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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

In this article, we have organized the world’s top sustainability certifications by purpose, procedure, and cost so that you know how to select a sustainability certification with confidence. Below we have organized the world’s most popular sustainability certifications into these categories: Corporate sustainability reporting certifications.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

In other words, a building that is organized instead of chaotic. And I just thought a building as an organism operated by children would be so much fun. So, the values are "good" and "bad," "right" and "wrong," "moral/immoral," "ethical/unethical." McDonough: I had two things occur simultaneously in 1989. Purified water.

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Securing Your Seat on a Corporate Board of Directors • 2/25/21

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

From 2002 to 2012 Coco was President and COO of Taos, a Gartner global top 20 leader in IT cloud professional and managed services. Her work has been featured by NACD, Corporate Secretary, Pensions and Investment, CQ Roll Call, Marketwatch, Ethical Boardroom, GreenBiz, Huffington Post, Environmental Leader and Responsible Investor.

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Carbon Offsets vs Carbon Credits: The 5 Rules of Carbon Offsetting

Green Business Bureau

To do so, organizations must be aware of their impact. This avoids double-counting, e.g. multiple organizations claiming GHG reductions for the same carbon credit. The 2002 mango tree planting project funded by Coldplay gives a stark reminder of this fact. Ethics are not expendable to push GHG emission reductions.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

Ultimately, he filed 21 internal ethical misconduct complaints against colleagues and top executives, including current NW Natural CEO David Anderson, later elevating his concerns to the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC), the body that regulates NW Natural. million from 2002-2004.

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The Life and Death of a Pioneering Environmental Justice Lawyer

DeSmogBlog

This philosophy led Cole to structure CRPE so that community organizers were in the lead and lawyers would be accountable to the organizers. Luke had high moral and ethical standards and he fit right into our community,” Swan said. When his son was born, Adams, Jr. named him after Cole. Lucy Adams, mother of Enoch Adams, Jr.,

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Creating better businesses with B Corp Certification and beyond B Corp Certification presents a set of guiding principles that support organizations to minimize their impact on the environment and society. B Analytics aggregates data from B Corps and other impact-focused organizations to provide comparative analysis and best practices.