A new study suggests that companies that publish press releases on their carbon footprints — and their efforts to shrink those footprints — see a boost in share value in the days after announcements.
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Companies Get a Boost in Stock from Reporting Greenhouse Gas Info
After 10 months as the leader of the group, Nixon is moving on, while the Consortium leans on McKinsey and its board to move the organization forward.
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Bonnie Nixon Steps Down as Head of Sustainability Consortium
The country stepped up its opposition to the controversial Emissions Trading System, the latest move from a large number of countries that are opposed to paying for carbon emissions generated within European airspace.
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China Orders Its Airlines Not to Pay EU Emissions Fee
The first full day of a technology-focused gathering in the run-up to this summer's Rio + 20 conference in Brazil highlighted how Big Data, coupled with innovative ideas for dealing with Big Data, can make big impacts at every level.
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Diversity, Innovation and Sustainability at Rio+2.0
Plastic hangers, buckets and trays are being recycled to make the handles for a greener version of the Xtreme3 razor.
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Schick Unveils a Disposable Razor Made with Recycled Plastic
A relatlively large number of business leaders are shifting their firms to be ready for the new energy economy, but important questions remain, including how to measure success and how to convince others to join in the quest.
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How Can Business Leaders Accept the Challenges of the New Energy Era?
From green data center management to real-time carbon emissions tracking, more than 100 developers and sustainability professionals gathered last week to hack together solutions for a greener planet.
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A Hackathon for Geekery and the Greater Good
The head of sustainability and innovation at Nike offers her advice to entrepreneurs and other sustainability professionals, and details on how her company is experimenting with radically new and different materials, redesigning supply chains, and driving social innovation in the athletic apparel industry.
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How She Leads: Hannah Jones of Nike
Jharna Bhattacharya: The futuristic eco friendly houses aim at conserving vital non renewable sources of energy. This also implies that these green projects target at cutting down of domestic electricity bill. The success of these green homes lies in the fact that they never compromise with the basic requirements of living conditions in such projects.
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Eco friendly houses for green living
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 optimism.
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Why Sinking Cleantech Investment Data Aren’t the End of the World