the last few years, “going green” has become second nature to most of us. We’re aware of it and we all do what we consider to be our part. You, as home-based travel agents have a head start in that you work at home—there...
Posted 3/1/2011
The Greening of a Ski Town: Park City Raises Bar on Going Green Park City, Utah, is a community whose economic success is dependent on the preservation of a clean environment. With three major ski resorts as the main economic driver, the community knows it must protect its resources, increase...
Posted 3/1/2011
The Fundamentals of a Corporate Sustainability Program Recently Xerox, Waste Management (WM), and Arizona State University hosted the Executive Sustainability Summit, a conference for managers in the private and public sectors working on environmental and social issues. I was asked by Xerox to...
Posted 2/22/2011
5 Proven Strategies for Inspiring Employee Engagement Lately, I've witnessed a surge interest from the corporate world in the topic of employee engagement around sustainability. But, after countless hours working with and training highly talented sustainability advocates from some of the...
Posted 2/22/2011
Companies Learn to Close the Loop The promise of a closed-loop society -- where everything is recycled endlessly into new products and packaging -- remains a distant dream, though it creeps ever closer. Companies are finding new and innovative ways to turn old things into new things. It's...
Posted 2/22/2011
Helping Businesses Adapt to Climate Change As climate change sets in, its impacts -- increasing severity of storms and weather disasters, receding snow and rivers, advancing deserts, and more frequent landslides and floods -- will test companies' ability to effectively deliver high-quality products...
Posted 2/15/2011
Small Businesses Going Green: Now or Later? Going green is more than just another trend for small business owners to jump on. It can be a major cost saver for owners over time, and improves productivity and marketability if done right, according to experts. As the push for...
Posted 2/15/2011
Strategies for Sustainable Business Travel "Voyage, travel and change of place impart vigor" -- Seneca, Roman Philosopher. Today when sustainability professionals think about travel, the first thought that comes to their minds is "How can I reduce the CO2 footprint?" and not...
Posted 2/15/2011
Seven Steps to Inject Sustainability Into Business Plans Sustainability cannot be a small add-on that is tacked to the end of company's business plan, but needs to be infused throughout the whole of a company, said Nancy Fell, sustainability chair of the startup-funding Cleantech Open at a State of...
Posted 1/29/2011
8 Green Business Initiatives for 2011 Friday, January 7, 2011 by Julie Urlaub The rejuvenating business environment is beginning to motivate executives to answer the business sustainability call to action and revisit some of the basic survival tactics of the past few years. We find organizations...
Posted 1/29/2011
Transform Your Company Into a Green Business Business owners concerned with the cost and environmental and health toll of waste often find that they can save money by going green. By Diana Rodriguez Medically reviewed by Christine Wilmsen Craig, MD Business owners are always looking for new and...
Posted 1/29/2011
Reinventing America for a Bright Green Future BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER GLENN CROSTONWed Jan 26, 2011 This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone. As the Great Recession slowly recedes, it's clear that we're not going back to the world of...
Posted 1/13/2011
Businesses turn towards conservation to improve revenues, reputations Jakarta, January 12 - Some unlikely businesses have emerged to lead the way on conservation, and the trend appears to be catching on, noted former US vice president and environmental campaigner Al Gore at a business dialogue in...
Posted 1/13/2011
How Tech Will Be Critical to Corporate Sustainability in 2011 By Christopher Mines Created 2011-01-12 04:45 2010 was not a good year in the IT for Sustainability arena. Amazingly, climate change became a non-issue politically, especially in the US. Sustainability slipped off the agenda of more...
Posted 1/13/2011
Wells Fargo's 5 Best Practices for Engaging Your Green Teams By Deborah Fleischer Created 2011-01-10 04:45 The banking industry has many challenges on its plate right now. At Wells Fargo, one challenge is how to promote the concept of sustainability to over 278,000 team members (as Wells Fargo...
Posted 1/6/2011
How Con Edison is fueling the power of green By George Roach, Systems Specialist, Consolidated Edison Co. of New York You might say that Consolidated Edison Company of New York started “going green” before green was “green.” Con Edison began its green initiative in 1995....
Posted 1/6/2011
2011 Small Business Forecast-o-rama -- 10 Predictions and Inspirations By Carol Tice The holidays are a time of hope and joy. They're also a time when my email inbox fills with an avalanche of small-business predictions, best-practice tips, and success-strategy recommendations. Here's a...
Posted 1/3/2011
Marketing Your Green Business BY ADMIN + DECEMBER 28TH, 2010 A Green Business is something to be proud of. By establishing such a business you are contributing to the well being of the Planet and of your fellow man. It doesn’t matter if you are a consulting firm that advises others on the...
Posted 1/3/2011
Andrew WinstonEnvironmental Strategist Posted: December 30, 2010 04:06 PM BIOBecome a Fan Get Email AlertsBloggers' Index The Top 10 Green Business Stories of 2010 What's Your Reaction: Inspiring Enlightening Infuriating Scary Helpful Amazing Innovative Adorable Read More: Biofuels ,...
Posted 12/20/2010
'Green' Movement DECEMBER 10, 2010 | 11:20 AM ET | By BusinessNewsDaily Staff SHARE If you’ve got a so-called "green" product you’re trying to sell, you may have to work extra-hard to convince certain segments of the population that your business is...
Posted 12/20/2010
3 Rules for Crowdsourcing Your Sustainability Projects By Eric Lowitt Published December 20, 2010 A new trend in the corporate pursuit of sustainability has emerged: crowd-sourcing via social media. While adoption has been easy, gaining useful ideas has not. By looking at three recent efforts --...
Posted 12/20/2010
Packaging Companies Rethink the Box: The State of Green Business 2010 By Joel Makower Published February 15, 2010 Editor's Note: To celebrate the launch of the third annual State of Green Business report, we will be highlighting over the next two weeks the 10 big trends that are shaping the...
Posted 12/1/2010
Simple Steps to Greening Your Meetings Mon, Nov 22 2010 Whether your organization is large or small, profit-centered or charitable, there are affordable options for green efforts in your face-to-face meetings with customers and employees. The only requirement is some new thinking. With a recent...
Posted 12/1/2010
Four Tips for Writing a Winning CSR Report By Deborah Fleischer Created 2010-11-30 05:00 Thinking of writing your first sustainability report? Or want to take yours to the next level? Here is a solid checklist of issues to take into consideration if you are about to embark on a sustainability...
Posted 12/1/2010
Making the Case for 'Clean Construction' By Pete Atkin and Maggie Crowley Created 2010-11-29 06:00 In the same way that LEED has transformed architectural design to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, clean construction is emerging as the next big thing to revolutionize...
Posted 11/22/2010
Eco-fatigue: Going green no longer red hot Revolt sprouts against some environmentally friendly product names Bottled water, long the nemesis of environmentalists, is on track for another 52 weeks of decline but rallied nationally last quarter as sales rose 4 percent. By Jack Neff NEW YORK...
Posted 11/22/2010
Greening = Yellow+ Blue, as Long as it’s Recycled On November 12, 2010, in Green Executives Speak Out, Office Supplies, by Greenhomey Everyone needs office supplies. Preferably those that do no harm to the environment we live in (or as little harm as possible). Name: David Stober,...
Posted 11/22/2010
Green business opportunities boom in China "Sustainability gives fantastic business opportunities in China". Contrary to much Western opinion, environmental regulations for modern industrial infrastructure in China are among the toughest in the world. China’s new Five Year...
Posted 11/22/2010
Simple Steps to Greening Your Meetings By Deborah R. Herr Created 2010-11-22 04:00 Whether your organization is large or small, profit-centered or charitable, there are affordable options for green efforts in your face-to-face meetings with customers and employees. The only requirement is some...
Posted 11/10/2010
Give Purpose a Chance, It's a Plan for all Seasons A new 2010 Edelman good purpose consumer study reveals four-year personal commitment to purpose and growing expectations of brands and companies to do even more. The holiday season, which is fast approaching, will surely herald the ever-growing...
Posted 11/10/2010
Government Incentives for Going Green Government incentives and SBA loans can be used to finance “green” business improvements. The government has several programs in place to help small businesses be just as competitive as corporate giants in the race to adopt green, energy-efficient...
Posted 11/10/2010
How Water Reuse Makes Good Sense By Heiner Markhoff Published November 10, 2010 Water is used in virtually every form of industrial processing from manufacturing to mining, oil and gas drilling to electrical production, and on and on. At a global level, almost 20 percent of our precious...
Posted 11/8/2010
This latest edition of the PayItGreen Newsletter is filled with updates and a wonderful article by Con Edison explaining their successful Power of You campaign. Enjoy!
Posted 11/2/2010
Report: 'Green' product claims are often misleading More than 95% of consumer products marketed as "green," including all toys surveyed, make misleading or inaccurate claims, says a report today. The number of products claiming to be green increased 73% since 2009, according to a...
Posted 11/2/2010
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW October 29, 2010, 11:35AM EST Green Marketers Are Still Sinning Harvard blogger Andrew Winston discusses the Sins of Green-Washing report's findings about lingering problems in the eco-friendly consumer products industry By Andrew Winston The green marketing research firm...
Posted 11/2/2010
Can Apple's MobileMe Packaging Get Even Smaller? By GreenerDesign Staff NEW YORK, NY — Apple has made incremental improvements to its packaging over the years, like eliminating foam padding and shrinking boxes to fit laptops more snugly, but as with all packaging, there's always room for...
Posted 10/27/2010
CON EDISON SCORES IN NEWSWEEK ‘GREEN’ RANKING NEW YORK - Con Edison, continuing to receive honors for its commitment to the environment, has been named by Newsweek magazine as one of the “greenest” utilities in the United States. Con Edison had the second highest...
Posted 10/26/2010
Billtrust Joins PayItGreen Behind Their Ongoing Commitment to Driving Paperless Billing Billtrust’s dedicated e-Adoption program helps their client’s grow the percentage of bills they send through electronic channels. Monroe Township, NJ (PRWEB) October 26, 2010 Billtrust announced...
Posted 10/26/2010
FEDChex Promotes Resource Savings with PayItGreen Campaign 10/22/2010 Wednesday, October 20, 2010– FEDChex actively participates in the PayItGreen campaign, designed to increase consumer and business awareness of the collective environmental benefits of switching to electronic billing,...
Posted 10/26/2010
Big Business's Big Innovation Problem By Marc Gunther Published October 22, 2010 To create a new green economy, industrial capitalism must destroy itself. Disruptive, radical, breakthrough innovation is needed, on a mass scale. Government isn't delivering the change we need. Can business...
Posted 10/18/2010
Google eyes East Coast wind-power 'backbone' BY AARON NATHANS • THE NEWS JOURNAL • OCTOBER 12, 2010 Comments (38) Recommend (3) Print this page E-mail this article Share Type Size A A A Google Inc. is an investor in a major offshore wind transmission network, which would connect...
Posted 10/18/2010
Pentagon going green BY OLIVIA HAMPTON, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OCTOBER 14, 2010 BE THE FIRST TO POST A COMMENT STORYPHOTOS ( 1 ) The U.S .military sets a standard price at about three dollars a gallon for gasoline but the Marine Corps once found the price of delivering that gallon to...
Posted 10/18/2010
Do Green Businesses Have Happier Workers? By GreenBiz Staff Published October 15, 2010 NOTRE DAME, IN — There are an incalculable number of academic and case studies that show the business benefits of sustainability initiatives, but new research out of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of...
Posted 10/11/2010
FTC Proposes Crackdown on 'Greenwashing' By GABRIEL NELSON AND AMANDA PETERKA of Greenwire Under a set of environmental marketing guidelines that were proposed by the Federal Trade Commission today, businesses would soon have to tread more carefully when calling their products "green" or...
Posted 10/11/2010
Small businesses 'too poor' to reap green benefits Survey finds SMEs feel cost of adopting environmental policies is too great, despite recognising commercial advantages BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, 07 Oct 2010 UK small businesses are claiming they are too strapped for cash to improve...
Posted 10/11/2010
The SunChips Bag: A Cautionary Tale By Suzanne Shelton Published October 08, 2010 I, for one, liked the SunChips bag. I wasn’t annoyed by the sound; found it quite endearing, actually. Maybe it’s because, as a marketer, I thought the idea was spot on -- especially when compared to...
Posted 10/11/2010
How One Small Business Cut Energy Use and Costs Thu, Oct 7 2010 by Tom Bowman How significant would it be if America's 29 million small businesses increased their energy efficiency and reduced their emissions? Judging from the example of one California entrepreneur, the impact could be far...
Posted 10/3/2010
American Consumers Lead the World in Environmental Skepticism Consumers Globally Exhibit Different Attitudes and Behaviors on Green Living in Five Distinct Population Segments NEW YORK, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States is one of the more environmentally cynical nations in the world...
Posted 10/3/2010
Where are the green business leaders? 23 Sep 2010 | Gareth Kane In the business world, 'the environment', 'corporate social responsibility' and 'sustainability' have long been seen as issues to be managed. Tens of thousands of organisations have dutifully implemented ISO14001...
Posted 10/3/2010
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are some good resources out there for learning about investments that help the environment? -- Rob Johnson, Sherman Oaks, CA The best green investing resources are available online, many for free. One good place...
Posted 10/3/2010
How Green Entrepreneurs Pave the Path to Real Economic Recovery BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER GLENN CROSTONThu Sep 30, 2010 This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone. In the aftermath of the Great Recession we could be in a single dip or a...
Posted 10/3/2010
What Banks Can Do to Foster a Low-Carbon Future By Anne M. Finucane Published October 01, 2010 Editor's Note: Bank of America sponsored the launch event for the Carbon Disclosure Project's report at Climate Week NYºC 2010, where strategies for financing a cleantech revolution were a...
Posted 9/22/2010
Putting on a green spin Sep 16 2010 13:35 Tony Koenderman Johannesburg - Apathy is no longer the biggest challenge facing environmental marketing, "greenwashing" is. "Even inadvertent marketing claims that overstate a products sustainability destroy consumer trust," says...
Posted 9/22/2010
Green Wheels: A Coalition Of Green Groups Is Pushing The Envelope For 2025 Written by Jim Motavalli Thursday, 16 September 2010 16:34 Target: 60 MPG A growing number of environmental groups are calling on the Obama administration to go for the gold — an average of 60 miles...
Posted 9/22/2010
Online shopping often not better for environment, report says Shopping online, hailed as a brilliant way to cut down on trips by car to the high street, is often no better for the environment, according to a report. By Harry Wallop, Consumer Affairs Editor Online discount vouchers boom as High...
Posted 9/14/2010
China Named Best Place To Invest In Green Energy Published on: Friday, September 10, 2010 Written by: Kerri Shannon China has taken over the top spot on the latest list of top countries for green energy investment, beating out the US, Germany and India. Government backing, a growing market...
Posted 9/14/2010
American Express and the environment Do a little digging, and you'll find that this company's environmental efforts are wide-ranging and impressive. Tue, Sep 14 2010 at 11:54 AM EST Comments The American Express card is plastic but the company is researching options for alternative...
Posted 9/14/2010
Is E-Commerce Truly Good for the Planet? By Marc Gunther Published September 14, 2010 I'm not much of a shopper, but when I buy stuff, I prefer to do it online. I don't like shopping malls, driving in traffic, crowded stores or dealing with "customer service" people. I do enjoy...
Posted 9/7/2010
Kicking Off a Global Work Party to Tackle Climate Change By Jamie Henn Published September 07, 2010 When it comes to tackling climate change, Congress could sure use a lesson from businesses and communities across the U.S. and around the world. Over the last few years, innovative climate...
Posted 9/7/2010
10 Companies Setting Big Goals for Water Efficiency By Matthew Wheeland Published September 07, 2010 It has of course been said often enough that water is the new (insert resource here), but that doesn't make it any less true, or any less important. And perhaps even more important at this point...
Posted 9/7/2010
Marketing to Consumers: Don't Think Green By Andrea Learned Published September 02, 2010 Who'd have thought my background in marketing to women could be so helpful in understanding the mistakes many brands are now making in the sustainability realm? Take the "green silo" versus...
Posted 8/30/2010
Selling Sustainability to Whiskey Drinkers By Suzanne Shelton Published August 27, 2010 If I were to say, “Quick -- name five green products!” I’m betting Jack Daniels wouldn’t be at the top of your list. It should be. I had the pleasure of touring the one and only...
Posted 8/30/2010
How Can 'Power IT Down Day' Help Your Company Save Money? By Matthew Wheeland Published August 27, 2010 It's the third annual Power IT Down Day, a global effort to get workers to turn off their computers, monitors, printers and other peripherals before they go home. And though it may...
Posted 8/30/2010
Employees Losing Confidence in Companies' Green Commitments By GreenBiz Staff Published August 26, 2010 OAKLAND, CA — As Americans' overall environmental confidence continues to ebb and flow, their faith in their employers' environmental responsibility has dropped to a new low, according...
Posted 8/23/2010
Should you go paperless? Handling your financial documents electronically can save you more than paper cuts Last reviewed: September 2010 More companies are giving customers the option of receiving bills, notices, and other paperwork electronically, as well as making payments over the Internet....
Posted 8/23/2010
Sustainable Consumption: Opportunity or Oxymoron? By Marc Gunther Published August 20, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Consumer Products, Design & Innovation, More... Consumer Products, Design & Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Resource Efficiency Imagine that...
Posted 8/23/2010
Green or Not, Content Is King on Your Company Website By Nayelli Gonzalez Published August 23, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Marketing, Marketing & Communication, More... Marketing, Marketing & Communication, Public Relations Once in a while, I like to see what the...
Posted 8/16/2010
Anti Stress Work Environment through Green Technology Kamal Meattle / 09:50 , Aug 11, 2010 Many corporates are now introducing "green technology" to provide a healthy and stress free environment to their employees in order to increase their productivity and reduce stress. As a result...
Posted 8/16/2010
Small Business Owners Keen to be Green Local environmental groups such as the Tarrytown Environmental Advisory Council, sponsor a presentation at the Dobbs Ferry Library on how businesses can save energy. By Lizzie Hedrick | Email the author | August 12, 2010 How much energy does your...
Posted 8/16/2010
The surprising success of the green supply chain By John F. Wasik, contributorAugust 13, 2010: 12:22 PM ET FORTUNE -- One year after Wal-Mart launched an ambitious plan to help its suppliers track their energy and materials use and carbon emissions, the effort has officially become a...
Posted 8/9/2010
10 Easy Ways to Green Your Business By Karen Debats BPD-Building Products Digest When it comes to greening the workplace, LBM dealers have a headstart advantage. Most dealers already sell common green building products-from compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and automatic light sensors, to...
Posted 8/9/2010
Newell Rubbermaid's ‘green' push part of trend By Péralte C. Paul The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 11:07 a.m. Friday, August 6, 2010 Kermit the Frog once lamented it's not easy being green. Until a few years ago, corporate America may have sung the same tune when it came to...
Posted 8/9/2010
P&G Professional's "Business Cleaning Sustainability Study" Finds Businesses Value Environmental Responsibility but Suffer from "Green Confusion" Lodging Industry Leads Health Care, Foodservice and Commercial Sectors When It Comes to Green Practices and...
Posted 8/4/2010
Flagging Economy Sinks Green Consumer Confidence By GreenBiz Staff Published August 02, 2010 OAKLAND, CA — The past three months showed stagnation in the green economy, at least in consumer perceptions of it, according to the latest quarterly update from the Green Confidence Index....
Posted 8/4/2010
Sustainability Certification for Companies Opens for Public Comment By GreenBiz Staff Published August 02, 2010 OAKLAND, Calif. and NORTHBROOK, IL — A new standard for green business practices unveiled today by UL Environment and Greener World Media, publishers of GreenBiz.com, has as its...
Posted 8/4/2010
Direct Deposit Helps Businesses Go ‘Green’ August 3rd, 20100 Sure, money is already green. But you can make it even “greener” by taking one easy step: Direct Deposit. Your next paycheck could be the key to your next shopping spree: a new suit, weekend getaway or summer...
Posted 7/29/2010
Making the Business Case for Sustainable Consumption By Linda Hwang Published July 28, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Consumer Products, Consumer Trends, More... Consumer Products, Consumer Trends, Cradle to Cradle, End of Life [Editor's note: This article was...
Posted 7/29/2010
Boris' bike scheme goes live tomorrow 11,000 Londoners poised to get on their bikes Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen, 29 Jul 2010 The Mayor of London’s cycle hire scheme sponsored by Barclays Bank launches tomorrow with cycles available for pre-registered members from 6am. Mayor Boris...
Posted 7/26/2010
North Carolina Regional Railroad Promotes ‘Green’ Business Environment A family-owned regional railroad in central North Carolina is reducing pollution and saving on fuel costs in its latest efforts to promote a “green” business environment. The Aberdeen Carolina &...
Posted 7/20/2010
Sorting through confusing 'green' product claims By Kate Beem McClatchy Newspapers With the Gulf of Mexico oil spill heavy on minds everywhere, taking care of the environment seems even more important. It's all a matter of choice, from deciding whether to throw away or recycle that cardboard...
Posted 7/20/2010
Great Recession Doesn't Slow the Greening of GE By GreenBiz Staff Published July 20, 2010 Email | Print | Single Page View | Tags: Commitments & Goals, Reduce Emissions, More... Commitments & Goals, Reduce Emissions, Reporting, Resource Efficiency FAIRFIELD, CT — Ecomagination...
Posted 7/19/2010
Posted 7/15/2010
Bank of America Adds Fee for Paper Statements Charge for online account in Georgia to roll out to other markets American Banker | Thursday, July 15, 2010 By Daniel Wolfe Print Email Reprints Feedback RELATED LINKS E-Bills Help Banks Battle Merchants for Payments - May 4, 2010 New...
Posted 7/12/2010
All-Star events to have a green theme MLB continues commitment to protecting the environment 07/10/10 1:57 PM ET Anaheim will be rolling out the "green" carpet to welcome players, fans and coaches to the 81st Midsummer Classic. As part of its commitment to the environment, MLB...
Posted 7/12/2010
10 Things I've Learned About Making a Big Company a Green Giant By Len Sauers Published July 12, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: GBX, Leaders, More... GBX, Leaders, Social Responsibility, The Business Case As vice president of global sustainability at Procter & Gamble,...
Posted 7/9/2010
United States Postal Service proposed rate hike makes paperless options even more desirable ERIC FORTNEY ON 7/07/2010 11:32:00 AM | The United States Postal Service (USPS) is considering raising the cost of First-Class stamps by 2 cents to 46 cents, due in large part to decreased mail volume....
Posted 7/7/2010
Going 'green' to improve your business Tuesday, July 6, 2010 Studies show that being environmentally friendly is good for your business. Consumers are attracted to businesses that promote "green" efforts to protect the environment. Even high profile companies are making the switch to...
Posted 7/7/2010
Companies Work to Keep Emissions Low After the Recession By Tilde Herrera Published July 07, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Commitments & Goals, Energy Efficiency, More... Commitments & Goals, Energy Efficiency, Measuring, Reporting, & Verification, Reduce...
Posted 7/7/2010
10 Things I've Learned on the Road to Sustainability By Mitch Jackson Published July 06, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: GBX, Leaders, More... GBX, Leaders, Social Responsibility, The Business Case Over the past 10 years, I have seen companies become increasingly focused on...
Posted 6/28/2010
Cisco cranks up support for world's greenest city Networking giant to provide smart infrastructure for Portugal's ambitious green metropolis James Murray, BusinessGreen, 28 Jun 2010 Plans to build the world's greenest city in Portugal received a major boost today with news that the developers...
Posted 6/28/2010
Can a Coal-Carrying Railroad Be Green? By Marc Gunther Published June 28, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Energy, Policy, More... Energy, Policy, Transportation Recently, FORTUNE sent me to Omaha to write this story about the Union Pacific, America's biggest railroad....
Posted 6/28/2010
The View from the C-Suite: P&G's Len Sauers By Heather King Published June 28, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Business Operations, Consumer Products, More... Business Operations, Consumer Products, Design & Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Life-Cycle...
Posted 6/22/2010
Green Initiative Afoot as FIFA World Cup Kicks Off JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 11, 2010 (ENS) - A major initiative to green the FIFA 2010 World Cup and reduce carbon emissions is underway in the host country South Africa as the opening match between South Africa and Mexico kicks off here...
Posted 6/22/2010
The Goal: A Green Globe PROTECTING the environment has become a shared responsibility among members of the community. With heightened awareness today on the damage done to the environment, the government, private sector, and individuals are working together to set things right. Companies have come...
Posted 6/22/2010
Businesses discover that going green can save them money THE OLYMPIAN | • Published June 18, 2010 COMMENTS (6) RECOMMEND (1) More and more businesses in this state are coming to the conclusion that what's good for the environment can be good for their business, too. It’s encouraging...
Posted 6/22/2010
No Sustainability Without Transparency! June 18, 2010 - 11:14 am Share Andrew KassoyBio | Email Andrew is the co-founder of B Lab, a non-profit whose mission is to create a new sector of the economy that harnesses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. The June 11...
Posted 6/10/2010
News Articles Study: Indian Consumers Best At Making Green Choices, Americans Least Email Facebook Digg Twitter Buzz Up! ShareThis June 3, 2010 8:02 a.m. EST Topics: environmental issue, economy, business and finance, environmental politics, consumer goods, United States AHN News...
Posted 6/10/2010
Burt's Bees, Whole Foods Top U.S. Green Brands 2010 WPP Survey: Developing Countries More Concerned About Environment Posted by Karen Egolf on 06.09.10 @ 12:10 PM Burt's Bees and Whole Foods lead the 2010 ImagePower Green Brands Survey's list of top 10 U.S. brands perceived to be the greenest,...
Posted 6/10/2010
The Real Story Behind Some of the 10 'Greenest' Brands By Marc Gunther Published June 10, 2010 Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Consumer Products, Marketing, More... Consumer Products, Marketing, Marketing & Communication, Public Relations You probably would not think of...
Posted 6/2/2010
Take the eco challenge 31 ways to go green in 30 days By ANNE WANGMAN June 1, 2010 1} Bring out the Bar: Keep 2.5 million pounds of plastic from ending up in landfills. That’s how much we’d save if every American household would replace one nonrenewable plastic bottle of liquid...
Posted 6/2/2010
Europe kicks off Green Week Published: June 1, 2010 at 10:04 AM ArticlePhotosListenComments Share BRUSSELS, June 1 (UPI) -- Brussels kicked off its annual Green Week conference with the aim of protecting species diversity, the European Union announced. Janez Potocnik, the European...
Posted 6/2/2010
Sales of European Green Goods Set to Double by 2015 By Jessica Shankleman, BusinessGreen.com Published June 01, 2010 Email | Print | Single Page View | Tags: Consumer Products, Design, More... Consumer Products, Design, Design & Innovation, Innovation, Product Stewardship LONDON, United...
Posted 5/27/2010
Online Bill Payment Now Mainstream, Women Edge out Men, Says Fiserv Survey Annual survey also shows e-bill usage grew nine percent in one year BROOKFIELD, Wis., May 25, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions,...
Posted 5/27/2010
A PayItGreen Survey 2010 reports that consumers pay bills online-only are more satisfied with their bank and/or credit union. In addition, payments online, either viaACH payments, credit cards or direct from banking sites appeals to consumers “green” consciousness about...
Posted 5/26/2010
Five Ways to “Green” Small Business Tech Through a variety of simple and sometimes complex changes, businesses of any size can become more environmentally conscious when it comes to energy consumption and information technology. By Linda Wilson | Jun 14, 2010 Share vote now Buzz...
Posted 5/26/2010
Simplify your finances with online banking By Donna Fuscaldo • Bankrate.com Internet banking has been around for years, but its popularity is only now growing. Holdouts have resisted banking online because of security concerns, but there are real benefits to online banking that will make your...
Posted 5/26/2010
How 'Energy Sleuths' Pursue the Ideal Green Building By Richard Conniff Created 2010-05-26 07:24 [Editor's Note: This article was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reprinted here with permission.] In a different world, it could be a reality television show -- "Buildings On...
Posted 5/20/2010
NACHA stats reveal electronic migration Posted by Mark Brousseau If you’re looking for more proof that consumers continue to move away from paper-based check payments and towards more convenient and “greener” electronic transactions, look no further than NACHA’s 2009...
Posted 5/20/2010
A History of Green Brands: 1980’s – Green Shoots Appear BY RUSS MEYERThu May 13, 2010 Written by Landor Associates' Chief Strategy Officer, Russ Meyers looks at the growing consumer awareness, their influence on brands and the emergence of green products. The 1980s—it was the...
Posted 5/20/2010
Gen Y's green demands for the workplace The next generation of workers promise to be more vocal than ever when demanding environmentally sustainable offices Leslie Guevarra, GreenBiz.com, BusinessGreen 20 May 2010 The 18- to 25-year-olds just entering, or poised to enter, the workforce aren't...
Posted 5/13/2010
Con Edison Receives 2010 “Tree Line USA Utility” Award Company Earns Arbor Day Foundation Recognition for a Second Year The Arbor Day Foundation has named Con Edison a 2010 “Tree Line USA Utility.” Awarded in cooperation the National Association of State Foresters, this...
Posted 5/10/2010
How to Produce a Top-Notch Sustainability Report By Karen Janowski and Kathleen Gilligan Published May 10, 2010 Read Comments Email | Print | Multiple Page View | Tags: Business Operations, Marketing & Communication, More... Business Operations, Marketing & Communication,...
Posted 5/5/2010
‘Green payment’ movement set to impact the American consumer payments landscape Animated discussion of 'green payments' at the annual meeting of US payments industry professionals, Payments 2010, hosted by the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) last week may be...
Posted 5/4/2010
E-Bills Help Banks Battle Merchants for Payments American Banker | Tuesday, May 4, 2010 By Daniel Wolfe With merchants and card companies pushing people to abandon paper statements, financial companies are using electronic billing services to keep customers from abandoning their online bill...
Posted 5/4/2010
Online Bill Pay Users Less Unhappy Bank Customers, NACHA Survey Finds By Penny Crosman Apr 29, 2010 10:07 AM ET Online bill pay users are less likely to be dissatisfied bank customers than paper bill payers, according to a survey NACHA commissioned Javelin Strategy & Research to conduct and...
Posted 4/26/2010
Study Shows Americans Who Stop Paper Bills and Statements Are More Satisfied Consumers NACHA’s PayItGreen® Survey 2010 Reveals Less Clutter, Reduced Waste, and Easy Access to Bills and Statements Make Happier Customers SEATTLE, April 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — There is a direct...
Posted 4/26/2010
'Green' becomes more than just a marketing pitch By DAN SEWELL (AP) – 3 days ago CINCINNATI — Going green has become good business. Just look at store shelves: Sales of "green" products, such as organic foods and natural personal care items, have jumped 15 percent since...
Posted 4/22/2010
The selling of Earth Day ‘Where have all the flowers gone’ has been replaced by ‘where are all the sales going on?’ By Christopher Muther Globe Staff / April 22, 2010 E-mail|Print|Reprints|Yahoo! Buzz|ShareThis Text size – + It was 40 years ago today at Logan...
Posted 4/22/2010
Fifty-three percent of U.S. Employers Deploy Green Programs in the Workplace NEW YORK, Apr 21, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Going "green" in the workplace can lead to more green in the bank according to a new survey released today from Buck Consultants, an independent subsidiary of...
Posted 4/22/2010
Business and the Evolution of Earth Day By Jonathan Bardelline Created 2010-04-22 06:00 It seems now that almost every company is tied into Earth Day in some way, whether through sales on greener products, releasing or rehashing their environmental news, or throwing or participating in events...
Posted 4/22/2010
Wells Fargo Promotes Five Simple Actions to Protect the Environment Through Banking Invests $250,000 in Earth Day Network SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 22, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Wells Fargo & Company (WFC 33.17, +0.16, +0.49%) is encouraging banking customers -- at Wells Fargo and elsewhere -- to...
Posted 4/21/2010
Bank of America and the environment The company has a $20 billion initiative to fund and invest in green business opportunities. Tue, Apr 20 2010 at 11:23 AM EST Several shots of the Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park in New York City. The skyscraper is one of the most environmentally...
Posted 4/21/2010
FC Expert Blog The 5 Secrets For a Green Business Plan That Works BY FC EXPERT BLOGGER GLENN CROSTONTue Apr 20, 2010 This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone. As Earth Day 2010 rolls around, green entrepreneurs everywhere are...
Posted 4/21/2010
At Con Edison, every day is Earth Day <http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Springtime/story?id=4698172&page=1> , and that's never more true than this April 22, 2010 - the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. To encourage customers to save energy and celebrate their savings, the company offers a...
Posted 4/20/2010
More business grads go for green Environment high on priority list, dean says By Roger Showley, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Monday, April 19, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. David Brooks / Union-Tribune David F. Pyke, dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of San Diego, says...
Posted 4/19/2010
Lean & Green Ian P. Murphy, Editor , American Drycleaner Published 04/07/2010 - 9:00 a.m. CT iStock Photo/Evgeny Terentev ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ian P. Murphy, Editor Website: http://www.americandryc... Email: imurphy@crain.com Drycleaners don’t have to be tree-huggers to go...
Posted 4/19/2010
April 12, 2010 6:25 PM PDT Wal-Mart chairman: Go green for money, not image by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 16 comments Share 128 LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.--Wal-Mart Stores pushed forward with a risky sustainability initiative at a time when its public image was suffering....
Posted 4/19/2010
Companies get sold on green, consumers wary Lisa Baertlein and Dana Ford DANA POINT, California Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:31pm EDT Related News No return to Ford CEO job for a relaxed Bill Ford Tue, Apr 13 2010 Exclusive: No return to Ford CEO job for a relaxed Bill Ford Tue, Apr 13...
Posted 4/19/2010
Apr 14, 2010 07:00 ET Bill.com Celebrates Earth Day By Joining PayItGreenTM Campaign Marks 40th Anniversary of Earth Day With Contest and Other Activities PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - April 14, 2010) - Bill.com, the leader in paperless bill management and payment for small and...
Posted 4/19/2010
America's Greenest Banks Bank Technology News | April 2010 By Rebecca Sausner They look to be straight out of Star Trek's Enterprise, but Citigroup's telepresence centers bring executives from Hong Kong, London, New York and Mexico face to face at a moment's notice, and helped the bank...
Posted 4/5/2010
green business March 28, 2010 By Kelly Spors Access to information and resources that help small businesses become environmentally friendlier keeps getting easier. A growing array of websites are offering businesses help reducing their environmental footprint – or at least providing...
Posted 4/5/2010
Green Business Bureau Announces 2010 Earth Day Sweepstakes for Small Businesses Winning business will receive over $200 in eco-friendly office products and free membership in nationally-recognized green business certification bureau. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PR Log (Press Release)...
Posted 3/30/2010
Postal Service’s Woes Could be Blessing for Green Banking and Billing http://www.javelinstrategy.com/blog/ March 29, 2010 | Written by: Mark Schwanhausser The U.S. Postal Service has done a fine job of delivery mail despite rain, sleet and snow – but the potent force...
Posted 3/22/2010
PayItGreen’s new video, The Power of You, won a Silver ADDY Award from the Ad Club of Metropolitan Washington. The award was given for “excellence in interactive” in the public service category. Watch the video now!
Posted 3/22/2010
By Bill Roth | March 17th, 2010 View Comments www.triplepundit.com TerraCycle produces very cool consumer products from recycled food packaging. But for businesses trying to grow revenues in this “soft recovery” the coolest thing about TerraCycle is its creative...
Posted 3/18/2010
AT&T Challenges 1 Million Customers To Go Paperless PLANTS TREES TO CELEBRATE THOSE WHO MAKE THE SWITCH AT&T Launches Promotion With The Arbor Day Foundation To Plant Trees On Behalf of First Million Customers Who Switch To Paperless Billing in...
Posted 3/18/2010
Bottomline Helps CMC Group Go Green Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions today announced that its customer, CMC Group, a provider of specialized printing and packaging solutions, has been...
Posted 3/16/2010
Online Bill Payments, Part 1: Fertile Soil for IT Vendors By John K. Higgins E-Commerce Times 03/15/10 5:00 AM PT Consumers are becoming more comfortable with making financial transactions on the Web, and many are finding that paying bills online is far easier than the old...
Posted 3/16/2010
Wal-Mart, Marks & Spencer, Nike: Harbingers of Change? By Jeffrey Hollender and Bill Breen Created 2010-03-16 00:41 www.greenbiz.com A few years ago, a book entitled Change or Die made the case that despite the exhortations of management hipsters and hyperbolic CEOs, companies...
Posted 3/11/2010
Efficiency is key to survival for manufacturers By Eric Decker , of BizTimes Published March 5, 2010 biztimes.com The manufacturing industry has never had a glamorous public image, and to most people, it is not considered a “green” business category. Historically,...
Posted 3/11/2010
The Evolution of Innovative Green Brands By Marc Stoiber Created 2010-03-11 05:00 As consumers, we define ourselves by the brands we keep. Like totem poles, they tell the story of who we are and where our allegiances lie. It's disappointing to see those brands rest on their laurels. We...
Posted 3/11/2010
How Cisco's Packaging Diet Saves $24 Million a Year By Claudia Girrbach Created 2010-03-10 03:12 My last post here, "How to Work with Your Vendors to Go on a Packaging Diet," was born of the frustration my colleagues and I felt from dealing with the wasteful and at-times absurd...
Posted 3/4/2010
Greeting cards can be embellished with online attachments and crowdsourced designs, or sold through monthly subscriptions—but the fact remains that most are still just ... well, greeting cards. Not so the Postcarden, a pop-out card that transforms into a bite-sized...
Posted 3/4/2010
Four Steps to Prepare for the Low-Plastic Future By Ellie Moss Created 2010-03-03 10:36 www.greenbiz.com [Editor's Note: This article follows earlier coverage on how chemicals and the toxicity of products have become strategic issues for businesses. Posts by Joel Makower and Richard...
Posted 3/4/2010
Supermarkets pledge to cut packaging's carbon impact by a tenth Plastic spirit bottles and lightweight glass are on the shopping list as supermarkets commit to cutting packaging waste within three years James Murray, BusinessGreen, 04 Mar 2010 The retail sector's war on packaging and...
Posted 3/4/2010
Supermarkets pledge to cut packaging's carbon impact by a tenth Plastic spirit bottles and lightweight glass are on the shopping list as supermarkets commit to cutting packaging waste within three years James Murray, BusinessGreen, 04 Mar 2010 The retail sector's war on packaging and...
Posted 3/2/2010
PayItGreen Member is Recognized Corporate America Family Credit Union in Oak Brook has introduced the Pay It Green promotion to help reduce the costs and environmental impact of paper statements and other conventional banking services. The credit union is teaming with PayItGreen to...
Posted 3/1/2010
Can greener gadgets save us from e-waste? By David Biello www.scientificamerican.com One laptop per child seems a simple slogan, chock full of benefit. What could go wrong when you put the power of the Internet and solar cells into the hands of children in the developing world? After...
Posted 2/25/2010
Unwrapping Quiznos' Greener Packaging By Marc Gunther Created 2010-02-23 11:08 www.greenbiz.com People sometimes say we need to save the planet for our kids. I sometimes think our kids are going to save us. If you doubt it, ask Rick Schaden. Schaden is CEO...
Posted 2/25/2010
How to Work with Your Vendors to Go on a Packaging Diet By Claudia Girrbach Created 2010-02-24 04:56 www.greenbiz.com Packaging -- especially wasteful packaging -- has become a bright spot on the radar for companies and individuals that are working on reducing their...
Posted 2/22/2010
The Olympic Effect Potential host cities spend millions attracting the Olympic Games. The hope for a return on their investment is largely economic. Construction contracts, increased tourism and associated business dynamism. Sometimes cities get it wrong and the investment doesn't pay...
Posted 2/22/2010
Doing the right thing for the environment Greening your business doesn’t have to cost a fortune; small steps add up Sacramento Business Journal - by Kelly Johnson Staff writer When sisters Jennifer Neves and Heather Ramsey decided to open a salon and spa in Sacramento three...
Posted 2/22/2010
Tips on Going Paperless from J.P. Morgan A new report by J.P. Morgan, “Sustainable Treasury Management: It’s Easier Than You Think,” can be used as a guide by paper-intensive corporate treasury operations to move toward a sustainable future. Each component of treasury...
Posted 2/15/2010
Packaging Companies Rethink the Box: The State of Green Business 2010 By Joel Makower Created 2010-02-15 03:09 www.greenbiz.com Editor's Note: To celebrate the launch of the third annual State of Green Business report, we will be highlighting over the next two weeks the 10 big trends...
Posted 2/9/2010
The State of Green Business www.huffingtonpost.com Thank goodness for the "State of Green Business Forum," the annual roll-out of Greenbiz.com's State of Green Business Report. Unlike the plethora of studies and conferences on how well green business is faring, the...
Posted 2/5/2010
The State of Green Business 2010: Green Innovation Becomes a Great Idea By Joel Makower www.greenbiz.com Created 2010-02-05 03:02 Editor's Note: To celebrate the launch of the third annual State of Green Business report, we will be highlighting over the next two weeks...
Posted 2/2/2010
Deloitte: Best Practices for Going Green www.triplepundit.com By Deborah Fleischer | February 1st, 2010 Comments What do you think of when you hear Deloitte? You might think of a professional services firm or Big Four auditor. Today, the company has also put a big green stake in the...
Posted 1/25/2010
What Does the FDA's BPA Decision Mean for Companies? By Richard Liroff Created 2010-01-25 03:05 www.greenbiz.com On January 15, 2010, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shifted its position on the safety of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA), expressing for...
Posted 1/22/2010
Con Ed e-bill program seeks to build on early success Chartwell's Best Practices Newsletter Con Edison continues to increase customer participation in its electronic billing and payments program through a multi-channel marketing campaign, “Go Green with E-Bills.”...
Posted 1/21/2010
How to Find the Greenest E-Waste Recycler By Matthew Wheeland Created 2010-01-20 00:51 www.greenbiz.com A recent seminar from the EPA offered a primer for small business and local governments on how to avoid the pitfalls of e-waste recycling, but the lessons offered apply to any...
Posted 1/19/2010
Financing Our Cleantech Future By Joel Makower Created 2010-01-18 00:11 www.greenbiz.com My longtime friend and colleague Bill Green changed jobs recently. That's not normally newsworthy — friends and colleagues do that all the time. But if you're concerned...
Posted 1/11/2010
Is Google poised to become a green utility? New Google Energy subsidiary files for permission to buy and sell wholesale electricity BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen, 08 Jan 2010 www.businessgreen.com Google's growing interest in the energy sector was underlined this week when it...
Posted 1/11/2010
What You Should Know About Green, Eco-Friendly Promotional Items by Rob Hard, January 9, 2010 www.businesstraveldestinations.com From biodegradable and reusable shopping bags to apparel made with soy and bamboo or corporate gifts made from corn plastic, organizations are increasing...
Posted 1/7/2010
want font. www.greenissexy.com A Dutch Design firm, SPRANQ, has just released their new “ecofont” which is designed to use less ink when printed – up to 20% less, they claim on their website. The font is designed much like Swiss cheese, therefore not filling in the...
Posted 1/4/2010
2010 - The beginning of the end for green businesses James Murray predicts that the next 12 months will see green businesses accelerate their inevitable march into the mainstream BusinessGreen, 31 Dec 2009 www.businessgreen.com For the past two years, one phrase has appeared so often...
Posted 12/28/2009
Greener Pastures Ahead? Five Trends You’ll See in 2010 Posted By Environmental Leader On December 21, 2009 @ 1:33 am In Business-to-Consumer, Green Marketing, Guest Column, Strategy & Leadership | 2 Comments www.environmentalleader.com Where is green going in 2010? Here are five...
Posted 12/28/2009
What Are You Excited Most About in 2010? www.greenbiz.com By GreenBiz Staff Created 2009-12-24 17:38 Oakland, CA — "Thinking about your company’s green initiatives for 2010, what are you most excited about?" As the sun began to set on 2009, we asked that question...
Posted 12/21/2009
An interview with Whole Foods CEO John Mackey By Brian Gaar Updated: 12:39 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 www.statesman.com By its founder's own admission, the past fiscal year was a trying one for Whole Foods Market Inc. Chief executive John Mackey likened it to hitting rough...
Posted 12/15/2009
Sustainable Workplace Cultures Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability in Organizations www.workplaceculture.com May 30, 2008 Andree Iffrig How sustainable is your organization? How healthy is your workplace culture? Use five factors to rate your organization on the...
Posted 12/8/2009
10 Best Practices for Building Green Teams By Deborah Fleischer Created 2009-12-07 13:13 www.greenbiz.com GreenBiz.com and Green Impact have partnered to release a new report, "Green Teams: Engaging Employees in Sustainability." Based on interviews with green team leaders...
Posted 12/7/2009
A Dozen Tips for the Total Greening of Your Business By Carrie Langford Created 2009-12-03 12:32 www.greenbiz.com During the past several years, the word "green" has taken on new meaning and usage as it has quickly entered the business vernacular in its many forms. What was...
Posted 12/4/2009
Madison Gas & Electric, serving customers in Madison, Wisconsin, created an inexpensive 30 secondtelevision commercial showing local viewers how easy it is to pay their bills online. The commercial aired for two weeks at the end of September, 2009 during which time the daily e-bill...
Posted 12/4/2009
Con Edison, a utility company servicing customers in New York, highlighted the positive impacts of going green with paperless e-bills. In September, Con Edison added e-bill messaging on the bill envelopes which generated a level of enrollments that broke the record set back in November, 2007...
Posted 12/4/2009
Making an Impact with PayItGreen NACHA's PayItGreen program is an important industry initiative focused on educating consumers and businesses about the positive environmental impacts of choosing electronic payments, bills and statements over paper. Millions of tons of paper are used each year to...
Posted 11/23/2009
The Eight Biggest Myths about Sustainability in Business By Vijay Kanal Created 2009-11-23 04:45 www.greenbiz.com In our research, and in engagements with dozens of Fortune 1000 companies, we are sometimes surprised at the reluctance to pursue environmental sustainability initiatives,...
Posted 11/19/2009
- SlashGear - http://www.slashgear.com - Dell goes green with new packaging for Mini 10 netbooks Posted By Shane McGlaun On November 18, 2009 @ 7:14 am In archive | No Comments Dell is trying to give itself a green makeover to not only help the environment and give it more of a green...
Posted 11/18/2009
Nike, Stonyfield Farm, Unilever Top Latest Climate Counts Scorecard By GreenBiz Staff Created 2009-11-18 06:00 Manchester, NH — Nike has taken the top score for the annual Climate Counts scorecard for the second year in a row, but there are some companies hot on Nike's heels and...
Posted 11/16/2009
Going Green in Marketing Communications Nov 13, 2009 1:42 PM, By Scott Richardson www.chiefmarketer.com The future of business has a big streak of green. Leading companies know that adopting green business practices makes sense not only for the environment. Being environmentally...
Posted 11/16/2009
Take Care Using the Word 'Sustainability' By Roberto Piccioni Created 2009-11-13 08:00 www.greenbiz.com Why do some people bluster when you talk about sustainability while others get excited? Consider the question: "How’s your marriage?" Answer: "Fine, it's...
Posted 11/13/2009
WHY YOUR COMPANY SHOULD USE ELECTRONIC BILLING By Mark Henricks www.allbusiness.com When one of Victor Bousso’s customers phones in an order for audio equipment to Sound Factory, Bousso goes online and logs on to his electronic billing service. He types the customer...
Posted 11/12/2009
The Companies Mixing Up Greener Cement By Jonathan Bardelline Created 2009-11-12 07:00 www.greenbiz.com Oakland, CA — You don't have to look far to see just how much concrete humans use. Everything from highways to high-rise and bridges to runways around the world are made with...
Posted 11/5/2009
Consumer Brands Should Think Twice Before Making Green a Fundamental Part of Brand Messaging, Veteran Store Designer Says www.sys-con.com NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 11/04/09 -- Retailers, foodservice chains and consumer product manufacturers should think long and hard before...
Posted 11/4/2009
Corporate Citizenship Can Behavioral Economics Jump-Start Green Leadership? Avril David 11.03.09, 2:58 PM ET If you've eaten in a hurry in New York City lately, then you're no stranger to the type of behavioral nudging that can be done by making you aware of hidden facts...
Posted 11/3/2009
The Big Picture on Eco-Engineering Our Environmental Impact By Dave Douglas Created 2009-11-03 05:15 www.greenbiz.com [Editor's Note: GreenBiz.com is pleased to present the first in a series of excerpts from Dave Douglas's new book, "Citizen Engineer: A Handbook...
Posted 11/2/2009
Southwest rolls out ‘green plane’ to show commitment to environment By Richard N. Velotta (contact), In Business reporter Fri, Oct 30, 2009 (3 a.m.) www.lasvegassun.com DALLAS — Southwest Airlines hopes to enhance its reputation for being green, as in profitable, by...
Posted 10/29/2009
Using Sustainability Labels to Drive Performance By Melissa Schweisguth Created 2009-10-28 13:16 www.greenbiz.com It seems like a new sustainability certification or standard is announced weekly. As these increase, along with corresponding logos and taglines, so too have questions...
Posted 10/27/2009
MINI-FORESTS RISE FROM PAPERLESS BILLING AS CON EDISON SEEDS 5,000 TREES NEW YORK – Con Edison today joined legendary entertainer Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project (NYRP) and the New York City Parks Department to plant 5,000 trees at Alley Pond Park in Queens, Marine...
Posted 10/27/2009
Is it Really That Easy Going Green? by Jeremy LaDuque, Elements Inc. www.renewableenergyworld.com We all know that person who fashionably expresses concern for the destruction of our environment – and then they drive off in their gas-guzzling SUV to their home that's lit up like a...
Posted 10/26/2009
Do People Really Care About the Climate? By Joel Makower Created 2009-10-25 17:55 www.greenbiz.com Do people care about the climate? It's an open question these days, and opinion polls offer little help. Some show that climate ranks fairly low among public concerns, while others...
Posted 10/23/2009
What Business Pros Can Learn from School Kids About Corporate Responsibility By Tom Savage Created 2009-10-21 21:41 www.greenbiz.com You don't necessarily need an expensive MBA or a degree in environmental sciences to learn about social and environmental responsibility. In fact, many...
Posted 10/22/2009
The Yin and Yang of CSR Reporting By Jill Kolling Created 2009-10-22 01:59 www.greenbiz.com Crafting an effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) report is both an art and a science. A blend of facts and feelings. An amalgamation of quantitative and qualitative parts assembled...
Posted 10/21/2009
Is green business good business? You wouldn't think accounting would have an environmental angle TERRENCE BELFORD www.theglobeandmail.com Special to The Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 3:37AM EDT Number...
Posted 10/21/2009
Six Key Lessons on Mapping Out a Business Case for Sustainability Initiatives By David Bent Created 2009-10-19 16:03 www.greenbiz.com "Finding the business case" is the holy grail of corporate sustainability professionals. For over a decade they've set out to...
Posted 10/19/2009
Bridging the Apathy Gap - What Motivates Consumers? By Suzanne Shelton Created 2009-10-19 09:59 Published on GreenBiz.com (http://www.greenbiz.com) We have long preached that screaming "Save money!" at consumers isn’t enough to get them to make energy efficient upgrades...
Posted 10/19/2009
Fiserv Drives Paperless Bills with New E-mail and Mobile Presentment www.paymentsnews.com Fiserv has announced that Biller Direct HV, a hosted solution that integrates electronic billing and payment (EBP) capabilities into company websites, has been enhanced with new delivery and...
Posted 10/19/2009
Eco-friendly relationships blossom at green-networking events Groups have sprung up around the country to provide a way for environmentally minded entrepreneurs to meet and drum up business. By Cyndia Zwahlen September 29, 2009 latimes.com SMALL BUSINESS Environmentally minded business...
Posted 8/13/2009
E-bill and recurring online payment usage impact customer retention, profitability and on-time bill payments BROOKFIELD, Wis., Aug 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV),the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced a new study that...
Posted 6/16/2009
By James Murray, BusinessGreen LONDON, UK -- Several U.K. supermarkets are facing fresh calls to sever ties with meat suppliers in Brazil facing prosecution for their alleged involvement in illegal deforestation. Following the release earlier this month of a Greenpeace investigation linking a raft...
