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Finance

The Great American Suburban Ponzi Scheme

As a friend of mine recently said on his Facebook page, “Your car is Japanese. Your vodka is Russian. Your […]

RP Siegel

July 21, 2011

Finance

Solar Crowdsourcing: 'One Nation Off the Grid'

The networking and computing power of cloud computing and social media are enabling the “crowdsourcing” phenomenon to be harnessed by […]

Andrew Burger

July 20, 2011

Finance

New Australian Carbon Tax Offers Comprehensive Model for All

Last Sunday the Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, announced a new a plan to tax carbon emissions from the country’s […]

Raz Godelnik

July 18, 2011

Finance

In the Field: What to do When You Don't Speak Swahili

This post is part of a series by dMBA students as part of their Social Venture summer course. For context […]

dmbasocial

July 18, 2011

Finance

Highlights of Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s June 2011 Energy Summit

By Justine Burt The buzz at the June 2011 Paris Air Show was about the biofuel jet that flew from […]

TriplePundit

July 18, 2011

Finance

Social Enterprises Bringing Light to the Developing World with Low Cost Solar

by Lorna Li The solar industry is booming these days and it’s easy to get caught up in solar startup […]

TriplePundit

July 15, 2011

Finance

Catalytic Clothing: Mobile Air Pollution Fighter?

In the past 5-7 years, the idea of green living and taking personal responsibility for the health of the environment […]

Paul S

July 15, 2011

Finance

In the Field: Saba Saba International Trade Fair

This post is part of a series by dMBA students as part of their Social Venture summer course. For context […]

dmbasocial

July 15, 2011

Finance

Bank of America Gives $208 Million to Charity in 2010

The CSR reporting companies club is adding a new member. This is good news for the club because this is […]

Raz Godelnik

July 13, 2011

Finance

Markets at Risk of a "Carbon Bubble"; Fossil Fuel Reserves, Companies Way Overvalued

Evidence suggests both fossil fuel reserves and the shares of companies involved in their extraction are way overvalued. In fact, […]

Andrew Burger

July 13, 2011

Finance

The Pattern of Overbuilding: Server Utilization and Energy Productivity for Green IT

The team at Microsoft has outlined their latest analysis of data center energy usage and opportunities for efficiencies in a […]

Microsoft

July 12, 2011

Finance

Florida LED Start-up Celebrates Milestone, Doubles Workforce

Sizable strides have been made recently in the volume and quality of LED lighting available, and companies in the US […]

Andrew Burger

July 8, 2011

Finance

Carbon Disclosure Project: Leverage Broadband Access for Growth

The Carbon Disclosure Project says broadband—and increased access to it on a global basis—is the key to stimulating new, sustainable […]

Bill DiBenedetto

July 7, 2011

Finance

Lessons Learned from a Newly Minted Certified GRI Reporter

This post is part of a series on Stakeholder Engagement sponsored by Jurat Software. By Mara Slade I consider myself […]

TriplePundit

July 6, 2011

Finance

The Role of Trust in Sustainable Business

By: Barbara Kimmel What is the role of trust in creating sustainable business? Trust Across America posed this question to […]

TriplePundit

July 6, 2011

Finance

Brazilian Paper Highlights Economic Benefits of Nature Conservation

By Antonio Pasolini A new study released by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) […]

TriplePundit

July 5, 2011

Finance

How Can People Be Effectively Persuaded to Conserve Water?

Water. In most modern societies, residents don’t have to worry about where their supply comes from or if it may […]

Paul S

July 1, 2011

Finance

Doubling Down on the Single Bottom Line

By Ryan Cabinte Daniel Altman and Jonathan Berman’s recent paper, The Single Bottom Line, caused a stir in sustainability circles […]

TriplePundit

June 30, 2011

Finance

Interview: Angel Investor's Five Best Practices For Attracting Capital

The key to raising money is building investor trust. There is a formula for doing so. The entrepreneurs that succeed […]

Bill Roth

June 30, 2011

Finance

Green Mountain College: A Little More to the Story

In May, my TriplePundit colleague Tina Casey wrote a good piece on Green Mountain College’s success in achieving carbon neutrality. […]

Leslie Back

June 29, 2011

Finance

Creating Hybrid Value Chains with the Ashoka Foundation

The Ashoka Foundation is the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world.  They work on three simple levels: […]

Akhila Vijayaraghavan

June 28, 2011

Finance

Bank of America Putting Billions into Solar

This deal is a really big deal. Bank of America announced an agreement this week with ProLogis, and NRG Energy […]

RP Siegel

June 24, 2011

Finance

Let Employees "Have At It" When It Comes to Using Competitor Products

This post is part of a series on Stakeholder Engagement sponsored by Jurat Software. Intuitively, it would seem to be […]

Phil Covington

June 24, 2011

Finance

10 Recommendations for Start-ups Looking to Raise Capital

The 2011 Pipeline Fund Fellowship Pitch Summit had eleven woman-owned, for-profit, socially responsible businesses presenting their business plans, hoping to […]

jennifer.elder

June 24, 2011

Finance

How to Prepare Yourself to Make a Difference in the World with a Green MBA

Are you wondering how you can make a difference in the world? The green MBA, also known as a Sustainable […]

TriplePundit

June 23, 2011

Finance

Social Entrepreneurs Lag Behind Impact Investors

By Matt Evans Aron Jakab runs Fruit of Care, a social enterprise selling high quality design home decor like fruit […]

TriplePundit

June 22, 2011

Finance

The US Way: Workers Produce More, Earn Less = Company Profit

This post is part of a series on Stakeholder Engagement sponsored by Jurat Software. Mother Jones talks about the “dirty […]

Bill DiBenedetto

June 22, 2011

Finance

Stakeholder Engagement Only Works if You Stay Engaged

This post is part of a series on Stakeholder Engagement sponsored by Jurat Software. On those occasions when I find […]

mcoconnor

June 20, 2011

Finance

The Incredible Edible Park Supplies Food Bank

I was just perusing the new social media website wishes4life.com, which focuses on wish expression and development (or what they […]

RP Siegel

June 17, 2011

Finance

Can Capitalism Be Redesigned?

by Nancy Roberts From financial system meltdown to Arctic ice meltdown, the detritus of a capitalist system gone off the […]

TriplePundit

June 17, 2011

Finance

The Sustainable, Durable Solution to Bike Helmet Safety: Cardboard?!

Bicycling is an inherently sustainable form of transportation: No emissions, minimal materials required to make the vehicle, increased rider fitness, […]

Paul S

June 17, 2011

Finance

Filling the Gender Gap – Educating and Training Women as Angel Investors

The glass ceiling is alive and well, especially for start-up entrepreneurs. According to American Express Open 29% of all US […]

jennifer.elder

June 16, 2011

Finance

Creating Big Impacts Through Community Engagement

There is a growing public expectation that companies should give back to their communities in an authentic, meaningful way. Companies […]

Kate Drane

June 16, 2011

Finance

Verizon Exceeds AT&T’s Energy Efficiency Performance

Like AT&T, Verizon also recently released their 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Ma Bell’s report was called “Meet the Possibility […]

RP Siegel

June 15, 2011

Finance

Do Pennies Make Any Business or Environmental Sense?

Pennies from heaven don’t mean very much anymore, especially considering their costs to the environment and the expense of mining […]

Bill DiBenedetto

June 15, 2011

Finance

Local Stock Exchanges Offer Hope to Small Businesses Looking to Raise Capital

The almighty dollar. Acquiring it is the most commonly cited challenge for entrepreneurs: how to raise sufficient capital to grow, […]

Scott Cooney

June 15, 2011

Finance

Limitations of the Free Market and the Value of Natural Capital Maintenance

By: Maggie Winslow The financial crisis has made abundantly clear what many economists have been arguing for decades: the free […]

TriplePundit

June 15, 2011

Finance

Dispatch From Milwaukee: Successful Launch of "Green Builds Business" Entrepreneur Bootcamp

The American dream is being realized in Milwaukee. Local Hispanic business owners are designing and implementing green projects that will […]

Bill Roth

June 15, 2011

Finance

Job Creation and Consumption: the Macroeconomic Dilemma

By Maggie Winslow The financial crisis that began in 2008, and the efforts to remedy it, lay bare a troubling […]

TriplePundit

June 13, 2011

Finance

Is One-way Corporate Responsibility Reporting Dead?

Last week I attended my first Ethical Corporation conference — their first Responsible Business Summit in New York.  Since most Ethical […]

crmehallow

June 10, 2011

Finance

Kimberly Clark has New Sustainability Goals and a Refreshing Approach

Almost two years after it surprised everyone with an announcement of a new deal with its former foe, Greenpeace, Kimberly […]

Raz Godelnik

June 10, 2011

Finance

Why I Would Vote for Mitt Romney Instead of Obama

UPDATE: Boyd Cohen has recanted this position. For other perspectives on the candidates, check out these posts: Five Problems with […]

boyd

June 10, 2011

Finance

DeveloperTown Creating Innovative Business Ecosystem

A new kind of work environment is emerging in Indianapolis. Rather then fitting a business into an existing office building, […]

Paul S

June 10, 2011

Finance

Khosla Chides Big Oil on Risk and Biofuels

When a big money entrepreneur criticizes Big Oil for its questionable approach to risk-taking, perhaps it’s time to pay serious […]

Bill DiBenedetto

June 8, 2011

Finance

Cutting Edge Capital: Campaign to Legalize Crowdfunding

TriplePundit has been following the work of Cutting Edge Capital for some time now. The group consists of, among others, […]

Scott Cooney

June 8, 2011

Finance

What Should We Tax? Income vs Consumption

Originally posted in The Daly News, a project of the Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy by […]

TriplePundit

June 8, 2011

Finance

Lesson from Cambodia: Why Female Role Models are Key to Women's Empowerment

By Victoria L. Petitjean The case for sex and gender equality has been widely made, and maybe more than ever […]

TriplePundit

June 8, 2011

Finance

Say Yes to Taxes

By: Maggie Winslow “Cut taxes.  Let people decide how they want to spend their money.”  This has been the rallying […]

TriplePundit

June 8, 2011

Finance

California Moves to Ban Styrofoam State-Wide

With over 35 million people and two centers that are unrivaled in their industries (Hollywood and Silicon Valley), California is […]

Scott Cooney

June 7, 2011

Finance

Improve Your Sustainable Business With SWOTs

Congratulations on being ahead of the business curve by having a sustainably themed business!  There are still too many old-school […]

jennifer.elder

June 7, 2011

Finance

Oil Company Shareholders Vote Against Fracking in Record Numbers

The discoveries of massive deposits of natural gas may be America’s ticket to energy independence.  These reserves are tucked far […]

Leon Kaye

June 6, 2011

Finance

Canadian Company Turns Garbage Into Fuel

The Montreal-based company, Enerkem bills itself as a “leading waste to biofuels and chemicals company” that “manufactures, owns and operates […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

June 3, 2011

Finance

Editorial: New Energy Policy is the Key to Economic Renewal

By Maggie Winslow Creative destruction is the term the economist Joseph Schumpeter used to describe how capitalism stays vital and […]

TriplePundit

June 1, 2011

Finance

Chevron Advocate Posing as a Journalist Caught Sending Phony Emails

Here is a story worth passing along, for anyone who likes to know what is really going on behind the […]

RP Siegel

June 1, 2011

Finance

Can More Consumption of Greener Goods Get Us There?

It’s the paradox that’s stumped the green movement since its inception. How can we move toward sustainable economic growth, when […]

Scott Cooney

June 1, 2011

Finance

ExxonMobil Shareholders Ask for Disclosure on Tar Sands Investments

Green Century Capital Management filed a shareholder resolution with ExxonMobil to disclose information about its investments in Canadian oil sands […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 25, 2011

Finance

What the Folks at the Bottom of the Pyramid Can Teach Us

There was an article in Harvard Business Review last week by Deepa Prahalad entitled “Design Lessons from the Consumer at […]

RP Siegel

May 25, 2011

Finance

Nestlé Gets On the Reporting Bandwagon: How Did They Do?

The road to sustainable business now passes through a glass tunnel called “Transparency.” Consumers exercise their singular, unequivocal influence: their […]

RP Siegel

May 23, 2011

Finance

First Light Ventures: Social Investors Share Their Best Practices For Raising Funds

How do I raise seed money? That is the top question I receive from entrepreneurs looking to start a company. […]

Bill Roth

May 23, 2011

Finance

Creating a Sustainability Army

A new book, Army of Entrepreneurs (AOE), by Jennifer Prosek, shares a system that makes entrepreneurial behavior as a core […]

Jonathan Mariano

May 22, 2011

Finance

McDonald’s Stands Its Ground: Advertising To Children is OK

Corporate Accountability International (CAI) presented a proposal at McDonald’s Corp shareholder meeting yesterday that asked for a report on the […]

Gina-Marie Cheeseman

May 20, 2011

Finance

How Incubators Will Help Start-Ups Lead the Clean Tech Revolution

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

Presidio Economics

May 20, 2011

Finance

Bank of America Vows to Reduce GHG Emissions by 15 Percent

The 2008 global financial crisis may have killed off some banks, but others have emerged even stronger. Whatever you may […]

Leon Kaye

May 19, 2011

Finance

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Restore Free Market Capitalism for the Environment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is well known as an environmental advocate and attorney.  Given his pro-environment position, it is quite […]

Jonathan Mariano

May 19, 2011

Finance

Portland’s CivicApps Initiative: Crowd Sourcing for Crisis Management

The following case study is part of a project by MPA students at the Presidio Graduate School on information management […]

Presidio Information Technology

May 19, 2011

Finance

Top 10 Elected Officials Leading the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy

Boyd Cohen, Ph.D., CO2 IMPACT One lucky 3p reader who retweets this article will receive receive a signed, hardback edition […]

boyd

May 17, 2011

Finance

The Economics of Perpetual Growth

Can economic growth be sustainably achieved? The short answer appears to be no. At least, not in our economy's current incarnation. But this question has already been percolating for nearly two decades and its multi-trillion dollar answer indeed requires a great deal of debate.

Presidio Economics

May 16, 2011

Finance

The Real Payback on Green Job Training Programs

Analysts with no field experience can paint a very bleak picture of the green job market and related training programs. […]

Tiffany Finley

May 16, 2011

Finance

Megacities: Economic Growth, Ecological Crisis

Borrowing from John Stuart Mill, Daly and Farley explain that the steady-state subsystem sees the relationship between economy and ecology as collaborative, where the economy functions at a rate by which the earth can sustainably replenish its resources.

Presidio Economics

May 13, 2011

Finance

The Glass Steagall Act: Where a Libertarian and a Liberal agree over dinner

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

Presidio Economics

May 11, 2011

Finance

Local Living Economies Movement needs Worker Co-op Legislation

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

Presidio Capital Markets

May 10, 2011

Finance

Developing a Smarter – Not Simpler – Consumer

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

Presidio Economics

May 10, 2011