Green Buzz: Taking Care of Business

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

Taking Care of Business By Joel Makower Chairman & Executive Editor On April 28, we’ll be holding another in our series of VERGE Salons — high-energy, day-long events focused on unlocking the business opportunities at the convergence of technology and sustainability. The focus of VERGE Salon London is Supply-Chain Transparency and …

Show Me the Money: Sustainability and Financial Outperformance

Jay OwenSustainability News

  February 16, 2015 ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Carbon Onsetting: A Robust Complement to — or Replacement for — Offsetting Internal carbon fees are becoming increasingly popular with companies as varied as Shell, Microsoft and Disney. But rather than use some or all of these funds to buy carbon offsets, a new …

Sustainable Brands: New Metrics Poised for Growth: Program Now Available!

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News, Beyond GDP

  SB News & Updates Share on: Upcoming Events News & Views Memberships Learning Library Solutions UPCOMING SB EVENTS: New Metrics Poised for Growth: Program Now Available! SB Corporate Members represent some of the best brand names in business. By virtue of their membership, they are demonstrating themselves to be …

NewNet Daily Newsletter: BASF plans rapid ramp-up in BDO production after Genomatica tie-up

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

NewNet Daily Newsletter 14 May 2013 Find out all the latest news on bioenergy deals around the world with a NewNet premium subscription Deal News BASF plans rapid ramp-up in BDO production after Genomatica tie-up PREMIUM Armstrong’s $150m clean energy fund signs first solar deal with Symbior APR Energy, Hertz join forces …

Newly Confirmed Speakers & Discussion Topics Announced for SB’13

Jay OwenSustainability News

SB’13 Program Speakers Who’s Coming Share on:              In just 5 weeks, business leaders from around the globe will convene in San Diego, CA, for what is shaping up to be the largest and most inclusive set of conversations to date about how sustainability thinking is changing the landscape of …

Google, Cisco share first place on Greenpeace’s 2013 Cool IT list

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

  On The Brink Climate change as real business risk By Michael Kramer Politicians might debate them, but the risks of climate change and their potential impact on businesses are all too real. …Read More How to prevent the natural resources economic bubble  By Nathan Havey Climate change and natural …

New Press release for SB’13

Jay OwenSustainability News

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Katherine Arnett Saatchi & Saatchi S 415.871.2005 [email protected]   Sustainable Brands Releases Program Details for SB’13 Conference in San Diego CA, June 3-6, 2013   Presenting Sponsor BMW i joins BASF, Target, SAP, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Johnson & Johnson plus over 2,000 for Purpose-Driven Brand …

DuPont partners with Suntech to increase PV availability

kristyGreen Prosperity

2 February 2012 News and Analysis Deal News DuPont partners with Suntech to increase PV availability Nordex wins 12 turbine Spanish order Gehrlicher Solar enters Turkish PV market through JV UK recycling company ECO Plastics secures £1.15m from WRAP US solar company SunPower purchases Tenesol for $165m Tuscon Electric Power …

Solar thermal developer BrightSource Energy files for IPO

kristyGreentech

27 April 2011 DEAL NEWS Solar thermal developer BrightSource Energy files for IPO Deal round-up: Cleantech innovators land windfall Solar Rainbow aims for new heights with roofing company acquisition Trina Solar seals Fotowatio sales agreement BASF buys inge watertechnologies from Emerald Technology Ventures Matrix Partners tipped to invest $15m in …