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Hands up everyone who wants to spread the green message.... But how? Sustainability is knocking at the door of every business, but why do so many small and mid-size American business owners deadbolt their minds to more sustainable practices? Has it ever crossed your mind that they’re ...
TriplePundit Editor Jen Boynton is in Mozambique this week along with TreeHugger's Brian Merchant to get the full story on a remarkable triple-bottom-line business model. There’s no denying that charcoal cookstoves are a huge problem in Africa. Used to cook meals in many family homes,...
Prize celebrates the boldness and impact individuals around the globe are bringing to the toughest challenges in their communities and the world-at-large. Founded in 2008 by Anne McNulty in honor of her late husband John, the Prize aims to galvanize efforts to address the foremost soc...
The Sustainable Industries Economic Forums are annual, high-profile business breakfasts that feature inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops and high-powered networking. Now in its 8th year, the event series has featured luminary speakers Cameron Sinclair , Paul Hawken , Ray Anderso...
Here’s what we found.. Back in April, Total SA , one of the world’s largest petroleum companies, bought 60 percent stake in the San Jose, CA based SunPower Corp., empowering (no pun intended) big bucks investment in solar energy that has enabled the kinds of strategic partnerships and...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was aiming for high marks in sustainability when it designed some elaborate green features into the Pentagon's new $1 billion Department of Defense Office Complex in Virginia, and the good folks at the U.S. Green Building Council just rewarded it with ...
And none of those workplaces, he said, would use any of the materials on the red list developed by the Living Building Challenge, which include mercury, asbestos, PVC, formaldehyde and lead. That second fact explained why Ravitz’s was one of the most crowded sessions at Cascadia Green...
Green building in North America will rebound in 2012, using new LEED project registrations as a proxy for this growth. The reduction in commercial real estate construction has not been offset by other sectors such as government construction, which has continued to falter, and so the g...
