Nov. 21, 2008 - The value of green building construction starts jumped five-fold over the past three years - and could triple to as much as $140 billion by 2013, according to McGraw-Hill Construction’s Green Outlook 2009.

Nov. 14, 2008 - Office Depot racked up $1.6 billion in green product sales last year, according to the company's latest sustainability report.

Nov. 7, 2008 - The global IT industry has been slow to embrace the business opportunities presented by climate change, despite strong market demand for new technologies such as "smart" buildings and remote conferencing, according to a new Gartner/WWF survey.

Oct. 24, 2008 - What downturn? General Electric is reporting another stellar year for its Ecomagination suite of green products and services, with sales likely to jump 21% in 2008. Total revenues are expected to cross $17 billion by year's end.

Oct. 22, 2008 - Financial services firms are touting their green offerings in a bid to stay competitive as the markets take a tumble, according to new Mintel research.

Oct. 22, 2008 - Companies in the climate-mitigation business - think renewable energy, nuclear power, and energy management - now generate a whopping $300 billion in revenues each year, according to new figures from banking giant HSBC.

Oct. 17, 2008 - General Electric is well-positioned to thrive despite the economic downturn - because it's marketing products that both reduce environmental impact and save consumers money, according to Judy Hu, the branding exec behind GE's wildly successful Ecomagination program. (via Greenwire)

Sept. 3, 2008 - Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy says his supermarket empire wants to "create a mass movement in green consumption" by making it easier and more affordable for customers to buy green products.

Sept. 3, 2008 - Proof positive that the green-products market is heating up? Online auction house eBay has created a new e-commerce site specifically for ethically sourced and environmentally preferable products.

July 8, 2008 - Toyota is making the "symbolic gesture" of mounting solar panels on some next-generation Prius hybrids, Reuters reports.

June 25, 2008 - St. Louis-based architectural firm HOK earned more money from green-certified building projects last year than any other U.S. shop, according to Engineering News-Record.

June 24, 2008 - Electronics giant Siemens AG says it's on track to pull in 25 billion Euro a year in green-product sales by 2011, thanks to skyrocketing demand for environmental solutions in the industrial, energy, and healthcare sectors.

May 28, 2008 - Ecomagination, GE's $20 billion initiative to develop new environmental products and services, is generating so much business that the company has upped its revenue goals for the program. GE has also committed to using its own Ecomagination products to slash companywide fresh water use 20% by 2012.

March 28, 2008 - Proctor & Gamble aims to develop a $20 billion market over the next five years for what it calls "sustainable innovation" products - products that perform 10% better than their competitors in one of six environmental categories. Peter White, P&G's head of sustainability, told ClimateChangeCorp.com that the company is re-evaluating everything from detergents to diapers in an effort to create greener products that will appeal to consumers.

March 21, 2008 - Chemical supplier SI Group has unveiled a new program to deliver customized, environmentally preferable products for manufacturers. The new program, dubbed StrategicGreen, aims to "help manufacturers think beyond compliance issues to realize additional business benefits" of using greener chemicals.