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Major US Retailers Drop Products Sourced from Canadian Oil Sands

Major US Retailers Drop Products Sourced from Canadian Oil Sands

In an effort to slash CO2 output, Whole Foods, Bed Bath & Beyond announce they will no longer buy products sourced using Canadian oil sands.

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Marketing Products as Sustainable? Green? Carbon Neutral? The FTC Is Watching

Marketing Products as Sustainable? Green? Carbon Neutral? The FTC Is Watching

It is time to get serious about your green performance claims. This means being sure your claims are well grounded in quantitative performance.

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Why Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Is Dead

Why Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Is Dead

Is voluntary the new mandatory? Will Sarni argues that any idea companies may have had that voluntary reporting was in fact voluntary has now disappeared.

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Is Your Company Ready for Water Disclosure? Probably Not.

Is Your Company Ready for Water Disclosure? Probably Not.

If you love the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Questionnaire, you will love the CDP Water Disclosure Questionnaire. The question is: are you prepared?

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Why Google and Cisco will Soon Manage All Your Energy Use

Why Google and Cisco will Soon Manage All Your Energy Use

The IT leaders have re-entered your home and business in a whole new way. Companies like Google and Cisco are providing the tools to help consumers and businesses monitor and manage their energy use to reduce carbon emissions.

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Greenwash Hits the Courtroom: Why the 'Green Wave' Now Includes Litigation

Greenwash Hits the Courtroom: Why the 'Green Wave' Now Includes Litigation

Here come the lawyers. The 'green wave' of sustainability now includes, and will increasingly include, an aspect of litigation. Why litigation and what will be litigated?

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2009: The Birth of the Electric Car

2009: The Birth of the Electric Car

2009 was the year of the electric car even though the numbers of actual cars sold or projected to be sold this year do not appear to support this conclusion.

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Water Strategy as a Business Imperative

Water Strategy as a Business Imperative

Although corporate water strategies, water footprint and “offset approaches” are in their infancy (similar to the carbon and climate change issue and methodology several years ago), the attention businesses are giving to water is accelerating.

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Why Sustainability Strategy Alignment Is "The Right Thing to Do"

Why Sustainability Strategy Alignment Is "The Right Thing to Do"

From a business perspective, “the right thing to do” is adopting a genuine sustainability strategy that is completely aligned with your overall company strategy. If executed well, this can create long-term value.

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