A New Kind of Climate Change Graphic

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 11:30

On climate change: Urgency. Not panic, but a healthy sense of urgency. That’s what we need.

GRI Podcasts: Beyond Reports - Episode 4, Tamara Barker

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 09:30

JetBlue Releases Annual Responsibility Report

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 10:10

JetBlue (Nasdaq: JBLU) recently released its annual responsibility report outlining progress the airline made in environmental, social and business responsibility in 2015. This report highlights major developments including a 3.7 percent reduction in standardized emissions since 2009 and carbon offsets totaling more than 1.1 billion pounds of CO2e emissions.

Invest in Wind Today to Power our Future

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 12:05

Businesses must step up to the plate and lead by example. It’s in the best interest of not only the planet and the people who live on it, but industry as well - climate change is a very real threat to every sector of business.

Businesses Expected to Excel and Grow in Infrastructure and Innovation (SDG 9)

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 12:50

This week, Global Sourcing Council's 17 Weeks for 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explores SDG 9 with examples of corporate action for building resilient infrastructure, promoting sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation.

A New Look at CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility (All-Videos issue)

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 09:35

GreenMoney Journal launches its first-ever all Videos issue on “CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility” (May 2016)

Two Weeks Left to Register for Youth Education Roundtable in Boston

Mon, 05/16/2016 - 10:30

Today’s business leaders are redefining business success by how their companies work and impact society, driving the need for a deeper understanding of the relationship between environmental, educational and economic demands.

Corporations School US Universities on Buying and Using Clean Energy

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 15:35

In 2015, corporations bought roughly 3.2 gigawatts (GW) of electricity from utility-scale renewable energy facilities, which generate power from sources like wind and solar and then pump it into the grid to supply energy to utilities and other customers. Indeed, corporations surpassed utilities last year as the majority buyers of wind power. But universities may be the next big customer for utility-scale renewable energy.

CleanMed – Health Care and Sustainability Nirvana

Fri, 05/13/2016 - 16:00

I fell in love with the CleanMed conference when I first attended in 2010. CleanMed is a content-rich gathering, chock full of heart. It was started by two determined nonprofits, Healthcare without Harm andPractice Greenhealth, in 2001.

Mars Takes Another Step on the ‘Path to Zero’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Operations

Tue, 05/17/2016 - 12:05

The energy it takes to make MARS® bars, WHISKAS® cat food, EXTRA® gum and UNCLE BEN’S® rice in the U.K. is now provided by a new wind farm in Moy, Scotland. Through a partnership with Eneco U.K., the 20-turbine wind farm, located just south of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, will generate electricity equivalent to what powers all 12 Mars U.K. sites solely with renewable energy.