Sacramento and SoCal show how to do sustainable communities right
The California capital and an association of Southern California governments last week presented innovative ideas for reducing congestion while building environmental and social concerns into their plans to grow green.
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Sacramento and SoCal show how to do sustainable communities right
Verdantix offers a blueprint for green office buildings
Real estate developers and managers who fail to incorporate sustainability principles in commercial buildings could get shut out of the high-end market for corporate office space, Verdantix says.
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Verdantix offers a blueprint for green office buildings
AT&T to Provide Eco-Scores for All Mobile Phones
A new ranking, developed by AT&T in partnership with BSR and industry stakeholders, aims to give shoppers easy access to more environmental and social aspects of mobile phones.
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AT&T to Provide Eco-Scores for All Mobile Phones
IT Industry Gets a D+ for Green Policy, Labor Practices
With the exception of Ricoh, Intel and Motorola Mobility, the IT industry earns dismal grades when it comes to sustainability and social practices, averaging a D+, new research says.
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Shareholder Activism Grows During Latest Proxy Season
Nearly 400 environmental and social shareholder resolutions were filed in the latest proxy season, according Proxy Preview 2011.
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Wanted: Chief Sustainability Officer
Avon’s Tod Arbogast offered a look at how chief sustainability officers can identify and manage potential environmental and social business risks before a crisis requires immediate action.
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Wanted: Chief Sustainability Officer
How to Spur Behavior Change to Promote Sustainable Consumers
Despite the wide array of sustainability initiatives companies are undertaking on their own operations, perhaps the biggest challenge to scaling up global sustainability efforts is convincing end users to reduce their own impacts.
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How to Spur Behavior Change to Promote Sustainable Consumers
BP Shareholders Vote No on Oil Sands Transparency
BP shareholders rejected a resolution to report on the financial, environmental and social risks related to the company’s involvement in Canadian oil sands drilling.
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Sears, Kmart Among Latest Companies Swearing Off ‘Dirty Gold’
The addition of three new retailers last week brought the total of signatories aiming to reducing mining’s environmental and social impact to 60, with more than $1.3 billion in U.S.
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Cartier Taps Green Mining Firm for Responsibly Sourced Gold
All too often, behind the glitter of gold are ugly environmental and social costs: Unregulated mines creating toxic wastes, child laborers working under grim conditions, rivers and bays polluted with waste.
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