For the understanding of the plight of the human race in relation to climate change, no other movie and companion book compares with Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.” Not only was the movie an award winner as a documentary, it served to open the eyes of millions of people worldwide to the fast-approaching dangers [...]

At first glance, the website for Green America, formerly Co-op America, is overwhelming. But stay with it and you will realize that it is chock full of useful resources for your organization. Started twenty-five years ago by a small dedicated community of individuals who wanted to “stop corporate irresponsibility and create a green [...]

B Corp is on a mission: To create a new sector of the economy which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. More than just another certification for going green, B Corp wants to encourage change at the very inception of the business when the articles of incorporation are [...]

One of the first books about sustainability that I read was Good News for a Change: How Everyday People are Helping the Planet and I have to admit, at the time, it was scarier than reading Steven King. Not scary for the horror factor, rather because the people profiled in the book made such [...]

The fact that Cradle to Cradle was printed with completely biodegradable materials was the first indication that this book was going to be different. Focusing on the premise that rather than continuing on our current path of product design and develop, including recycling, it would be better to redesign everything from the beginning with [...]

At some point 2 years ago, the Institute of Sustainable Development (ISD), a spin-off from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce in North Carolina realized there was a need for better resources and certification of sustainable development for small to medium-sized businesses which comprise the vast majority of jobs and revenue in the U.S. [...]

Greenbiz.com® released their second annual report on “The State of Green Business 2009” in February which answers the question: How are U.S. businesses doing in their quest to be more environmentally responsible? The results are displayed both in text and graphical form and make it very easy to gain quick insights into the changes [...]

Rocky Mountain Institute® (RMI), based in Boulder and Snowmass, Colorado describes itself as “an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining.” RMI provides consulting services, conducts research, and publishes reports that benefit businesses, organizations and communities to become more efficient. [...]

GreenBiz.com®, is the flagship site of Greener World Media, Inc. and is the self-described “leading online news and information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success.” It’s a great site to explore and return to if you want to keep up with what’s happening in the world of green business. The [...]