http://www.greenercomputing.com/feed/greenbiz Sustainable Business, Cleaner Production, and the Bottom Line en http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/23/climate-change-fight-requires-new-deal-effort A U.K. group is calling for a climate change strategy similar in scale to Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, including a massive investment in renewables and major shake-up of taxation and financial systems. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 ClimateBiz Staff 26380 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/23/phevs-spotlight The race to create the infrastructure for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles is on -- the city of San Francisco, state of Tennessee and a slew of automakers and utilities announced separate plans to lay the groundwork for the mass introduction of PHEVs beginning in 2010. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26381 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/22/small-companies-green-it-tools A recent survey by IDC finds that even the smallest businesses are starting to take green initiatives to heart, especially when it comes to adopting IT applications that will make it easier to make their supply chains greener. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26335 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/22/more-sp-companies-reporting-csr-progress-study Eighty-six percent of companies on the Standard and Poors 100 Index have corporate sustainability websites, compared to 58 percent in 2005. Roughly half produced a sustainability report last year, 26 percent higher than the 39 companies that issued one two years before. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26336 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/22/green-purchasing-makes-slight-gains TerraChoice's survey of procurement professionals found that green purchasing policies have grown and discovered which issues have increased in importance. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26339 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/22/pew-center-and-toyota-research-communicate-best-practices-energy-efficiency With research by the Pew Center and $1.4 million in funding from Toyota, the project seeks to identify successful energy efficiency strategies among top corporations and share the information in a major public report. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26341 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/feature/2008/07/21/new-green-focus-future-mbas Current and prospective business-school students are clamoring for CSR programs in their curricula; Padma Naggapan takes a look a how three traditional MBA programs are responding to this demand in different ways. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Padma Nagappan 26270 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/21/fuel-cell-cut-emissions-cost-billions A nationwide transition to fuel cell powered vehicles would eventually severely curb carbon dioxide emissions, but will take time and money. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26285 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/21/johnsondiversey-reformulates-floor-care-line The maker of Signature, Johnson Wax Professional and Butcher's said its reformulation of floor finishes has decreased the volatile organic compound (VOC) content of a leading product line, achieving a result more than two years earlier than required by the California Air Resources Board. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26292 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/21/food-firms-pledge-cut-mileage Companies behind some of the biggest brands on U.K. supermarket shelves have pledged to slash the environmental impact of transporting their goods. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Kate Martin 26308 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/column/2008/07/20/greenwashing-cont-and-need-loosen-up Jeffrey Hollender, the founder, CEO at Seventh Generation, published a counterpoint to my recent post, How Bad Is Greenwashing, Really? Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Joel Makower 26333 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/18/national-association-counties-extended-producer-responsibilit The National Association of Counties has declared its support of Extended Producer Responsibility to put companies, not governments, in charge of recycling products. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26251 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/18/ethical-sourcing-awareness-trickling-down-global-supply-chain-report Ethical Sourcing Report 2008 found CSR performance has become a bargaining chip for attracting business, and companies are increasingly training buyers on sustainable procurement. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 GreenBiz Staff 26257 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/18/california-adopts-green-building-code-all-new-construction The green building code, unanimously approved yesterday, sets eco-friendly standards for all new construction statewide as part of a rules package that policymakers said was the first of its kind in the nation. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Leslie Guevarra 26258 at http://www.greenercomputing.com/news/2008/07/17/whole-foods-farmed-seafood-standards Whole Foods Market has updated and expanded standards that farmed seafood vendors must comply with. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Jonathan Bardelline 26213 at