The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… Wal-Mart announced that it wants to create an open-source sustainability index for all of the products it sells. Bart interviews Dr. Rona Fried, editor of the Progressive Investor newsletter, about the companies on the 8th annual Sustainable Business 20 List. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
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Subscribe to Progressive Investor to read the full issue and the complete SB20 company profiles. Isn’t it time you invested green? This is the 8th year for the SB20, the World’s Top Sustainable Stocks. As in past years, we worked with a group of judges who are leading green stock analysts to select the companies. The Judges Our judges are some of the most respected green analysts in the world: Rafael Coven, Managing Partner, Cleantech Indices LLC Matt Patsky, Managing Partner, Winslow Management Company Elizabeth Levy, Research Analyst, Winslow Management Company Jules Frieder, Environmental Analyst, Calvert Group Ton Rennen, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Triodos Bank NV Arthur van Mansvelt, Sustainability Analyst, Triodos Bank The purpose of the SB20 – the Sustainable Business 20 – is to showcase innovative, model companies that are leading us toward our ultimate goal of reaching a green economy. The challenge we give our judges is to nominate, discuss and then vote on 20 companies that, through their products or initiatives, have made substantial contributions over the past year. This year, the judges were tasked with the proposition of selecting companies that are progressing even during this recession. To be on the list, companies must be strong […]
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Wal-Mart announces plan for transparent supply chain.
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Federal court found that EPA rules created illegal loopholes for power plants and other pollution sources.
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Funding will go towards concentration solar power systems capable of storing and deliverin power 18 hours a day.
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The Global Reporting Initiative said more than 1000 organizations worldwide issued sustainability reports in 2008.
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UK sets 2020 goal for 31% renewable energy.
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GTO Resources, Polaris Geothermal, Western GeoPower and Ram Power will combine into a single, public company.
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Mazda plans to introduce a hybrid vehicle by 2013.
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As a first step, Mitsubishi acquired a 34% share of Acciona's Amper Central Solar S.A.
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