At a recent conference in New York for US/Spain business and sustainability, former Vice President Al Gore outlined three crises we face as a human race: Global climate change, the downturn of the world economy, and challenges to security—namely the vulnerability of an aging US infrastructure such as the electric grid and dependency on [...]

Welcome to SmartGreenBusiness.com, the official blog site for the recent release of Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Practices in Any Industry—And Make Money. The purpose of the site is to continue the discussion of many of the themes presented in the book and to open new dialogues on emerging issues related to sustainability among individuals, corporations, non-profits, and the public sector. Among a variety of features of the site, most the topics presented weekly will focus on four key areas: Strategic Planning, Sustainability, Analytics, and Case Studies.

Proving financial value and profitability is fast becoming a key performance indicator for companies supplying products to industries and facilities; however, this is not often measured for lack of an adequate mindset for the changes required and measurement toolset. With the increasing changes in the global marketplace towards more environmentally sustainable models for products, [...]

At a recent sustainability forum held in Chapel Hill, NC comprised of some of the largest corporations and government institutions in the Triangle, among the greatest needs for the business community is a comprehensive means of communication and networking for ideas via the Internet to accelerate the growth of alternative energy and innovative ideas for [...]