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Water, it’s been said, is the "oil of the 21st century" -- a commodity whose availability and quality may be subject to both known and unknown influences. For companies, that poses significant risks, and many companies are making water a strategic issue, creating water management plans that include efficiency and conservation as well as contingency plans should water become less available or more costly. Many firms are examining their products, policies, and processes through the lens of a world in which the availability of water becomes a constraint to doing business.
U.K. snack company United Biscuits has met some of its environmental goals early, leading it to set even more aggressive targets and shorten its deadlines.
...The startup Aquacue offers a look at the innovations that landed it among the 10 enterprises showcased at NASA's LAUNCH: Water, the first in a series of forums on proposed solutions to...
The Natural Resources Defense Council is taking a more active role in talking about consumption by encouraging people to eat less red meat and dairy, fly less, and use paper smarter, all actions...
The vast majority of large publicly companies are failing to adequately manage and disclose risks they face from water stress and scarcity, an issue that will likely become more acute as the world...
Novo Nordisk slashed greenhouse gas emissions and water consumption in 2009, at the same time the Danish pharmaceutical giant boosted sales and profit over the year before. ...
VC investment in green technologies totaled $4.85 billion in 356 deals in 2009, down from 2008's $7.6 billion, though the number of deals in 2009 exceeded the previous year. ...
Coca-Cola Company CEO Muhtar Kent, one of a scant number of Fortune 500 chief execs to make it to COP15, tells GreenBiz.com Senior Writer Marc Gunther what compelled the company to have a strong...
The trumped-up "Climate Gate" scandal has drawn an inordinate amount of attention during the Copenhagen meetings, with climate change deniers using fairly innocuous evidence of a few...
Members of the U.K. Food and Drink Federation (FDF) are well on their way to cutting their carbon emissions, waste, packaging and more. The group has laid out the achievements of its member...
With world leaders poised to begin climate talks, it's time to apply lessons learned locally to the global playing field. We need critical thinking and action by leaders who are willing to apply...
In the face of even more widespread water shortages and scarcity that already affect more than a billion people worldwide, there is some good news in the form of cost-effective, sustainable...
This report details the rationale for the Carbon Disclosure Project's new program, the CDP Water Disclosure, an initiative aimed at helping institutional investors better understand the business...
Seeking to replicate its success in increasing voluntary reporting by companies on carbon emissions, the CDP develops a mechanism for corporate reporting on water use. ...
One session at this year's Business for Social Responsibility conference focused on how sustainability initiatives are taking root in China; the head of BSR's China operations sat down for an...
Oct. 1 marks the official start of the first phase of Walmart's Sustainability Index, which offers both a huge business opportunity for suppliers and a potentially huge environmental business for...
Of all the problems threatening the world today, two loom large. One is the climate crisis. The other is the fact that billions of people lack access to clean water and sanitation. ...
The normally dry days of August have been fertile when it comes to research and reports on green business topics....
Chuck Gordon, the CEO of Siemens Water Technologies, explains why water is the next frontier for companies looking to reduce their footprint, and explores some of the challenges they face on their...
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature identify 16 initiatives or tools, driven by business leaders, civil society...
The bottling, marketing and distribution arm of the beverage giant has set a goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 15 percent before 2020, as well as to recover 100 percent of its bottles for recycling...
In the just-published State of Green Business 2010 report, we take an extensive look at the data behind the move toward making mainstream businesses greener.
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