Leaner, faster, greener: Nike's new supply chain goals
A top Nike official says the signals for greater sustainability are getting "louder and louder" across the company's supply chain and the industry as a whole.   ... [Read More]
 
Cloud computing raises new ethics, sustainability questions
Cloud computing could redefine the way we think about business ethics and sustainability. Here's how the cloud could affect two of our biggest sustainability challenges: climate change and human r... [Read More]
 
Why Green-Minded Firms Should Think Like Oil Companies
Ever consider that sustainability and oil exploration and production share some common strategies? Understanding what they are can improve your company's chance of success. ... [Read More]
 
CDP's Carbon Action Initiative Brings $10 Trillion to Bear on Climate
The Carbon Action initiative of the Carbon Disclosure Project, launched last year on behalf of 34 institutional investors, now has 92 signatories with more than $10 trillion in assets under management... [Read More]
 
Behind the Top 10 List for Green Building Markets: How SF Made No. 1
Cushman & Wakefield provides drill-down information on why San Francisco emerged as the top market for green building opportunities in the U.S. for two years in a row.... [Read More]
 
Proxy Power: Shareholder Successes on Climate, Energy & Sustainabiity
How investors can use shareholder resolutions to boost company and industry commitments to sustainability issues.... [Read More]
 
Ceres Shines a Light on the Power of Shareholder Proxy Votes
A new look at how shareholder resolutions positively impact corporate commitments to energy and climate issues finds steady growth in proxy actions, and relatively greater success rates.... [Read More]
 
Why Sinking Cleantech Investment Data Aren't the End of the World
The latest figures from Ernst & Young show a 4.5 percent dip in investments in clean technologies last year. Given how bad the Year of Solyndra was for all things green, there's reason for opt... [Read More]
 
States Require Insurers to Respond to Climate Risk Survey
California joins New York and Washington in requiring insurers that that write in excess of $300 million in premiums to respond to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' Climate Risk... [Read More]
 
The Major Dividends Cities Reap from Investing in Green Infrastructure
A new report shows that U.S. cities can save billions in costs -- while cleaning waterways and green neighborhoods -- by leveraging private investment in green infrastructure.... [Read More]
 
Tracking the Evolution of Sustainable Investing
A new book from Trucost executive Cary Krosinsky looks at how sustainable investment in an era of growing resource scarcity can yield significant opportunities for boosting your portfolio's perfor... [Read More]