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

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.

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How to prevent the natural resources economic bubble 
By Nathan Havey

Climate change and natural resources have begun moving into the realm of financial risk that companies need to understand and appropriately value.

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Making the Sustainability Business Case: A Step by Step Framework to Increase the ROI of your Sustainability Initiatives
Sponsored by Enablon
May 2, 2013

Join us for this one-hour webcast where experts will outline a step-by-step approach for making the link between sustainability and financial performance, showing how to strengthen your sustainability business case. They will describe the tools and technologies available and provide case studies that highlight best practices. Register Here

What will it take to change packaging recycling in the U.S.?
By Jonathan Bardelline

Both sides in the extended producer responsibility debate want changes made to how recycling works in the U.S., but don’t agree on how to do it.

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Exit Interview: Kevin Hagen, REI
By Joel Makower

CSR director tells GreenBiz what he learned during his tenure, and the importance of recognizing incremental improvement over time.…Read More

Organics Recycling Loves Plastics Bags

As a member of the green Sports Alliance, the Seattle Mariners’ aggressive zero-waste goals made Safeco Field ideal for BASF to introduce a new sustainable 100% compostable snack packaging containing peanuts to the first 10,000 fans to arrive September 5. Seen as a game-changing breakthrough for sustainable snack packaging, BASF’s advanced biopolymer technology can be used by companies and communities everywhere.

GreenBiz Focus on Buildings

Join us for our next GRI-certified training at Saint Louis University!

BrownFlynn is pleased to announce its next open enrollment, GRI-certified training at Saint Louis University on April 18-19, 2013. Our two-day course provides attendees with a comprehensive overview of reporting their environmental, social and economic policies–a practice which often establishes or enhances a company’s sustainability strategy. For questions, please contact Cora Lee Mooney at[email protected]. Click here for more details.