Support Your Local Wet Cleaner
Dry cleaners are the single largest users of Perchloroethylene (Perc) – an organic solvent of known human toxicity and suspected carcinogen. It can cause …
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Sustainable Community Guide
The Hockerton Housing Project is the UK’s first earth-sheltered, self-sufficient ecological housing development. The group now offers services to help …
Organic & Mass Trends Commingle
Many marketing trends favor sustainable businesses: wellness, comfort, partnership with customers, and a surge in consumer idealism and loyalty for companies …
More Proof in Favor of Sustainability Investing
A study published in the August issue of Management Science reports a statistically significant and positive correlation between company adherence to the most …
An Insider's View of Shareholder Activism
The number of shareholder resolutions is rising steadily each year, as are the votes in favor of them. This year, about 150 out of the 200 filed will be voted …
Sustainable Business Entrepreneurs Take Note: A Niche in Need
According to a survey published by Prepared Foods (January, 2002), sourcing organic food ingredients is the most time intensive part of the entire product …
Aspen Skiing Company: A Multifaceted Approach to Sustainability
Aspen Skiing Company is out to prove sustainability in the ski industry is not an
Brazil Maps Its Medicinal Plants
To protect the treasure trove of herbal medicines from pirates, Brazil’s environmental agency, IBAMA, is creating a country-wide database and research …
Holding a Green Conference
Conferences are big money-makers with an equally big environmental footprint. Here's a guide to greening the hospitality industry and what the leaders are …