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Companies With a Commitment to Sustainability Tend to Outperform Their Peers During the Financial Crisis

Companies looking for ways to survive in the current economic climate should conside that in 16 out of 18 industries, companies with a commitment to sustainability were the clear leaders in the financial markets. read more »
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Singapore’s Ecological EDITT Tower

The verdant skyscraper was designed to increase its location’s bio-diversity and rehabilitate the local ecosystem in Singapore’s ‘zeroculture’ metrop[...] read more »
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Can the "Green Economy" Sustain Itself?

Up until now, there has been a reasonably well-supported assumption in the market that the ever-growing “conscious consumer” segment would pay a prem[...] read more »
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Creating Sustainable Competitive Advantage

Another dimension has emerged for evaluating sustainability infrastructure: the outside-in perspective. This refers to the level of competitive diffe[...] read more »
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Wal-Mart Discusses Plans for Global Product Sustainability Index

Following the news that Wal-Mart planned to launch a "Global Product Sustainability Index," blogger Jeff McIntire-Strasburg and others joined in a [...] read more »
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Consumerism and Sustainable Job Creation

Humorous and thought-provoking rant on consumerism and sustainable jobs questioning the real value to society of many occupations. read more »
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CSR Perspective: Guest Blog Post: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc

Kim Saylors-Laster, Vice President of Energy at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, discusses the company's long-term goal for sustainability. read more »
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Agricultural Economics and Sustainability Issues

Ag Economics and Sustainability RoundUp for this week Dec. 11th including the latest in science and technology and how rural America is weathering th[...] read more »
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Primark's sweatshops: the future of sustainability assurance

Primark hit by bad news recently - how can industry learn from such an apparent failing by a leading UK independent auditor working for one of the la[...] read more »
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Climate Culture’s Green College Campus Contest

Do you want to prove to Obama, and to the rest of the world, that your school may just be the greenest campus in America? Do you want to challenge ot[...] read more »
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MIT Engineers Develop Eco Friendly Concrete

To reduce the global impact of concrete Engineers at MIT have created a more durable, eco friendly concrete that can last up to 16,000 years. This me[...] read more »
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Video: Green Food for thought

CORPORATES AND CARBON: Hain Celestial's organic approach to greener sustainability is paving the way for waste reduction in food manufacturing. read more »
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How to be responsible and sustainable AND still be successful in the resource business

If you and your organization can realize that being socially and environmentally responsible is not only ethically sound, but that it also makes good[...] read more »
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An Interview with Edward Wright of Greenscape Capital Group

Skanderbeg Capital recently caught up with Edward Wright, a Director at Greenscape Capital Group, to chat about the emerging market in environmentall[...] read more »
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Agricultural Sustainability & Economic News January 8, 2010

Find the most comprehensive, economic, scientific, and sustainable weekly news thread available on agriculture. This week includes much on biofuel an[...] read more »
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