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Heinz On Track to Reduce Waste, Water, Energy Impacts by 20 Percent

GreenBiz Staff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:04:25 +0000

The company's 2009 sustainability report shows that not only has the company passed the half-way point on its goals, but that its reductions are picking up speed year over year.

Marriott to Launch Prototype for Green Design of Courtyard Hotels

Leslie Guevarra — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:38:19 +0000

In the latest move to expand its sustainability efforts, Marriott International Inc. says its green hotel portfolio will grow tenfold in the next five years with the introduction of a design prototype for new green properties.

How Companies Manage the Sustainability Tradeoffs

David Marks — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:15:19 +0000

The director of MIT's Laboratory for Energy and the Environment considers the decisions companies have to make if they want to be sustainable -- and challenges some of the conventional wisdom.

The USGBC's 2009 Green Jobs Report

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:58 +0000

This study, conducted by the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton, predicts that the green building industry will be responsible for the creation or support of 7.9 million jobs, contributing $554 billion to the U.S. GDP, in the next four years.

BD+C's Green Buildings and Water Performance Report

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:41:54 +0000

This report is seventh in an annual series looking at impacts in the green buildings market, and explores how water use and water conservation pose daunting challenges to building owners and the environment.

Greenbuild 2009: Research Explores Buildings' Impact on Jobs, Water, Real Estate

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:21:16 +0000

A slew of reports released during Greenbuild 2009 explore how green buildings are impacting resource use, the job market, facility management and more.

Greenbuild 2009: Conference Opens the Doors to Its Largest Expo Yet

Leslie Guevarra — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:20:15 +0000

Day 1 of the world's largest showcase for green building products and innovation brought together more than 1,800 exhibitors and tens of thousands of attendees; here is a look at some of the companies holding court on the showroom floor.

Putting the Triple Bottom Line to Work

Mark McElroy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:24 +0000

Although a recent article on GreenBiz.com questioned the usefulness of the triple bottom line concept, four key insights show how TBL can benefit organizations of any size and in any industry.

Smart Commuting Could Save 4.6 Million Work-Hours per Day

GreenerComputing Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:20:57 +0000

A study published during National Commute Smart Week finds that not only are Brits wasting huge amounts of time on their daily commutes, but that technology-assisted remote working plans can make businesses more productive.

How Second Place (or Third) Can Mean a Win for Designers Everywhere

Jess Sand — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:21:10 +0000

The Cooper Hewitt People's Choice Award was the only category in the Smithsonian Institution's recent National Design Awards to be opened to public voting, and over 6,000 designers, consumers, and interested citizens spoke up. Some of the biggest design names in the country were nominated. But it was an independently produced sustainable design website that managed to squeeze past the designerati to place in the final three.

Companies More Likely Than Ever to Invest in Efficiency Retrofits, Study Says

GreenerBuildings Staff — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:03:33 +0000

Seventy-four percent of corporate real estate executives now say they would be willing to pay a premium to retrofit office space they own to achieve sustainability goals, according to results of a new survey by CoreNet Global and Jones Lang LaSalle.

Cartier Taps Green Mining Firm for Responsibly Sourced Gold

Marc Gunther — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:00:51 +0000

All too often, behind the glitter of gold are ugly environmental and social costs: Unregulated mines creating toxic wastes, child laborers working under grim conditions, rivers and bays polluted with waste.

SRI Field Continues to Shift with RiskMetrics' Acquisition of KLD

Robert Kropp — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:46:31 +0000

The rapidly changing landscape of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research providers received another major update this week as RiskMetrics Group announced the acquisition of KLD Research & Analytics. The acquisition, which has been widely anticipated for a month, follows RiskMetrics' purchase of Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, like KLD a provider of ESG research, in February.

Johnson Controls: The Quiet Company Raises Its Voice and Its Profile

Leslie Guevarra — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:57 +0000

Though a giant in the buildings and automotive industries, Johnson Controls Inc. was long considered a quiet company — seldom a major presence outside its lines of business. That's changing as the firm increasingly raises its voice and its profile to spread its mantra of "Efficiency Now."

Diversey Ups Emissions Reductions Investments, Earns Bigger ROI

ClimateBiz Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:40:33 +0000

One year after setting a goal to cut corporate emissions by 8 percent before 2013, Diversey CEO today announced the company had already surpassed that target, and upped the goal to a 25 percent reduction in the same time frame.

Green Buildings Continue Impressive Growth, New Market Study Finds

GreenerBuildings Staff — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:01 +0000

The Green Building Market and Impact Report, released this morning by GreenerBuildings.com, measures the beneficial impacts that LEED-certified buildings have on energy, water, worker productivity and more, and charts the growth of the green marketplace in the coming years.