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Interview: Hawaii's Green Economic Transition Story

As part of my research on the U.S.’s proverbial canary in a coal mine–Hawaii–I recently had the pleasure of meeting […]

Scott Cooney

March 24, 2011

Finance

CA Proposition 23 and the National Clean Energy Dialogue

By Lee Barken, CPA, LEED-AP Tom Steyer has a vision for a national dialogue about energy production and consumption.  At […]

TriplePundit

March 24, 2011

Finance

Pension Funds Are Key to Growing Impact Investing

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

March 24, 2011

Finance

Community Empowerment: Improve City of Emeryville

The following open letter is a part of the Presidio Graduate School’s Capital Markets course. For one of the course […]

Presidio Capital Markets

March 24, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Comcast: Employee Engagement, Backwards

Longtime consumer rights advocate Consumerist.com runs an annual competition to determine the Worst Company in America . The “winner” of […]

jennifer boynton

March 23, 2011

Finance

HR 910 Would Threaten California's Clean Energy Economy and More

In the battle to rebuild California’s economy and create jobs, we certainly do not have a friend in Fred Upton […]

GreenChamber

March 23, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Marketing Genius of Kale Chips

This post is part of a blogging series by marketing students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can […]

Presidio Managerial Marketing

March 23, 2011

Finance

Coke Leads Water Accessibility and Sanitation Efforts in Africa

What better way to celebrate World Water Day yesterday than the announcement of a $6 million dollar commitment toward water […]

Tiffany Finley

March 23, 2011

Finance

Socially Responsible Investment Firm Divests Chesapeake Energy

In times when oil prices are on the brink of huge increases and radiation leaks from Japanese nuclear reactors seem […]

Dale Wannen

March 23, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Rat is Back: Union Activism Generates Strong Reactions

From the CSRHub Blog By Bahar Gidwani Years ago, the building next to my office tried to get rid of […]

CSRHub

March 22, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Behind the Music: Gibson Guitars’ Timber Sourcing Debacle

By Nick Kordesch As the legendary guitar riff of “Sweet Child of Mine” blared through Cowboys Stadium at this year’s […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Is It Greenwashing Or Too Many Eco-Labels That Is The Problem?

Greenwashing has become a sufficiently widespread problem that the term now has an entry in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. A more […]

Phil Covington

March 22, 2011

Finance

3 Keys to the Success of a Public/Private Partnership

At the 20th Annual Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Conference this March, David O’Neal, Managing Partner of real estate development […]

Denver

March 22, 2011

Finance

What's Really 'Green' in the Confusing World of Mattresses? Part I

Jonathan L. Gelbard, Ph.D. Last fall, I began work for my first client in the “green” mattress industry, Spaldin Sleep […]

TriplePundit

March 22, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Shop for Japan on Saturday March 26th, 2011: A Global Community Event To Benefit Japan

By Edward West A couple of days ago, I was approached by my friend Brooks Hassig. He asked whether I’d […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2011

Finance

Pressing Starbucks to Follow Through on Recycling Commitments

By Conrad MacKerron, Senior Program Director, As You Sow How would you feel if a company publicly promised to reduce […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Evian Shrinks its Bottle and its Footprint

One thing I’ve learned while putting together this series on the future of drinking water  is this: it’s a lot […]

RP Siegel

March 21, 2011

Finance

Top 10 Climate Change Strategy Consultancies

Despite the weak regulatory environment at the federal level in both the U.S. and Canada, there is growing demand for […]

boyd

March 21, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility at Tokyo Electric Power Company

By Pankaj Arora The current situation unfolding at the TEPCO operated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor is reaching a strange state of continual […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Case Study: Corporate Social Responsibility in the US

Ed note: this content is provided by the Ethical Corporation and is an example of the material that will be […]

TriplePundit

March 21, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

EU Demands More from 2050 Low-Carbon Roadmap

As the US government endlessly debates the validity of climate change, the EU’s energy advisors are demanding more tangible and […]

Tiffany Finley

March 21, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

UPS Appoints Its First Chief Sustainability Officer

UPS announced the appointment of its first Chief Sustainability Officer, Scott Wicker on March 16. Wicker, an electrical engineer, is […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

March 21, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Greenlight Apparel: Change from Within

This post is part of a series on sustainability in the health and wellness industry, curated by Becky Eisen, Dana […]

TriplePundit

March 19, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Interview: How to Implement a Hospital's Sustainability Program

This post is part of a series on sustainability in the health and wellness industry, curated by Becky Eisen, Dana […]

TriplePundit

March 18, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

US Chamber of Commerce: Shoot the Messenger Whatever the Cost

Bill McKibben wrote a piece last week in which he looks past the Koch brothers, who are finally getting the […]

RP Siegel

March 18, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

New Hydrogen Fuel Technology an Oil Substitute?

It doesn’t seem so long ago that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles were being touted as the way of the future. […]

Phil Covington

March 17, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Wind Power with Nowhere to Go in China

Yesterday, we examined the actual wind power being produced versus the wind power installed in China. With only 2/3rds of […]

Tiffany Finley

March 17, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Pepsi's New 100% Plant Based Bottle: Too Good to Keep to Itself?

We all know that the amount of plastic generated by the manufacture and consumption of beverages constitutes a huge use […]

Paul S

March 17, 2011

Finance

New Online Sustainable MBA on the Scene

Antioch University New England’s Sustainable MBA is a proud sponsor of Triple Pundit Thinking about pursuing an MBA in sustainable […]

jennifer boynton

March 17, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Flooded With Proof, Insurance Industry Turns Climate Change Realist

The following is part of the Crowds of Ratings series by our friends at CSRHub (a 3p sponsor) – offering […]

CSRHub

March 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Valvoline Revs Up Its Sustainability Engine with NextGen Motor Oil

While attention to how the automobile industry can reduce its environmental impact often focuses on catchy terms like hybrid, hydrogen, […]

Leon Kaye

March 16, 2011

Finance

GDP: The Right Measure? More of the Human Element Please!

Gross Domestic Product, the venerable and most-favored benchmark of national economic health and output – on the part of most […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

OriginOil's Algae Biofuel Gets Ready for U.S. Market

A few years back, when the U.S. biofuel scene consisted mainly of corn ethanol, biofuel from algae seemed like a […]

Tina Casey

March 16, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

SXSW: Blake Mycoskie on the Power of "One For One"

TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mykoskie offered up the final keynote at SXSW today. Mycoskie founded the company after an inspirational […]

Nick Aster

March 15, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Global Service Jam: 205 Socially Responsible Services in 22 hours

Last weekend, over 1500 service designers and ingenues came together in 59 cities around the world to develop new public […]

Ann-Danylkiw

March 15, 2011

Finance

Seeking Traction with Investors? You've Got Two Minutes

Last week, Triple Pundit enjoyed fly-on-the-wall status at a pitch session between cleantech entrepreneurs and a panel of cleantech investors […]

mcoconnor

March 15, 2011

Finance

Campbell's Continues to Invest in Employees with its CEO Institute

In recent weeks Campbell’s has enjoyed a slew of good press and praise on several fronts. Corporate Responsibility Magazine gave Campbell’s […]

Andrea Newell

March 15, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Impact Investing: $4.1 Trillion to Save the World

By Joshua Wiese The world now faces dramatic cuts in government spending and no shortage of pressing social and environmental […]

TriplePundit

March 15, 2011

Finance

Public Transit in the West: Which Way to Barcelona?

The Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute’s 20th anniversary conference focused on the future of land use in the west.  In […]

Denver

March 15, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Treading Sustainably in Outdoor Adventuring

This post is part of a series on sustainability in the health and wellness industry, curated by Becky Eisen, Dana […]

TriplePundit

March 15, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

SXSW: Engage Employees Like a Game Designer

By: Colin Manuel BusinessEarth Employee engagement. It’s one of the most critical elements of any sustainability or CSR program, but […]

TriplePundit

March 14, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Sierra Club to Koch Brothers: How About a Debate?

Public debate is a privilege of democratic society and holds the potential for idea exchange and constructive dialogue. Done properly […]

Leslie Back

March 14, 2011

Finance

Climate Change Adaptation is Not a Last Resort

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D. CO2 IMPACT In recent blog posts I have discussed the need to accelerate solutions that will move […]

boyd

March 14, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Collaboration Trumps Competition in One Apparel Initiative

This is the inaugural post in a series on sustainability in the health and wellness industry, curated by Becky Eisen, […]

TriplePundit

March 14, 2011

Finance

VentureSource Ranks Top Green Startups

Last week, we saw the results of the top 100 corporate citizen ranking from Corporate Responsibility magazine. This week, we […]

RP Siegel

March 14, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Business Benefits of Philanthropy

If swapping some of your marketing budget for philanthropy sounds like a bad business move, Epic Media Group is here […]

Tiffany Finley

March 14, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

ISO 26000 and the Definition of Social Responsibility

If you’re interested in learning more about ISO 26000, please consider attending the ASQ Social Responsibility Conference June 16–17, 2011, […]

TriplePundit

March 14, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Wisconsin Legislature Closes the Door on Wind Power

In an epic case of bad timing, last week the Wisconsin legislature abruptly suspended the state’s new rules for siting […]

Tina Casey

March 14, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

What Does Sustainable SXSW Look Like?

South by Southwest, the annual geek-fest in Austin, is arguably the premier interactive media conference in the world. Pretty much […]

Nick Aster

March 13, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Responsible Business Summit Comes to NYC this June

Take a quick peek at the event calendar in the sidebar at right, and you’ll see more sustainability conferences than […]

jennifer boynton

March 13, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Trademark Controversy Spurs Outrage, Emboldens Urban Homesteaders

In the past, the Dervaes family of the Dervaes Institute has been in the national media spotlight, often portrayed as […]

Lesley Lammers

March 12, 2011

Finance

Top 3 Ways to REALLY Move the Needle on Climate Change

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D. CO2 IMPACT Yes, I am committed to playing my part to reducing my personal carbon footprint.  And […]

boyd

March 11, 2011

Finance

Momentum Dynamics: Passive Charging Could Be Key to EV Adoption

Most cities will be installing EV infrastructure in the next year. But according to Momentum Dynamics CEO Andrew Daga, that […]

Ann-Danylkiw

March 11, 2011

Finance

PlugShare App Removes EV Owner Range Anxiety & Creates Community

I don’t know about you, but for perhaps the first time ever, I want to buy a Nissan. The Leaf, […]

Paul S

March 11, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

TransAlta Coal Plant to Close, But Don’t Hold Your Breath

TransAlta, the last operating coal-fired plant in the Pacific Northwest, is shutting down, but not until 2025 under a deal […]

Bill DiBenedetto

March 11, 2011

Finance

Interview with Nestlé Waters’ New Sustainability Director: Part 3

This is a final installment of the Triple Pundit interview with Michael Washburn, newly appointed Director of Sustainability for Nestlé […]

RP Siegel

March 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

EV Company Better Place Announces Pricing for Denmark Launch

Better Place, the electric car company that has developed battery swapping technology for its vehicles, announced pricing on March 3rd […]

Phil Covington

March 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Hawaii as a Microcosm in the Study of Peak Oil

Hawaii became the last state to enter the union of the United States in 1959, but may become the proverbial […]

Scott Cooney

March 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

New Sign of a Maturing Green Funeral Industry: Greenwashing

It was bound to happen sooner or later, and in this case it’s sooner. The green burial industry has hardly […]

Tina Casey

March 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Fenton Hosts Twitter Chat on Communicating CSR

The public interest communications firm Fenton hosted another Twitter chat yesterday, this time focused on effective corporate social responsibility (CSR) […]

Leon Kaye

March 10, 2011

Finance

Anusara's John Friend: Yoga and Green Business Success

I saw a yoga class in a business for the first time while touring Clif Bar’s new and very green […]

Bill Roth

March 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

News Corp Achieves Carbon Neutrality

By Dave Best News Corporation achieved a major milestone in its sustainable journey by becoming carbon neutral across its operations […]

Dave Best

March 10, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Green Room: BBMG's Mitch Baranowski Sits Down with TerraCycle's Tom Szaky

http://vimeo.com/20795980 We are very excited to host an exclusive interview series conducted by branding firm BBMG entitled, aptly, The Green […]

bbmg

March 9, 2011

Finance

Interview with Nestlé Waters’ New Sustainability Director: Part 2

This is a continuation of the interview in three parts with Michael Washburn, newly appointed Director of Sustainability for Nestlé […]

RP Siegel

March 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Toyota Joins Interactive Corporate Philanthropy Leaders

Toyota is transforming their corporate philanthropy to be “by the people and for the people” with the advent of their […]

Tiffany Finley

March 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

The Global Reporting Initiative—It’s Here to Stay

Want to learn more? Consider a GRI-certified course in sustainability reporting! ????????By: Janet DeDonato, CEO and Founding Partner, Methodologie Is […]

TriplePundit

March 9, 2011

Finance

Leading with Purpose: The Steve Jobs Way

Apple has been in the news a lot lately. Last month, it released new Macbooks and an iPhone 4 for […]

Jonathan Mariano

March 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

How Green is the iPad 2?

Last week Apple unveiled the iPad 2, which immediately became the center of a heated debate. No, I’m not talking […]

Raz Godelnik

March 9, 2011

Finance

Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute Annual Conference Focuses on the ‘Next West’

These are exciting times for land use planning. While that may be the first time “exciting” and “land use planning” […]

Denver

March 9, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

Interview with Nestlé Waters’ New Sustainability Director: Part 1

I had the opportunity to speak with Michael Washburn, who just recently hired on with Nestlé Waters as director of […]

RP Siegel

March 8, 2011

Finance

Largest Study Begins on Impact of Oil Spill on Human Health

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has just kicked off what is believed to be the largest study ever […]

Tiffany Finley

March 8, 2011

Corporate Responsibility

AT&T’s Energy Efficiency Projects Save $44 Million in 2010

There is often talk about how technology is a steppingstone to a cleaner economy.  Nevertheless, computers, wireless devices, and communications […]

Leon Kaye

March 8, 2011