Practical Advice from Sustainable Business Innovators

Sustainable Design in Tough Times: Charlie Sheldon Bridges the Gap

Charlie Sheldon, chair of the Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) Bay Area chapter and head of Link Studios, is one of the many key voices you'll hear at Sustainable Brands International next week. In the run-up to the conference, Lucas Daniel of gravitytank asks Charlie for his unique perspective on the role of design in our current economic climate - and where he sees designers playing a pivotal role moving forward.

What Happened to the "Green" in Green IT?

Rumors of green IT's demise have been greatly exaggerated, says Doug Washburn.

Change: You'd Better Believe It

Barack Obama handily won the U.S. presidential election by promising “change you can believe in.” Here’s how he could actually do it – and what the incoming Obama Administration may mean for your business. By John Friedman

Hey, Nestle: Don't Communicate - Eco-Innovate!

If only Nestle had communicated its efforts to green its bottled water business sooner, it wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in now. Right? Wrong! By Jacquelyn Ottman

The Six Business Benefits of Sustainability

Despite the strong evidence that companies are maintaining their long-term focus during the current economic crisis, critics still question whether or not sustainability is a 'fad' that will be abandoned at the first sign of tight budgets. Here are six reasons why those critics are wrong. By John Friedman

Ben Finklea of END Footwear: The Rundown on Green Design

With industry powerhouses like Nike going the distance on green design, is this the end of footwear as we know it? Ben Finklea is banking on it. He's co-founder of END (Environmentally Neutral Design), a shoe company that incorporates environmental and social responsibility at every stage of the design process. SLM contributer Betsy Rosenberg asked Ben if he considers sustainability an extreme sport. Listen now (MP3)...

Green IT: Beyond the Datacenter

Companies typically focus their green IT efforts on datacenter operations, but by failing to address the distributed PC environment, they're missing out on significant energy and financial savings. By Doug Washburn

Sustainability Lessons Learned: nVidia

Graphics processor company nVidia has a corporate culture that prizes employee participation in generating ideas for new products and processes. Here's a look inside this and other principles of the firm's "Visualize Green" sustainability program. By Karen Janowski

Nature’s Solution to a World in Crisis

In the midst of a global financial crisis, can we still afford sustainability? As a matter of fact, we can't afford not to, argues Ray Anderson, CEO of Interface, Inc.

Wal-Mart's New Sustainability Mandate in China

CEO Lee Scott has made it clear that Wal-Mart's China suppliers have to go green or else they will have to just go, period. By Andrew Winston

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