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Generation Z Says Being Green Is A Priority
We’ve entered the green generation, also known as Generation Z. Now of age and entering the workforce, these 15-to-20-year-olds say that sustainability is a shopping priority
Are 'Green' Buzzwords Reaching, Influencing American Consumers?
Shelton Group’s latest special research report, The Buzz on Buzzwords, tested perceptions of 11 common “green” buzzwords used to market products and services. They wanted to find out: Do these terms really reach a mass audience of American consumers? Do they carry political baggage? Do consumers understand their meaning — and more importantly, do the words stir up positive or negative feelings? Do people associate them with increased expense or better health?
The Green Party's irrelevance is its own fault
The Green Party has hurt itself by taking extreme positions and failing to understand that governing requires compromise.
Why LEED matters for future generations
We all love babies. Sure, there is the occasional annoying run-in on airplanes, in restaurants, and during a speech or ceremony, but they help to secure our adv...
A recession is coming. When it does, we need to demand a Green New Deal
Having squandered the last financial crisis, we cannot make the same mistakes again. A Green New Deal is the only reasonable response
Should Sustainability Be an IT Priority?
Everyone likes to talk about sustainable IT. But how many CIOs are actively including it as a priority?
18 Green Artists Who Are Making Climate Change A Priority
"The quality of place, the reaction to immediate contact with earth and growing things that have a fugal relationship with mountains and sky, is essentia...
Why Sustainability Is the Next Priority for Enterprise Software
With expectations and demands evolving, we will see digitized sustainability solutions become the new normal, particularly for consumer goods manufacturers.
‘Eco-shaming’: Does it work?
If your green credentials are missing the mark, you could end up being victim to ‘eco-shaming’. But does it achieve what it set out to do?
How to play a role in greening your facility
Health care facilities professionals learn about: Designed to eliminate improper management, USP <800> provides standards for the safe handling of hazardous drugs to minimize the risk of exposure to healthcare personnel, patients and the environment.
How tribal wisdom can help climate science
Native peoples have been studying the climate for generations, and much of that knowledge is highly valuable.
What is TRaD and How Will it Affect Your Company?
The push for green technologies and solutions that reduce businesses’ carbon footprint and overall impact on the environment has gained increasing speed over the past few decades. The Small Business Administration explained that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state regulators develop, implement and enforce a variety of laws that affect small businesses. For instance, there are restrictions on the amount and types of pollutants that…
Green certification: Is it worth the hassle?
Getting a business green-certified can be resource-intensive, so business owners and sustainability executives should make sure the eco label they're pursuing is the best fit.
Green Labels or Greenwashing?
Taking care of the environment can be hard work in a consumption based society. Well-intentioned consumers need to know where and how their food was raised, how much of their waste is dumped in a landfill, and whether, not only products but their production methods are sustainable<br>While this may seem like it’s getting easier as more companies jump on the green bandwagon, it is actually…
Green indexes: a sustainable future?
Differing selection criteria mean some ethical indexes are purer than others
Shades of Green : The Pulse : Science : WHYY
As Kermit the Frog once said — it’s not easy being green. Amid challenges like pollution, deforestation and climate change, engaging with environmental problems can feel like an overwhelming task. To mark Earth Day, we explore some of the ways, big and small, people are working to do just that.
Are Green New Dealers Evolution Deniers?
Green New Deal supporters' faith in their own ability to reshape the economy belies any hope that they appreciate the iterative processes by which markets evolve as a function of human behavior.<br>It’s a blind spot for any socialists who like to see themselves as faithful followers of scientific discovery.
How 'An Inconvenient Truth' influenced a generation of professionals
The film helped launch sustainability careers, but it also may have increased the divide between climate activists and deniers.
Green spaces may decrease heart disease and strokes
People who live in leafy, green neighborhoods may have a lower risk of developing heart disease and strokes, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Heart
