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Sourcing Sustainable Consumer and Office Products with BuyGreen

Sean Daily — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:07:39 +0000

GreenTalk Radio host Sean Daily talks about buying products that are “better for you and better for the planet” with Doug Farquar, co-founder and CEO of BuyGreen. Doug helped to create the site in response to his own search for earth-friendly products. The goal of BuyGreen is to provide the best possible buying experience by [...]

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Employee Controlled, Energy Efficient Offices Make Happier Workplaces

Scott James — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:17:06 +0000

We spend more than 80% of our time indoors, but how much consideration is taken for our comfort and happiness when constructing those buildings? Looking for the triple bottom line, researchers in the UK and India set out to study the relationship between energy use and occupant satisfaction in office buildings. The triple bottom line [...]

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Going Green West Conference Brings Together the Future of Clean Tech: An Interview with Ed Ring

Scott James — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:15:29 +0000

Ed Ring, current greentech and politics editor at AlwaysOn Media, launched the “GoingGreen” conference series with AlwaysOn as a way to connect greentech entrepreneurs and investors from around the world. “I don’t think anyone has a better lineup of conferences that brings together top equity investors and top entrepreneurs in every sector,” says Ring. AlwaysOn is an [...]

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Green MBA Programs Grow Up

Reenita Malhotra — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:45:55 +0000

A need for green jobs has recently put into focus the need for advanced qualifications in sustainability and green business. While the corporate world focuses on devising strategies to address the business of sustainability, business schools across the country are incorporating this relatively new field of study into their curriculum. This is in response to student [...]

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IT Companies Go Green Thanks to the Eco-Logical Initiative

Reenita Malhotra — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:10:22 +0000

Would you like to see the companies that provide your favorite IT services go green? Well, with some help from the Eco-Logical initiative, it is actually happening. The Eco-Logical initiative is an interesting cooperative program that has been put together by four different companies to educate enterprises and organizations on how to combine environmental concern and [...]

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Free Virtual Energy Forum on June 24th and 25th

GLI Editors — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:09 +0000

The Virtual Energy Forum, the world’s largest online conference dedicated to renewable energy, sustainability and energy-efficient practices in business, will hold a free online event on June 24th and 25th. For those of you who are not familiar with the organization, the Virtual Energy Forum, is an online conference that brings public and private sector executives [...]

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Eco-Friendly Printing Options for Your Home Office

Reenita Malhotra — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:00:34 +0000

If you spend a good amount of time in your home office, then you might want to consider how best you can green your work environment. Paper is one of the biggest sources of waste in every home office. While digitizing your work is really the better option for trees, there is no getting around [...]

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Upcoming Business Conferences Educate on Green Branding

Reenita Malhotra — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:00:06 +0000

Despite negative world economic news, the business climate is more ready than ever for smart, sustainable brands to pick up steam and take the lead into the future. Even though larger green business issues such as clean tech and green infrastructure have recently been in the news, there is a steady and growing interest in [...]

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