How Companies Are Making Eco-Labels Core to Sustainability Strategy

The number of eco-labels in the marketplace continues to grow: According to Ecolabelindex, 426 labels circulate in 246 countries and 25 industries. Most commentators are quick to point out the negative consequences: consumer confusion, disinterest and mistrust. However, there is a growing wave of large companies that pursue product certification to appeal to and meet…

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Member Spotlight Video: My Office

MyOffice provides world-class services and equipment to clients across the country in almost every industry. Business, education, healthcare, government and retail industries. Our team of professionals guarantee exceptional performance on every project, for every client from a single office reconfiguration to a complete business relocation. Our years and range of experiences and ongoing investment in…

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Fast Company

U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Wants to Be a Networking Platform for Sustainable Businesses BY ARIEL SCHWARTZFri Feb 18, 2011 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has revealed itself in recent years to be an opponent of climate change legislation. Enter the nonprofit U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce, a nationwide expansion of the Green Chamber of…

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California Center for Sustainable Energy Looks at Electric Vehicle Batteries

Published By SanDiegoLovesGreen.com on The California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) will lead a joint research study of how the useful lifespan of electric vehicle batteries could be extended by repurposing them as household electric storage devices with a $992,000 grant from the University of California. The grant was awarded by the Plug-In Hybrid Electric…

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Time Magazine

A Green Chamber of Commerce Offers a New Voice for Business The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has—how to put this—not been a friend of environmental legislation or regulation. The Chamber—which represents more than 3 million U.S. businesses—spent millions to lead the successful fight against carbon cap-and-trade legislation, along with health care reform and most of…

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Reuters

By Matthew Wheeland at Greener World Media Thursday Feb 24, 2011 1:00am EST Eighteen months ago, in the fevered run-up to the Copenhagen climate summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s lobbying priorities caused an uproar in the business and environmental communities. The group’s stance on climate legislation led a number of companies to abandon the chamber.…

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CleanTechnica.com

New U.S. Green Chamber of Commerce Gives the Old One a Run for the Money February 23, 2011 in Business, Green Jobs, Policy When a major U.S. company figures out a way to make cash out of sewage, you know that green businesses have come into their own. The problem is, until now green entrepreneurs…

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