This issue of eJournal USA delves into what those familiar with the history of the environmental movement in the United States might see as a surprising trend — the way U.S. corporations in recent years have embraced environmentally friendly ways of doing business. What prompts a corporation to “go green”?
There is new impetus for U.S. companies to make energy-efficient choices.
Some corporate executives talk about various aspects of their businesses' going green.
In recent years, U.S. corporations have greatly reduced environmental emissions and are developing pollution prevention strategies.
Although their friendship may be relatively new, nongovernmental organizations and the business community are working together these days to forge partnerships that last.
In a free market, it is the end customer that makes or breaks a new product. Increasingly, many of these consumers are seeking to reduce their impact on the environment.
Green investing, or investing with the environment in mind, is an evolving practice with a rich history.
In 1980, 10 years after the first Earth Day, the U.S. Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), which authorized the “Superfund,” the federal government’s program to clean up the nation’s uncontrolled hazardous waste sites.
The focus of most companies today is developing a supply chain that is robust enough to support itself and actually improve the environment.
Two contrasting views on what government should do to reduce greenhouse gases.
How can governments best encourage businesses to go green? Read the opposing views of Margo Thorning of the American Council for Capital Formation and Bob Willard of the University of Toronto in the March eJournal USA and send us your comments.
Developing green office buildings is just one of the ways that some U.S. corporations, as described in the March 2008 issue of eJournal USA, are embracing more environmentally friendly ways of doing business.
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