Corporate America is Benefiting from Taking Action on Climate Change

Corporate America is Benefiting from Taking Action on Climate Change
As reflected by the results of the Carbon Disclosure Project, even in the absence of a regulatory framework there is increasing interest from corporate America to managing climate change for commercial benefit, strategic advantage, investor engagement, mitigation of fiduciary and reputational risk....

UPS and Live Nation Environmentally Friendly Alliance

UPS and Live Nation Environmentally Friendly Alliance
UPS and Live Nation Entertainment have developed a partnership to offset the carbon emissions from ticket shipping and musician travel. This sponsorship alliance is intended to promote UPS’s environmentally friendly logistics solutions to the millions of Live Nation Entertainment music fans across...

Economic and Environmental Forces Can Work in Harmony

Economic and Environmental Forces Can Work in Harmony
The success of many environmentally sustainable businesses makes the case for the transition to a low carbon economy. These businesses are profitable and sustainable, they create jobs and minimize their impact on the environment. Although some try to make the case that environmental sustainability...

Greener Gifts

Greener Gifts
Here is a holiday gift guide composed of items that take care of our planet and the people on it. This is the type of commerce that is helping to forge a better world. Some of these items are also featured on Made For Good which is a “catalyst of collaboration”. They are paying forward their decade-old...

All Indications Suggest a Banner Year for Cyber Monday Shopping

All Indications Suggest a Banner Year for Cyber Monday Shopping
By all indications, Cyber Monday is likely to set records this year. Buying online is a greener form of consumption because it reduces the amount of fuel used to find, price and purchase an item. Online shopping is also a greener way to shop due to the fact that trucks can deliver goods more efficiently...

Patagonia Shows the Way with Responsible Business Leadership

Patagonia Shows the Way with Responsible Business Leadership
Patagonia is an outdoor clothing company that is showing real leadership by asking consumers to think twice about whether they really need to buy a new jacket. They offer services to fix the jacket you have rather than buy a new one. They will even help you sell it without charge. If it is really beyond...

Black Friday 2011 Saw a Big Year-Over-Year Spending Increase

Black Friday 2011 Saw a Big Year-Over-Year Spending Increase
Early reports indicate that the 2011 Black Friday spend saw a huge year-over-year increase. According to the data group ShopperTrak, retail sales on Black Friday grew 6.6 percent this year compared to just 0.3% in 2010, raking in an estimated $11.4 billion dollars compared to last year's $10.7 billion...

Retailers Incorrectly Expected Frugal Holiday Buying on Black Friday 2011

Retailers Incorrectly Expected Frugal Holiday Buying on Black Friday 2011
Frugal buying would make the holiday spend less than some had hoped for. But what is bad for retailers would have been beneficial for the Earth. Estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicated that US retail and food services sales for October were up 0.5 percent from the previous month (economists...

Video: Our Role in Education for Sustainable Development

Video: Our Role in Education for Sustainable Development
This video is a recording of the public forum on sustainability - Responding: Our Role in Education for Sustainable Development - that took place in Regina Saskatchewan October 14, 2010.Participants shared their ideas about how institutional practices can re-orient research and learning for sustainability....

Video: Retail Shopping from a Sustainability Standpoint

Video: Retail Shopping from a Sustainability Standpoint
This video takes a look at sustainable holiday shopping. How to spend thoughtfully and reconnect with the spirit of gift giving. This video focuses on alternatives to buying things. Look at where things come from and how they are made and what they are made of. Consider externalized costs when buying...

Video: Sustainable Shopping

Video: Sustainable Shopping
Although the idea of putting an end to shopping may be taking the idea to an extreme, many are now acknowledging that we should replace rampant consumerism with more sustainable shopping. That means considering the footprints of the objects we buy. In this video you can learn about
sustainable shopping...

Video: The Story of Stuff

Video: The Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff...

New Methods of Manufacturing and New Patterns of Consumption

New Methods of Manufacturing and New Patterns of Consumption
For the Earth to survive we need new patterns of consumption and new manufacturing methods. Our planet cannot sustain current rates of consumption or current methods of production. We should be considering ways of reducing our consumption and changing what we buy. This is a matter of buying what we...

Thanksgiving Shopping: Consumption and the Earth's Carrying Capacity

Thanksgiving Shopping: Consumption and the Earth's Carrying Capacity
Throughout the Thanksgiving shopping period, hordes of shoppers will invade malls and stores all across the America. Spending money may help grow the economy but it is undermining the ecological systems on which our economy depends. Although retailers need the business, the planet cannot sustain the...

Thanksgiving Shopping: From Black Friday to Green Tuesday

Thanksgiving Shopping: From Black Friday to Green Tuesday
The period after Thanksgiving is the most busy US shopping period of the year. The traditional shopping period has been extended beyond Black Friday to include several days that now culminate on what is being called Green Tuesday. Here is a review of each of the four major shopping days that constitute...

Thanksgiving for those who Feel Thankless

Thanksgiving for those who Feel Thankless
Traditionally Thanksgiving is the time of year when we take stock of what we have and express gratitude, however, this year there are many who feel they have little cause to be thankful. Despite ongoing economic hardships, most Americans still enjoy disproportionate material wealth when compared to...

Thanksgiving: Living in Harmony with the Planet

Thanksgiving: Living in Harmony with the Planet
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to deepen commitments to greener living and more sustainable business practices. Thanksgiving is all about being grateful for everything we have, and it is only natural that we should show our appreciation for the environment by learning to be better stewards of the...

Sustainability / CSR Events in Atlanta this December

Sustainability / CSR Events in Atlanta this December
The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence is hosting two exciting events in Atlanta Georgia this December, in partnership with the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. The Centre for Sustainability and Excellence is conducting an IEMA-certified CSR training workshop on December 6-7...

Profiting from the New Rules of Green Marketing by Jacquie Ottman

Profiting from the New Rules of Green Marketing by Jacquie Ottman
On November 29th and 30th Humber College in Toronto Ontario is hosting a course and workshop entitled, Profiting from the New Rules of Green Marketing by Jacquie Ottman (SC 130). This workshop designed to bring to life the principles, strategies, tools and frameworks discussed in the award-winning...

Fisheries for Sustainable Fishers: Caribbean Fishers Leading the Way

Fisheries for Sustainable Fishers: Caribbean Fishers Leading the Way
In November the 64th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) took place in Cancun, Mexico. This event is the largest annual gathering of scientists, researchers, fishers and natural resource managers in the wider Caribbean region, with over 300 participants from 38 countries...

World Fisheries Day

World Fisheries Day
World Fisheries day is celebrated every year on November 21 throughout the world by fisherfolk communities. Fishing communities worldwide celebrate this day through rallies, workshops, public meetings, cultural programs, dramas, exhibition, music show, and demonstrations to highlight the importance...

Free Webinar: The Carbon Tax & Your Business

Free Webinar: The Carbon Tax & Your Business
GreenBizCheck will be holding a free webinar on 29 November at 11 AM AEST. This webinar will help business owners gain a better understanding of the carbon tax and how it will affect their business. This webinar will help businesses to:Gain a better understanding of the Carbon Tax Discover how the...

A Reintroduction to the Climate Denying Duo Known as the Koch Brothers

A Reintroduction to the Climate Denying Duo Known as the Koch Brothers
The Koch brothers use the media to promote their climate denying circus of lies. Here is a succinct summary of their environment killing crusade. The Koch BrothersKoch Industries is the second largest privately held company in America and the company's owners Charles and David Koch are tied as the...

Right Wing War Against Sustainability

Right Wing War Against Sustainability
A right wing front-group funded by big oil has launched a misinformation campaign against environmental groups and companies that are working to engage more sustainable practices. In a widely distributed letter they dismiss renewable energy and threaten to boycott companies for being more environmentally...

Sun Powered Entrepreneurship in Ghana

Sun Powered Entrepreneurship in Ghana
There are a number of green entrepreneurs popping up in Africa. One such entrepreneur is Addosolar, this company offers portable solar products for the people of Ghana. Their goal is to help address the need for light due to daily power outages in the nation, thereby enhancing the quality of life for...

WWF is Conserving Nature and Combating Poverty in Namibia

WWF is Conserving Nature and Combating Poverty in Namibia
Poverty may be widespread in Namibia but the sustainable use of natural resources is an area of expanding economic development in the country. Namibia is a leader amongst African nations for its protection of nature and the environment. Namibia was the first African country to incorporate protection...