Mitch Tyson, Chairmen of Advanced Electron Beams and Co-Founder of the New England Clean Energy Council, addresses how the US can increase cleantech investment at Cleantech Kingpins, an event hosted by Green Light Distrikt. He explained that many business leaders see a price on carbon as an opportunity to unleash huge amounts of innovation, job creation, and exports that can fuel our country.
A list of top green building trends for 2011 is provided by Green building consultant, Jerry Yudelson and Tom Breunig, director of marketing, of Earth Advantage Institute.
Want a great example of how to engage your employees in the company’s sustainability efforts? Here you go (including 5 reasons why its such a great example).
After six years for development, ISO 26000, the global guidance on social responsibility has finally been launched. Will it be relevant to all activities, in all locations, and of all sizes? After six years for development, ISO 26000, the global guidance on social responsibility has finally been launched. Will it be relevant to all activities, in all locations, and of all sizes?
While this article was written in September in reference to the P&G challenge but it is even more timely now. Seventh Generation co-founder Jeffrey Hollender, was just fired on November 1st. Hollender was considered one of the top green business innovators. Either he is taking the fall for all the recent advertising issues but more likely it is because Seventh Generation is expanding to wider distribution and a broader market. These actions, along with the false advertising allegations, may dilute their brand even more.
As corporate social responsibility and social media collide, David Connor examines the outcome – and provides tips on getting the most from CSR via social media.
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Were you unable to attend Sustainable Brands 10? Do the next best thing; read our SB ‘10 news round-up of posts from around the Web. Help us keep this compilation up-to-date. If you have a new post on the Sustainable Brands ’10 Conference, or we missed your post, drop us a line, so we can include it. We will continue to to provide daily post-SB ’10 coverage in the coming days. See a preview of that coverage at the bottom of this post.
The Sustainable Brands ’10 session “Sustainability Leadership: The Making, Marketing and Thinking Behind Cradle to Cradle Companies and Products” took a look at the importance of measures of ingredient toxicity and material recyclability in branding products as healthy and sustaining.The presenters introduced the idea of moving past “meeting regulations” and achieving the minimum requirements to efficiently and effectively using natural resources, designing systems to eliminate the concept of waste, and leadership within one’s industry for design excellence. They also explained how sustainable business practices build value for an organization including reduced risk and liability, brand differentiation, enhanced reputation and competitive advantage.
