GreenBuzz :: September 13, 2010
September 13, 2010
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Taking Care of Business
By Joel Makower
We at GreenBiz.com are blessed with a strong and growing stable of contributors, who complement the daily output of our own prolific staffers. You probably know a few of the regulars: Senior writer Marc Gunther, green building guru Rob Watson, toxics expert Rich Liroff, green consumer guru Suzanne Shelton, and others. And some newer additions, including Forrester Research VP Chris Mines, on green IT; Heather King, who writes our "View from the C-Suite" column; and Paul Baier of Groom Energy, a leader in carbon and environmental management software.
Behind them are still other regulars: Tom McKeag on biomimicry; Leanne Tobias on green real estate management and development; GreenOrder's Stephen Linaweaver; and green building legal eagle Shari Shapiro.
All told, more than 300 people write for GreenBiz.com and its sister sites each year -- some regularly, some once in a while, and some just once. (Let us know if you want to be one of them.) Meanwhile, our team of staff writers and editors produce some 2,000 stories of their own each year.
This week, I'm pleased to welcome our newest contributor: Senior writer Adam Aston, formerly energy and environment editor of BusinessWeek, where he covered alternative and conventional energy, efficiency, transportation, building and design, green business and finance, as well as climate science. He'll be covering many of these topics for GreenBiz.com, as well as reporting on the goings-on in and around his New York base. He does exactly that this week, with a report on an encounter GE's CEO Jeffrey Immelt recently had with a group of bloggers. Welcome, Adam.
World Water Week: Last week was World Water Week, an annual opportunity for companies and thought leaders to unleash a steady stream of events, reports, and more. We covered a fair number of them, starting off with Associate Editor Tilde Herrera's Q&A with Dan Bena, PepsiCo's director of sustainable development, which has declared that access to clean water was a human right. There's also water-related news from SABMiller, the nonprofit Imagine H2O; Coca-Cola and The Nature Conservancy; and IBM. Meanwhile, Managing Editor Matthew Wheeland pours it on with 10 Companies Setting Big Goals for Water Efficiency.
Last Call! On two fronts: Tuesday's webcast on How to Drive Business Value from Product and REACH Compliance, hosted by the aforementioned Marc Gunther; Tuesday is also the last day to comment on ULE 880, the draft sustainability standard for manufacturing companies from UL Environment (in partnership with GreenBiz.com). ULE already has received hundreds of comments -- more than for any standard in Underwriters Laboratories 116-year history. But it is important that everyone weigh in with feedback, both positive and negative, and I encourage you to do so.
The Latest News Q&A: A View of World Water Week from PepsiCo
By Tilde Herrera
Dan Bena, PepsiCo's director of sustainable development, gives us a glimpse of the discussion taking place this week at World Water Week.... Read More
Sodexo Asks Students to Fight Climate Change with Less Food Waste
Green Seal Unveils Pilot Certification for Sustainable Companies
P&G Disputes Seventh Generation's Green Claims
Frito-Lay Rolls Out All-Electric Delivery Trucks in NYC
SABMiller Maps the Water Footprint of Beers in Four Countries
$100K Prize for Best Energy-Saving Idea for Water Systems
Dow Jones Sustainability Index Adds Morgan Stanley, Cuts Shell
EPA Kicks Off Contest to Cut Waste at College Football Games
Boston, Hartford Among Cities Chosen for Green Capitals Program
Featured News Jeff Immelt on Crowdsourcing, 30 Rock, and Why 'Green' Is No Longer Gold
By Adam Aston
The partnership between the CEO of a $157 billion global industrial goods and financial services juggernaut and a much smaller online crowdsourcing firm highlights how innovation can be put to work at even the world's largest firms.... Read More
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GreenBiz Radio Method: Balancing Performance, Looks and Safe Materials
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Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method, speaks with GreenBiz Radio about why green products can't skimp on performance, the indepth work needed to clean up cleaners, and why all the new green products from mainstream companies don't worry Method.... Listen
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How to Drive Business Value from Product and REACH Compliance
Learn how manufacturers are developing and executing compliance strategies to help them gain competitive advantage while minimizing costs and risks. Join Marc Gunther, Senior Writer at GreenBiz.com, in a conversation with Joel Eurich, Director, Global Environmental, Health and Safety, Molex and Joe Stainbrook, Senior Product Environmental Engineer, Molex. Also hear from Kim Knickle, Practice Director, Emerging Agenda, Sustainability, IDC, and Jennifer Scholze, Senior Director, Sustainability Solution Marketing, Product Safety and Stewardship, SAP. You will learn how companies are mitigating product compliance risks and driving business benefits by deploying an integrated product compliance solution. This free event is September 14th at 1pm EDT. Click here to register and get a free download!
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Carbon management is moving up the corporate agenda and many companies now understand the need to handle their emissions. But should carbon management be considered a strategic priority?
SABMiller's Water Footprinting Report
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Join Marc Gunther, Senior Writer at GreenBiz.com, in a conversation with Joel Eurich, Director, Global Environmental, Health and Safety; Joe Stainbrook, Senior Product Environmental Engineer from Molex; Kim Knickle, Practice Director, Emerging Agenda, Sustainability, IDC and SAP; and Jennifer Scholze, Senior Director, Sustainability Solution Marketing, Product Safety and Stewardship, SAP Global Marketing. The conversation will focus on how companies are mitigating product compliance risks and driving business benefits by deploying an integrated product compliance solution.
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