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CEOs looking for new ways to cut costs should focus on reducing their company's supply chain dependence on oil. The first step is to understand their current fossil fuel exposure. Carbon...
The good news: The ultimate environmental footprint of green buildings will become much clearer in the future. The bad news: In the short run, it'll be much more complicated -- especially if...
UL Environment plans to develop sustainability standards for stone, ceramic, clay and glass building materials, as well as glazing materials, windows and their associated hardware and accessories...
In an effort to address social equity issues in the sustainability movement, the Green Building Foundation has launched with a goal of "bringing the environmental, economic and social...
U.S. Green Building Council closed its annual conference with awards to industry leaders, as the region's convention bureau hailed the estimated 28,000 building professionals who came to town for...
B Lab, the nonprofit that created the sustainable business certification, launched its building industry addenda at the...
I had expected the conference to be a showcase of how, when green goes mainstream, good intentions and high standards give way to the lowest common denominator of the mass market. Happily, I was...
There's been a good deal of grumbling about Greenbuild in the last couple of years and, truthfully, I've done my share: too big, too much trouble, too self-reverential. But this year's conference...
The Greenbuild buzz built up from the kick-off celebration continued through Thursday's sessions, the day satisfied on an emotional, intellectual, physical and spiritual level: A "health-...
Johnson Controls Inc. has honored building science thought-leader Philip Fairey with the firm's Building Efficiency Lifetime Leadership Award for his three decades of wide-ranging research,...
During Greenbuild 2009, the coffee giant announced its membership in a U.S. Green Building Council program that will allow it to rapidly certify new stores as green buildings around the world. ...
Amidst the drumbeat of news coming from Greenbuild, it's been impossible to ignore the multitude of announcements unleashed by Autodesk -- and our sources tell us there are more on the way. ...
In the latest move to expand its sustainability efforts, Marriott International Inc. says its green hotel portfolio will grow tenfold in the next five years with the introduction of a design...
The manufacturer of recycled-glass surfaces announced during Greenbuild 2009 that it had published an Environmental Product Declaration, allowing customers to verify the reduced impacts of its...
Nobel Laureate and former vice president Al Gore welcomed thousands of building professionals to Phoenix, praising the U.S. Green Building Council and its members for being the vanguard of the...
The sights and sounds of this year's conference show just how far the gathering -- and the green building as an industry -- has changed since the first, tiny outdoor gathering in Big Sky, Montana...
This study, conducted by the U.S. Green Building Council and Booz Allen Hamilton, predicts that the green building industry will be responsible for the creation or support of 7.9 million jobs,...
This report is seventh in an annual series looking at impacts in the green buildings market, and explores how water use and water conservation pose daunting challenges to building owners and the...
A slew of reports released during Greenbuild 2009 explore how green buildings are impacting resource use, the job market, facility management and more. ...
The first 24 hours of Greenbuild 2009 brought a flurry of announcements, including the latest version of the Living Building Challenge standards, the largest city-sponsored residential solar...
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In the just-published State of Green Business 2010 report, we take an extensive look at the data behind the move toward making mainstream businesses greener.
Click here to read all of our in-depth coverage of the State of Green Business, and to download the report.
In 2010, we're bringing our acclaimed State of Green Business Forum to San Francisco and Chicago, digging in to the research in the annual State of Green Business report to discover recent trends in green business and hear from industry experts about what the future will hold. Read all our coverage of the events here.
How are companies considering carbon now that the Copenhagen summit is behind us? Did the...
This video of Saul Griffith's lightning-paced presentation at the State of Green...- In this panel discussion from the State of Green Business Forum 2010, sustainability...
- These tools and resources from some of the world's largest IT companies serve as a...
- In a world in which vast amounts of information are available about companies and...
- This slideshow, a companion to Saul Griffith's lightning-paced presentation at the State...
Find great professional service providers who specialize in green business. GreenBiz.com's Professional Services Directory lists great resources in sustainability strategies, energy efficiency, marketing, supply chain, recruiting and HR, and many more.
Get the latest insights from IBM on best practices in sustainable enterprises, and a framework for crafting energy and environmental policies. Find out more here.
A Corporate Finance Approach to Climate-Stabilizing Targets
Learn Autodesk’s method for that align with global climate stabilization goals—and how you can adopt it.
Get the story behind the Walmart Sustainability Index and what it means to your business. Read news stories and insights from Joel Makower, Marc Gunther, and the GreenBiz editors.
A monthly metric on responsibility, information, and purchasing in the green economy. The Green Confidence Index is the first ongoing consumer study of its kind. Learn More.