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Why Businesses Must Focus On Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

This post originally appeared on the WRI blog. By Eliot Metzger This week, Hurricane Sandy drew attention to the increasing climate-related risks […]

TriplePundit

November 6, 2012

Finance

Plastic Bottles Turn to Roofing Materials in Disaster Zones

A research team at the New York Institute of Technology has come up with an innovative way to cut recovery […]

Jan Lee

November 5, 2012

Finance

BSR Follow-Up: We Need a CSR Hurricane to Move Fast Forward

The BSR conference ended last Friday in New York City and then came hurricane Sandy, bringing with it chaos, damage and […]

Raz Godelnik

November 2, 2012

Finance

Northern Trust Enhances Offering for Socially Responsible Investors

Northern Trust announced this week that it has enhanced its offering of socially responsible investing solutions for institutional investors. Through […]

Harry Stevens

November 2, 2012

Finance

Social Entrepreneurs: Stop Pitching and Start Executing

By Zoe Selzer The Harvard Business Review recently published an article by Max Marmer addressing the issue of “celebretizing entrepreneurship” […]

TriplePundit

November 2, 2012

Finance

Racial Inclusion Doesn't Happen if Organizations Ignore it

“Civilization, in a sense, can be reduced to the word ‘welcome.’” – Stanley Crouch In the Harvard Business Review a […]

Hannah Miller

November 1, 2012

Finance

Hurricane Sandy Demonstrates That the Insurance Industry Should Be Wary of Climate Change

It’s Tuesday morning and I’m sitting in my Brooklyn apartment looking outside. On my street, the damage from Hurricane Sandy […]

Raz Godelnik

October 31, 2012

Finance

The Green Economy Is the Future

By Kevin Danaher Think of your worst nightmare of the future. Heat waves and drought devastate food production, causing millions […]

TriplePundit

October 30, 2012

Finance

Co-ops: Sustainable Solution for Economic Growth

Nouriel Roubini, the economist from New York University’s Stern School of Business who earned the nickname “Dr. Doom” when his […]

SLDI

October 29, 2012

Finance

Habitat For Humanity + PG&E Light Up Low-Income Housing with Solar Power

Habitat for Humanity, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), and the City of Oakland recently teamed up to pair solar […]

AdamJohnston

October 29, 2012

Finance

What Kind of First Impression Does Your Company Make?

A friend got a callback for a job he applied for nine months ago with a tech start-up. He’s now […]

jennifer boynton

October 25, 2012

Finance

The Fall of Silicon Graphics

The following article is part of our lessons in sustainable business series by students at the Presidio Graduate School. By John R. […]

presidioISBS

October 25, 2012

Finance

Designing for Resiliency

By Maura Dilley Good designers know how to create products and services that people love. This seems like the most […]

TriplePundit

October 25, 2012

Finance

BSR Survey: Investors Don't Read CSR Reports

Sustainability has traveled lightyears in the last two decades, but is not yet woven into the fabric of the American […]

Hannah Miller

October 24, 2012

Finance

Why a Major Private Equity Firm is Investing in Sustainability

By Graham Russell The University of Colorado at Denver Business School recently hosted an event in which Elizabeth Seeger, a […]

TriplePundit

October 24, 2012

Finance

Coal Industry Faces Increasing Financial Risks

Many people now realize that coal is a dirty fossil fuel.  However, coal-generated power may be an increasingly poor investment, […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

October 23, 2012

Finance

The Population Problem is a Resource Allocation Problem

This post was originally published on SteadyState.org By Herman Daly The population problem is – at its core – a […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

Impact Entrepreneurs Need to Fail in Order to Succeed

By Maura Dilley Most of the American entrepreneurs we all know, from Howard Hughes to Mark Zuckerberg, are introduced to […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

A Month of Impactful Innovation in Seattle

The past month in Seattle has seen an incredible surge of efforts around sustainable, conscious, impactful business.  Showcased across four […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

Social Entrepreneurship Was Created to Foster Transformational Change

By Martin Montero For the past 15 years of my life, I have very heavily invested a great deal of […]

TriplePundit

October 23, 2012

Finance

Sustainability in the Arts: The Opposite of Avant-Garde?

The following article is part of our lessons in sustainable business series by students at the Presidio Graduate School. By Valéria Miranda […]

presidioISBS

October 23, 2012

Finance

Earthquake Recovery in Japan: Entrepreneurs to the Rescue

“Disaster relief” usually brings to mind images of tents, food and water convoys, and emergency medicine. But since 2011’s earthquake, […]

Hannah Miller

October 22, 2012

Finance

BioLite: Tackling the Indoor Air Polution Crisis No One Is Talking About

Of the seven billion people now living on the planet, more than three billion cook their meals using wood or […]

Tom Schueneman

October 22, 2012

Finance

Using Visual Thinking to Embrace Complexity

By Maura Dilley Scaling up Impact with Leadership, Systems Thinking & Design This weekend is the 23rd annual Bioneers Conference […]

TriplePundit

October 22, 2012

Finance

Photo Tour: Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Comes to California Farm Country

Edeniq has brought Silicon Valley innovation to America’s breadbasket. The ethanol production company is plunked in the middle of the […]

Leon Kaye

October 19, 2012

Finance

What's Your Inspiration Capital?

By Ashok Kamal, Bennu Social entrepreneurship heals one of the world’s most unfortunate – and common – ailments: hating work. […]

TriplePundit

October 18, 2012

Finance

49 of Top 50 U.S. Employers Concerned About Battling Climate Change

By Ron Loch In this election year there have been ubiquitous declarations about the concerns of America’s “job creators” which […]

TriplePundit

October 16, 2012

Finance

Australian Carbon Trading Scheme Commences: All Emissions Are Not Local

Australian carbon trading took another step forward last month when the first carbon credits under the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme […]

Hannah Miller

October 16, 2012

Finance

Rewriting the Script – Storytelling at SOCAP and Beyond

SOCAP is the world’s largest conference convening at the intersection of money and meaning. At its core, it is a storytelling […]

Travis

October 16, 2012

Finance

Democratizing Ownership: An Interview with Gar Alperovitz

By David Stripling How cooperatively-owned businesses are creating impact Last week at SOCAP, TriplePundit had the chance to sit down […]

TriplePundit

October 12, 2012

Finance

CA Prop 39 Will Provide Funding for Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency

A measure on the November ballot, Proposition 39, will provide funding for clean energy, sustainability and energy efficiency projects across California. By […]

TriplePundit

October 11, 2012

Finance

Romney’s $90 Billion Clean Energy Accusation Raises Environmentalists' Ire

In case you did not watch last week’s U.S. presidential debate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney criticized Democratic president Barack Obama […]

AdamJohnston

October 10, 2012

Finance

SolarCity Files for $200 Million IPO

On October 5, SolarCity registered for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company […]

Leon Kaye

October 10, 2012

Finance

Shareholders at Procter and Gamble Question Packaging Waste

As I spun a few squares of Charmin toilet paper off of the roll to complete my morning duty, I […]

Dale Wannen

October 10, 2012

Finance

Warby Parker’s New Eyeglasses Support Pencils of Promise

The one-for-one social enterprise model has had its successes and shortcomings, but one organization that has enjoyed continuous success is […]

Leon Kaye

October 9, 2012

Finance

How Bicycling Creates Economic Impact: A Tale of Two Cities

The conventional wisdom assumes that massive transportation projects are far more economically strategic than bike lanes. But the release of […]

Leon Kaye

October 4, 2012

Finance

The Fight for Renewables Rages On, Despite Drought

Has renewable fuel development in the U.S. hit a brick wall, or at least a fork in the road? After […]

AdamJohnston

October 4, 2012

Finance

B Corporations to Expand “Business for Good” Initiative Globally

It was busy at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) last week. Along with President Obama and Mitt Romney both speaking, […]

RP Siegel

October 3, 2012

Finance

How Real Estate Financing Models Can Boost Solar

Financial innovation—particularly at the retail level—is critical to fostering ongoing growth and development of solar and renewable energy projects. To […]

Andrew Burger

October 2, 2012

Finance

When David and Goliath Work Together: Scaling Up Through Business Partnerships

What happens when small do-gooders buddy up with big corporations? Oftentimes, these kind of partnerships can spur a lot of […]

netimpact

October 1, 2012

Finance

Five Ways AT&T Engages Employees to Do One Thing

By Nicole Anderson Do One Thing, or DOT, is an invitation to employees to think about their daily actions and […]

TriplePundit

October 1, 2012

Finance

Business Leaders Want Wind Power Tax Credit Extended

Last week, diverse a group of 19 companies sent a letter to Congress asking them to extend the production tax […]

RP Siegel

September 26, 2012

Finance

Why Vote Mitt Romney? Not Because of Climate Change

There are probably a couple of reasons to vote for Mitt Romney. Yet, climate change shouldn’t be one of them. […]

Raz Godelnik

September 26, 2012

Finance

Makers Promote a DIY Future

By Josh Middleman A colleague recently passed along this article from slate.com that highlights the main theme of Wired editor Chris […]

TriplePundit

September 24, 2012

Finance

No Company Commuter Shuttle? Bay Area's RidePal Has The Answer

It’s probably pretty safe to say that nobody really likes commuting. Whether you’re sitting in traffic or dealing with public […]

Phil Covington

September 21, 2012

Finance

New 170 Megawatt Solar Facility Comes to Southern California

On September 17, Fluor announced it has been awarded a lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. It was also […]

Andrew Burger

September 20, 2012

Finance

The Changing Face of the MBA (Infographic)

Great news: more MBAs than ever will try out alternative career paths, even after snagging that degree. Net Impact surveyed […]

netimpact

September 20, 2012

Finance

Caesars Entertainment’s Sustainability Best Practices

The bottom line for business is that sustainability has to contribute to the bottom line. Caesars Entertainment provides a compelling […]

Bill Roth

September 19, 2012

Finance

Hey Apple, Where's Your Soul?

By Daniel Baylis [Director of Content, N/A Inc.] The new iPhone has arrived. And those who worship at the altar […]

TriplePundit

September 18, 2012

Finance

Practically Green and Gamification: Making Change Fun, Engaging And Sustainable

Business owners are learning that they can save money when their employees engage in sustainable behaviors like recycling or turning […]

Bill Roth

September 18, 2012

Finance

Angel, VC, Crowdfunding, or Bootstrap – Which Funding Model is Right for You?

By Christa Avampato You’ve got your business idea nailed down. You have a talented team lined up behind it, and […]

TriplePundit

September 17, 2012

Finance

Huge Oversupply Renders Kyoto Protocol Emissions Market Ineffective

The first phase of the Kyoto Protocol’s (KP) emissions offset market is drawing to a close with just over 13 […]

Andrew Burger

September 17, 2012

Finance

Best Practices That Motivate Work Associates And Customers To Go Green

Motivating customers and employees to change their behavior to align with sustainable best practices is a major business challenge. This […]

Bill Roth

September 17, 2012

Finance

Low on Cash Flow? Barter for Goods and Services

Oscar Meyer’s bacon barter campaign, featuring actor Josh Sankey, may be a silly stunt, but the evidence suggests that bartering […]

Leon Kaye

September 14, 2012

Finance

Experts Call for Triple Bottom Line Approach to National Energy Policy

New survey results on national energy policy from the Dept. of Energy’s Sandia National Laboratories and OurEnergyPolicy.org show that a […]

Andrew Burger

September 14, 2012

Finance

Occupy Wall Street? San Francisco's Done That Already

“There are two distinct financial systems in this country,” said San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros to the crowd at TEDx […]

Hannah Miller

September 14, 2012

Finance

Why Ben & Jerry's Shareholder-Maximization Excuse is Erroneous

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ve asked our writers (and guests) to respond to the question” What is the Social […]

Raz Godelnik

September 13, 2012

Finance

Panel Seeks to Assure UN Clean Development Mechanism's Future

The future of the first–and still largest by far–multi-lateral market-based initiative to address climate change by seeking to promote and […]

Andrew Burger

September 12, 2012

Finance

How to Parlay a Passion for Biomimicry into a Real Job

The following article was originally published on the Net Impact Blog. Q&A with 2012 Net Impact Conference speaker Asheen Phansey […]

netimpact

September 11, 2012

Finance

Painting Rwanda’s Future – The Healing Power of Art

Since opening its doors in March, 2010, Uburanga Art Studio has swiftly emerged as one of Rwanda’s leading art organizations. […]

Travis

September 8, 2012

Finance

Worst Companies to Work for in America: Another List

Almost every day there is any number of online “top-ten” lists about any number of topics, from personal hygiene to […]

Bill DiBenedetto

September 7, 2012

Finance

HERE.st Wants You to Know Your Neighbors

By Michael Libes The mobility of Americans over the past six decades has led to huge cultural changes, with the […]

TriplePundit

September 7, 2012

Finance

Recycling Jobs Now Even Dirtier and More Dangerous

Recycling has long been the low-hanging fruit of sustainability in both neighborhoods and offices. More municipalities and office buildings have […]

Leon Kaye

September 6, 2012

Finance

Navigating the Government-Industry Nexus

You may have heard of the the energy-water nexus, a framework that recognizes the complex and elaborate interdependence between these […]

RP Siegel

September 4, 2012

Finance

Cheap Solar Comes to Boston

Residents and businesses in Boston can pay less for electricity produced from solar energy than conventional sources, thanks to the […]

Andrew Burger

August 31, 2012

Finance

6 Components of a Thriving Startup Ecosystem

By Michael “Luni” Libes Creating a new company is an incredibly difficult endeavor. It takes perseverance, stamina, and stubbornness, to […]

TriplePundit

August 31, 2012

Finance

5 Key Components of Sustainable Profit Growth to Boost America

By Michael Zacka, North America President and CEO, Tetra Pak We’re stuck. The American economy picked up such little steam […]

TriplePundit

August 31, 2012

Finance

In Defense of Increasing Profits as the Social Responsibility of Business

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ve asked our writers (and guests) to respond to the question “What is the […]

Jonathan Mariano

August 30, 2012

Finance

Conflict Mineral Rule 1502 – Here’s the Skinny

By Patricia Jurewicz Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made a much-anticipated ruling on conflict minerals. Rule 1502 […]

TriplePundit

August 29, 2012

Finance

Transforming Cities with Community Supported Art

A version of this piece originally appeared on Vitamin W Artists can transform cities. They turn wasted buildings into studios […]

TriplePundit

August 29, 2012

Finance

The State of Sustainable Development According to Professionals

The Regeneration Roadmap project recently released their report entitled, “Global Expert Perspectives on the State of Sustainable Development.” The report […]

RP Siegel

August 29, 2012

Finance

Solar Business Booming in New England

Business at downstream solar photovoltaic (PV) companies is growing exponentially in the Northeast, as home and property owners, spurred by […]

Andrew Burger

August 28, 2012