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July 30, 2007 
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Richard Branson's Latest Venture 
Virgin's founder talks about why fellow entrepreneurs are uniquely suited to help fight problems such as poverty, AIDS, and climate change. (BusinessWeek) Read more...
Top Stories in Eco-Strategy New GE Credit Card Lets Consumers Charge Their Climate Conscience The new GE Money Earth Rewards Platinum card allows users to earmark the 1% cash rebate they receive on purchases for projects that offset greenhouse gas emissions. The company move, which is taking some heat from environmentalists, is part of GE's plan to have $20 billion in green sales by 2010. (New York Times) Read more... How to Use Green Buildings to Green Your Bottom Line Executives are keen to prove their commitment to sustainability, but few know enough about green building design to incorporate it into key real estate decisions such as renovating existing facilities, taking on a defunct company’s brownfield site, or building a new corporate facility. Real estate trends reporter Eileen McMorrow doesn't want you to make the same mistake. (The McMorrow Report) Read more... ______________________________________________ Join the New Wave of Sustainable Brand Leaders
Britain Announces New Queen's Award for Sustainable Innovation Dubbed a "corporate knighthood," the new Queen's Award for Enterprise recognizes outstanding achievement in international trade, innovations, and sustainable development. (Edie News) Read more... Five Dirty Truths About Clean Tech Entrepreneurs and investors have high hopes for the burgeoning field of clean technology. Columnist Kirk Washington, founder of Yaletown Venture Partners, has a reality check. (CNet) Read more... Nike, Canon, Philips Top List of 20 Biggest Sustainable Innovators SustainableBusiness.com has announced its 2007 ranking of the world's top 20 innovative companies. Now in its sixth year, the list highlights companies, large and small, that are helping to create an environmentally sustainable society. (SustainableBusiness) Read more... Ahead on Product Recycling Goal, Dell Urges PC Makers to Adopt Free Takeback Programs Dell says it is ahead of schedule to achieve a multi-year goal of recovering 275 million pounds of computer equipment by 2009. The company also renewed its worldwide challenge to computer manufacturers to offer free recycling to consumers. (Press Release) Read more... Study Finds Gap Between Green Procurement Policy and Action Despite growing awareness of the need to safeguard ecological resources, few companies are putting this principle into practice in their buying behaviors, according to a recent study by consulting firm BrainNet. (SCDExec.com) Read more... Sustainability Picks Up Where Supply and Demand Meet Both investors and companies are working on sustainability issues as new reports by UN PRI and Goldman Sachs show ESG issues are gaining momentum. (SocialFunds) Read more... More Smart Eco-Strategy News... |
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Find Peers and Partners... If you haven’t already joined the fastest growing online sustainable business community, create a profile now and start connecting. Sustainable Business Experts Speak! High-level executives at General Electric discuss the company's citizenship performance and ecomagination efforts. Pictured: VP of Corporate Citizenship Robert Corcoran. Watch now... More Mediacasts... What's New? Intel has launched a new blog on corporate social responsibility written by top executives including Dave Stangis, the company's director of corporate responsibility. Read more... Solution Providers | |
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