GreenBiz

AUGUST 19, 2020

San Francisco is unique in that the city had some of the highest housing prices in the nation, combined with serious urban issues such as an entrenched homeless crisis and a difficult school system. They can theoretically live wherever they want while working online. Sponsored Article. I, too, have longed for greener pastures.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

In my previous blog, Corporate Sustainability Training: Practical Employee Education , I discussed how sustainability education for the business consumer can be broken into two categories; Practical and Academic. This article will look at more Academic courses that often prepare students for a career in sustainability. .

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00. Shockingly, 2.2

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GreenBiz

JULY 27, 2020

Bruce most recently was a vice president of sustainability strategy and outreach at Flex in Silicon Valley. And below, we provide memories of Bruce from many of his friends and collaborators in the sustainability community. GreenBiz co-founder and President Pete May reflects on his interaction with Bruce over the years.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

Matriark Foods takes remnants of fresh fruits and vegetables from farms, and creates vegetable broths and purees for schools, hospitals and food banks. Over the next couple years, it’s going to be interesting to see how those plans and layouts are going to change as they have sustainability in mind. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2021

11 young professionals on the future of sustainable finance. The Emerging Leaders program aims to foster a community of sustainability professionals that is diverse and representative of the world in which we live. Their creative thinking and perspective will help build more sustainable solutions for the future.".

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GreenBiz

MAY 26, 2020

Advice for thriving amid crisis, from 14 sustainability vets. A few months back (and forever ago), our professional colleagues in our Sustainability Veterans group expressed their thoughts on the most important attributes for advancing a sustainability career. Kathrin Winkler. Tue, 05/26/2020 - 08:00.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In particular, our exchange explored how food systems can be made healthier and more sustainable as we look to a future in which we’ll need to find a way to produce enough food to nourish as many as 10 billion people while staying within planetary boundaries. We’re working with each other, not at each other’s expense.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The top 25 most sustainable fleets. Ride-hailing companies such as Lyft own vehicles, but they're also working to help drivers that own their own vehicles move into EVs. The list includes public agencies, big corporations, small companies, school districts, utilities — it runs the gamut. . Katie Fehrenbacher.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

On the occasion of his 70th birthday this month, I caught up with McDonough to discuss his journey and some seminal moments in his life and career, and how they influenced his work. And then get back to work. All of us help each other and get this done. Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead. Joel Makower.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Picture your local salad bar either at your school, grocery store or office. Phood’s devices have been used in dining halls at Yale and Rhode Island School of Design, and in K-12 cafeterias. After working a few years in the financial sector, he read a statistic estimating that 40 percent of food is wasted. Sponsored Article.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Anderson: Can you describe what intersectional environmentalism is and how that’s different from environmental justice and climate justice or how those things might work together? Anderson: Because the GreenBiz audience is mostly corporate sustainability professionals, I’m curious about your business accountability program.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 1, 2022

Getting Off To A Great Start With Your Sustainability Program. You’ve committed to making your business more sustainable. So how do you make sure the sustainability program gets off to a great start? This article will share 12 tips for that all important sustainability program kick-off.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 27, 2022

In this article, you’ll learn the benefits and challenges of running a company internship program, intern project ideas that will bring long-lasting benefits to your company, and strategies for facilitating intern engagement and ensuring quality work. Training and Supervision: Quality Learning Yields Quality Work.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Corporate volunteerism offers many benefits to those involved, from enhancing work culture and increasing employee satisfaction to positively affecting the bottom line through increased sales and greater customer loyalty. Purpose-driven work culture. Passionate job applicants seeking meaningful work. Enhanced company image.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 31, 2022

For example, apartment buildings can become greener and more sustainable when they have efficient cloud-based access control points, which can reduce their global emissions footprint. We will give you a thorough overview of this and how building owners or businesses can get involved. What is cloud-based access control?

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Having a concrete plan for sustainable water management is critical when you look at the impacts of water scarcity. This data is often generated from a water audit , another valuable addition to your sustainability portfolio. Combine with a sustainability certification program. Identify any system inefficiencies (i.e.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2020

During the day I work in the energy sector supporting government and utilities design programs to perform outreach to and educate low-income and diverse communities. They’re vexed with the choice of working as essential workers, risking getting sick or dying, versus losing income and risking eviction from an already overpriced apartment.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 5, 2020

And child labor, in which small children, often recruited because of their ability to fit into small spaces, do difficult, dangerous work for low pay. School of rock. None of them attend school. Children working in a mine in Jharkhand, India. Those efforts remain a work in progress. Which brings us back to mica.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Sustainability Program Challenges. Despite the continued CEO efforts and rising customer, employee, investor and political interest, many businesses are struggling to integrate sustainability into the core of their operations. In 2019, a mere 16% of executives stated sustainability as a built-in business function.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 7, 2022

while “Outreach” refers to the direct engagement and activities to get community members excited and involved. School or community center presentations. Getting involved in your community also grants you the opportunity to promote your products/services and expertise, and network with other organizations. Training sessions.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

How does one reconcile academic work and industry experience in the geothermal sector? In this guest article, A ysegul Turan interviews one of the people who are most qualified to answer this question – Dr. Juliet Newson. Renewable energy is a cornerstone of our efforts to combat the climate crisis and build a sustainable future.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Corporate Sustainability versus CSR. As businesses continue taking steps to be more purpose-driven, conscientious and responsible, the terms “corporate sustainability” and “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) are thrown around a lot, often without clarity and without knowing what these terms mean.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 25, 2021

Last year brought tremendous change in the business world with the acceleration of so many mega trends including remote work, video conferencing, eCommerce, and the digitization of almost everything. 2021: Also the year of sustainability. We’ve evolved as has the entire definition of sustainable business. That’s right.

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We need to be in pre-school or kindergarten, or elementary school, and show them that they can become a climate influencer. They would like to have an interesting development of their life and a work-life balance. They would like to learn at work, and to be accepted and included for who they are.”. We can’t wait anymore.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

The achievement marks a major milestone for the bank and the charity, who last year committed to working together to plant 10 million trees over the course of the coming decade. This is a phenomenal result and I have to thank those Woodland Trust and Lloyds Banking Group colleagues for all their hard work in making this possible," he said.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 16, 2021

endorsed its 100 percent renewable energy goal back in 2017: a show of hands in the high school gymnasium. Sustainability Director April Salas. Salas has worked on energy policy at the White House and for the U.S. Hanover residents rallied around a cause, set an ambitious goal, and can now get to work.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2021

75% of sustainability professionals polled by the Business for Social Responsibility believe that integrating sustainability objectives and practices into a business enhances its ability to address environmental degradation. The Benefits of Measuring Sustainability. What Does Sustainability Look Like as an Internal Process?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. General contracting businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including new customers and sales growth. . If you are a General Contractor, it’s important you provide sustainable construction and renovation options to your customers. Recycled Steel.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. The industry is moving toward sustainable construction. General contracting businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including new customers including sales growth. . HOW TO BUILD and RENOVATE A HOME TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE. Plumbing and Water Usage.

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Andrew Winston

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Tom Lyon , both from University of Michigan Ross School of Business and the Erb Institute. Glad to help promote it and connect it to the idea of “net positive advocacy” from my work with Paul Polman. The business world is increasingly and genuinely inspired by the idea of building more sustainable businesses.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 23, 2022

Sustainable Commercial Landscaping and Lawn Care. Lawncare and landscaping businesses that are eco-friendly and practice sustainability are realizing real benefits including cost savings, new customers, and sales growth. Customers Are Demanding Sustainability. Going Green is Good for Business. Negative Impact on Ecosystem.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget. OVERVIEW OF SUSTAINABILITY CERTIFICATIONS. General business sustainability certifications. Green building certifications.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Toronto Star published the article, “Why North American electric vehicle mandates are destined to fail,” on the same day as Guilbeault’s announcement, which argues that Canadian consumers are not inclined to acquire EVs, partly due to cost. The Toronto Star article did not disclose these connections. EV Prices to Rise?

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Low Impact

JANUARY 27, 2021

Whether working from home or learning from home right now, our computers have, for better or worse, become lifelines, with the thought of having to replace them likely to fill us with dread. Mine is now working for almost 4 years. Starting from scratch with just Linux – see here. Ready to give your laptop another chance?

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Business Green

MARCH 27, 2020

With school closures and companies mandating employees to work from home, the facilities management company's food waste reduction efforts have even more relevance. Sodexo already was working with FRN on food donations as part of its corporate food waste reduction efforts.

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Low Impact

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In this article, we’ll look at how to start a community garden. While starting a community garden can be a very rewarding experience, it entails a lot of work. Could you get an allotment? Before getting started, it is vital to consider your reasons for doing so in the first place. Before starting.

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