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U.K. to mandate CO2 reporting for largest corporations
By James Murray, June 20, 2012
Long-awaited rules requiring mandatory carbon reporting for the U.K.'s largest public companies will take effect in April, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg confirms Wednesday....

Hilton, Hyatt make room for carbon footprint standard
By Alison Moodie, June 20, 2012
Hilton, Hyatt and Intercontinental join 17 other hotels in adopting a new carbon-footprint measurement designed to help corporate clients calculate their emissions from hotel stays.
New Ford focus? Automaker says sustainability is Job One
By Bruce Kennedy, June 20, 2012
One of the Big Three auto makers says sustainability is now a primary part of its marketplace strategy.

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RMI’s formula for clearing human hurdles to a green economy
By Anna Clark, June 20, 2012
When happens when the biggest roadblocks to a sustainable future are organizational?
How cities are leading the way in climate change fight
By Derek Top, June 20, 2012
A C40 report released on the eve of Rio+20 shows how mega cities are taking significant and measurable action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Corporate water disclosure grows, but remains a trickle
By Robert Kropp, June 19, 2012
Ceres updates a 2010 study of corporate water risk reporting and finds improvements, but says quantitative data and supply chain information are still lacking....
9 ways companies can start to repay their natural debt
By Heather Clancy, June 19, 2012
Follow the lead of two dozen companies taking steps to compensate for the natural resources they consume.
How She Leads: Sue Garnett, Ecom
By Maya Albanese, June 19, 2012
Meet sustainable coffee trader Sue Garnett.
The business voice in Rio: Is anyone listening?
By Norine Kennedy, June 19, 2012
While business is a big part of the meeting's negotiating text, governments have yet to fully engage those from the business sector attending the summit.
OfficeMax brings reusable boxes to business customers
By Jonathan Bardelline, June 19, 2012
OfficeMax’s business customers can sign up to receive Boomerang Boxes, which will be reused over and over until they’re worn out.
Will there be icebergs near Rio?
By Mark Lee, June 18, 2012
A hundred years since the sinking of the Titanic, we fear a similar fate for our planetary ship. Here's how business needs to step up.
Inside Reckitt Benckiser's carbon journey
By Joel Makower, June 18, 2012
How did a major consumer products company exceed its carbon-reduction goals by several years? Little by little.
Building human, social enterprises: An organizer's view
By Amanda Carufel, June 18, 2012
Organizers LRN and frog set out to tackle business challenges in a new and innovative way over the course of a weekend. Did they achieve it?
3 essentials for energy-efficient data centers
By Padma Nagappan, June 18, 2012
While smaller data centers don't have the advantages that large data centers have when it comes to implementing energy-efficient strategies, they can make some headway by following these tips...
Giving sustainability branding and messaging a SHFT
By Chrissy Coughlin, June 17, 2012
Peter Glatzer, a Hollywood producer and the co-founder of SHFT, discusses how to reinvent the messages the media send about green living, not beating the public over the head with eco ideas, and...
Super Wi-Fi ... and super weather
By Josh Henretig, June 16, 2012
The latest in a series of real-time posts by corporate and other executives attending the Rio+20 events. ...
Congress' $2 trillion clean energy challenge
By Nathanael Greene, June 15, 2012
Will Washington miss the opportunity to be a world leader in renewable technology by curtailing federal investment programs?
5 rules for carbon-efficient shipping
By Heather Clancy, June 15, 2012
Making sustainability central to logistics decisions requires closer collaboration and creative thinking by shippers, suppliers, packagers and retailers.
EPA tool points the way for companies recycling organic waste
By Bruce Kennedy, June 15, 2012
A new EPA online map will help companies that produce organic waste link up with firms that can convert the waste into sustainable energy.
Why efficiency is smarter than renewables
By Marc Gunther, June 15, 2012
Why real estate is the largest source of clean energy, largely untapped.
Coke, Ford join forces to juice supply of plant-based plastic
By Amy Westervelt, June 14, 2012
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and several other Fortune 500 companies are working to address the supply shortages that have stymied the goal of make the 100-percent plant-based plastic bottle ubiquitous.
Why are institutional investors ignoring climate change risk?
By Robert Kropp, June 14, 2012
An analysis by Ceres and Fund Votes of 2011 proxy voting reveals that the three largest mutual funds failed to vote in favor of a single climate-related resolution....
Can electric vehicles jumpstart Saab?
By SustainableBusiness.com News, June 14, 2012
A Chinese biomass power plant company -- National Modern Energy -- and Sun Investment have bought the bankrupt automaker and plan to turn it into an electric-car company.

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How cities are leading the way in climate change fight
By Derek Top, June 20, 2012
A C40 report released on the eve of Rio+20 shows how mega cities are taking significant and measurable action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Will China's eco-city of the future be built around cars?
Companies amp up energy concerns in era of roiling markets
Measures to Maximize Energy Efficiency
GM, Enterprise view the road ahead for sustainable mobility

State of Green Business

Non-News is Good News
By Joel Makower, January 31, 2012
Perhaps the best trend in sustainable business is how major green milestones -- ranging from LEED Platinum buildings to zero-waste facilities -- have become so commonplace as to be not "news
Joel Makower on the State of Green Business, 2012
'Big Data' Creates Big Opportunities
Cleantech Survives a Crisis of Confidence
Sustainable Cities Take Center Stage

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