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Sustainability Initiatives are Viewed as Strategic but Lack Measurement

By Aysu Katun on January 14, 2010 2 Comments A4S Decision-Making too, Accounting for Sustainability Project, AICPA, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Brian Ballou, Center for Business Excellence (CBE), Connected Reporting, Connected Reporting Framework, Connected Reporting in Practice, corporate governance, corporate strategy, corporate sustainability, corporate sustainability leadership, corporate sustainability reports, Crowe Horwath LLP, Dan Heitger, environmental performance, Farmer School of Business, financial performanc, greenwashing, Gregg Anderson, independent green standard, McKinsey & Company, Miami University, operational efficiency, social performance, survey, sustainability initiatives, sustainability measurement, sustainability reporting

Sustainability Initiatives are Viewed as Strategic but Lack Measurement

A recent survey found that the majority of corporate sustainability leaders believe that their sustainability initiatives have significant strategic value for their organizations, but also feel that measurement for these initiatives are lacking, which makes communicating the outcomes of their efforts more challenging.

10 Green Building Studies You Should Know About

By Tracey de Morsella on August 17, 2009 9 Comments (ARRA), adaptation, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, behavioural change, brand equity, building code, building performance, carbon dioxide emissions, Climate Change, CO2, commercial building retrofits, commercial building space, competitive differentiation, comprehensive plans, corporate sustainability reports, energy, energy code, energy efficiency, energy efficiency retrofit market, energy efficient building, energy saving technologies, energy use, environmental law, environmental regulations, ESCO, exaction, exactions, federal buildings.institutional market, federal non-industrial buildings, geothermal power, global warming, government regulation, green building, green construction practices, green development, green retrofits, green workplaces, greenhouse gas emissions, high-performance building, high-performance buildings, high-performance green building space, home owner associations, ICLEI, impact fee, impact fees, incentives, institutional buildings, land use, land use regulation, law, LEED, local laws, market differentiator, market driver, municipalities, Opportunities, ordinances, permitting, psychological barriers, regulatory incentives; sustainability, renewable energy, social barriers, solar access, solar power, solar;, sustainable buildings, sustainable development, tax credits, USGBC, wind power, wind siting, zoning

The green building studies and reports we spotlight cover the following topics: The potential financial benefits of green retrofits; the importance of overcoming the social and psychological barriers to green building; the use of impact fees to encourage green building; the use of mandates and incentives to promote sustainable construction; feedback from the construction industry on the risks that come with green building; global green building trends; green practices reported by facilities management professionals; and reshaping municipal and county laws to foster green building.