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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
American International Group, already the recipient of over $170 billion from the US government, has come under fire in recent days for paying out $165 million in bonuses. Without government intervention AIG would have failed, and now the taxpayer money that is supposed to be used to save it, is ...
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Monday, March 16th, 2009
Ben and Jerry's recently held a conference in Paris to promote their line of fair-trade ice cream. Ben Cohen, the Ben behind Ben and Jerry's, discussed the economic downturn, saying that fear and greed have proven to be poor and unsustainable business practices and that we must build a ...
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Friday, March 13th, 2009
The popularity of sustainability reports among larger companies has increased rapidly in recent years. Back in the 1980's, only chemical companies issued "sustainability reports." Those reports were really just environmental impact reports. Today, over 50% of the Global Fortune 100 and more than 2000 companies worldwide from every imaginable ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
A new rule proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency will require just over 13,000 facilities accounting for nearly 90% of US greenhouse gas emissions to report their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan would require companies in a broad range of industries that emit at least 25,000 metric tons of ...
Posted in Business, Environment, Policy | 4 Comments »
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
The ten-part series The Sustainable Office is now available for download so that everyone can benefit from the cost-saving, impact-reducing tips. Improving the performance of your office in each of the 10 areas is guaranteed to make your workspace a bit greener while making your employees happier and more productive. ...
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Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Here we are. The final installation in the 10-part series on sustainability in your office has arrived. Just to recap briefly, here is a list of the previous nine topics covered in The Sustainable Office.
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1. Computers
2. Lighting
3. Paper and Ink
4. Commuting
5. Packaging
6. Water
7. Air
8. Furniture
9. Food
And the final, most ...
Posted in Business, Environment, Policy | 5 Comments »
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Choosing a sustainable diet is not only one of the best ways to reduce your impact on the environment, but it can also substantially improve your health and quality of life. Encouraging your employees to eat green will reduce your organization's impact on the environment, and just may give ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Hello, I'm Roy.
I have been working at Verteego for only and already one week as a sales consultant. I think it is time to share my first insights on the company, the industry and our customers.
First of all, I have to tell how amazing the Verteego team is. They are, ...
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Remember when you were a kid, and you had that one friend who had all the cool, crazy furniture all over his house like car seats for chairs and couches, road signs for coffee tables, and tobacco spittoons for water pitchers? Well that furniture is still cool because not ...
Posted in Business, Environment | 3 Comments »
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
We speak to many small & medium business owners who come and ask us: why should my company execute a sustainability strategy? Isn't sustainability a waste of time & money in these difficult economic times?
Our answer is usually the following: SMEs who are not committed to expanding sustainably will die. ...
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