World’s Most Ethical Companies List Unveiled
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Ethisphere Magazine publishes its inaugural ranking of ethical companies; IKEA, Dole, Baxter Healthcare, Starbucks, Duke Energy, Berkshire Hathaway and others make the list of worldwide leaders in ethical practices.
IBM Launches Billion-Dollar ‘Project Big Green’
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As part of a comprehensive, worldwide effort to reduce energy use in data centers and save companies money, IBM will spend $1 billion per year to implement and create new programs, services and products.
U.S. Solar Power Industry Takes Off
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Plans to build new solar-cell manufacturing plants and to boost domestic production of polysilicon mean that the U.S. solar industry is growing at a record pace.
Thirty-One States Join to Create U.S. Climate Registry
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States once again take the lead over the federal government on climate change, this time creating a voluntary reporting program to begin tracking greenhouse gas emissions state by state.
Citigroup Pledges $50 Billion to Fight Climate Change
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Over the next ten years, the company will dramatically increase its investments in alternative energy, clean technology, and other projects to reduce carbon emissions.
BP Releases 2006 Sustainability Report
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Highlighting its investments in alternative energy projects and steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, BP has published its 16th annual sustainability report.
Rupert Murdoch Pledges to Make News Corp. Greener
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In an announcement to employees today, the News Corp. CEO said that not only would the company become carbon neutral by 2010, but would also weave environmental messages into Fox programming.
Most Companies Would Benefit from a ‘Chief Energy Officer’
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New research from Hill & Knowlton finds that the majority of companies do not have an energy strategy for dealing with global warming, and creating a CNO position would help them better manage energy needs.
Minnesota Legislature Passes Country’s Toughest E-Waste Bill
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The state’s groundbreaking legislation will require electronics manufacturers to pay for collecting and recycling e-waste.
Fourteen New Companies Join U.S. Climate Change Fight
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The U.S. Climate Action Partnership, a coalition of major businesses and environmental organizations, has announced the latest round of new members pushing for national climate-change legislation.
Wal-Mart Launches Major Solar Power Project
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The solar pilot project, which covers 22 stores, marks a big step in the company’s goal of being supplied by 100 percent renewable energy.
Entergy Wins 2007 Climate Protection Award
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The company is the only utility company named by the EPA as a winner of this year’s award for working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Restoring Nature’s Capital: Sustaining Ecosystem Services
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Using the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment as its backdrop, Restoring Nature’s Capital proposes action steps for business, governments and civil society to reverse ecosystem degradation.
The Tricky Question of Biofuels
By Alice Kenny, Ecosystem Marketplace
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Steep gasoline prices and climate change concerns have driven a wave of investment in ethanol and biodiesel, but heavy use of biofuels may have a number of unintended consequences.
The Sustainable MBA: Using Living Systems to Manage for Innovation
By Jessica Williams
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Work environments are as complex and chaotic as natural environments. By embracing that fact and learning to control and account for the elements of your office’s ecosystem, companies can create the conditions that allow true innovation to emerge.
Climate Wise: Mutual Funds: What, Me Worry?
By Marc Gunther
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The mutual fund industry, which has long resisted any attempts at shareholder activism, may be the missing link in the push for corporate action on climate change.