2011 was a great year for TriplePundit, with traffic up 28 percent over 2010. We're thrilled to know that you find news about the triple bottom line as captivating as we do. As we look forward to another year of growth alongside our partners at Sustainable Industries, it's nice to think back to the biggest stories of the year. These technologies captivated your imaginations, and these lessons gave you ideas about how to improve your companies and organizations. Without further ado:
- Nest Learning Thermostat keeps your home comfortable when you're home
- Tata Motors car that runs on compressed air
- Sexism isn't cool, even in the name of renewable power
- Top 10 US Climate-Ready Cities and, more broadly,
- Top 10 climate resistant cities worldwide
- Japanese wind turbine triples power output without increasing size
- Does your business pass the Waffle House test?
- Human rights: beyond CSR
- Landfill mining: a rapidly growing area of waste management
- Gibson guitars raided for illegal wood sourcing (follow-up here)
Jen Boynton is the former Editor-in-Chief of TriplePundit. She has an MBA in Sustainable Management from the Presidio Graduate School and has helped organizations including SAP, PwC and Fair Trade USA with their sustainability communications messaging. She is based in San Diego, California. When she's not at work, she volunteers as a CASA (court appointed special advocate) for children in the foster care system. She enjoys losing fights with toddlers and eating toast scraps. She lives with her family in sunny San Diego.