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Celebrating Women in Sustainability: 10 Women Making Strides in Sustainability – Updated January 26, 2011

By Aysu Katun on March 2, 2010 27 Comments Anita Roddick, Autodesk, Big Green Purse, Bonnie Nixon, Children on the Edge, Christina Nicholson, Coca-Cola, Community Service Volunteers Media, corporate sustainability programs, CSR, Diane MacEachern, Dianne Dillon-Ridgley, Elizabeth Sturcken, Emma Stewart, Environmental Defense Fund, Erin Carlson, ethical consumerism, FedEx, Green Moms Carnival, Green Mountain Energy, Greenpeace, Hannah Jones, Hewlett-Packard, Interface Inc., Karen Flanders, Kimberly-Clark, Kira Gould, Lance Hosey, Microsoft, NIKE, Pottery Barn, sustainability, sustainability leaders, The Big Issue, The Body Shop, The Prince's Rainforest Project, UPS, Wal-Mart, Williams-Sonoma, Women in Green, women leaders, Women’s History Month, WWF, Yahoo, Yahoo! for Good

Celebrating Women in Sustainability: 10 Women Making Strides in Sustainability – Updated January 26, 2011

There is an increasing number of women who are in leadership roles in sustainability. As part of Women’s History Month, let’s take a look at ten women who are making strides in sustainability and shaping ethical consumerism. Add women in sustainability that you admire to the list in the comments section.

Renewable Energy Firms Strike Gold with Green Employee Benefits

By dawn_dzurilla on August 31, 2009 Comments Off on Renewable Energy Firms Strike Gold with Green Employee Benefits Abby White, American Solar Energy Society, ASES, Austin, Boston, Boulder, Broomfield, carbon footprint, Clint Porter, CO, company culture, culture of sustainability, David Blittersdorf, David Samuels, Dick Kelly, Earth Day, electricity consumption, employee benefit programs, employees awareness, energy conscious, EnerNoc, environmental stewardship, environmentally friendly employee benefits, Gaiam, Gillan Taddune, green benefits, green collar jobs, green employee benefits, green jobs, Green Mountain Energy, Hinesburg, hybrid car subsidy, increased productivity, Jan Blittersdorf, KACO Solar, Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability, LOHAS, Minneapolis, motivate, natural daylight, Neil Lurie, NRG Systems, renewable energy, renewable technology, residential, silicon valley, socially responsible, Steve Roalstad, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable workplace, transportation, TX, volunteer, VT, Whole Foods Market, Xcel Energy

All things being equal, if a potential employer paid for your time away from the office to volunteer for an earth-friendly cause or provided you with free compact fluorescent light bulbs and an energy audit of your home, or even a hybrid car, would you be more inclined to join them? Leading by example, renewable energy firms are developing “green” or environmentally friendly employee benefits that align the core values of a CEO and culture of their organization with the core values of each employee.