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Responsible investing for newbies -- share your ideas

Sep 25, 2009
I've been invited to do a short presentation to an investing club on "sustainable stuff and investing." My plan is to define socially responsible...

Can you tell the difference between sustainable lumber and clear cut lumber?

Sep 24, 2009
(numstead, via Flickr) I didn't think so. A coalition of international environmental groups established the "Forest Stewardship Council" (FSC) ...

Outdated mental models thwart sustainability -- details at 6

Sep 22, 2009
Last week, Andrew Revkin noted the recently released MIT Sloan Management Review/Boston Consulting Group report on the pace and substance of...

A business guide to preventing greenwash

Aug 17, 2009
"Understanding and Preventing Greenwash: A Business Guide (opens PDF)" was just published by BSR and Futerra Sustainability Communications. The...

Answering your questions: Bottled water vs. soda?

Aug 13, 2009
Thanks to Toni from Winston-Salem NC for writing in to ask why environmental tips focus on reducing the use of bottled water, but don't tend to...

Horizon Organic to consumers: sewage sludge is good for you!

Jul 22, 2009
Already plagued for falling prices and other woes, the organic food industry is now confronting 800-pound gorilla Dean Food's decision to create a...

For public good, not for profit.

Talk about strange bedfellows: Dow Chemical & Greenpeace on cap and trade

Jul 14, 2009
We've had Dow Chemical in the Greenwash Brigade's crosshairs in the past, so climate change skeptics chew on this: Greenpeace AND Dow Chemical are...

The "G" in GM is for green?

Jul 13, 2009
The AP reports that General Motors has emerged from bankrupcy ready to "go green."...

CFL faux pas from an ecological intelligence expert

Jul 7, 2009
I just enjoyed the first 45 minutes of a Minnesota Public Radio call-in show. Daniel Goleman is touting his book, "Ecological Intelligence: How...