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The fourth annual edition of our State of Green Business report
continues. Our efforts to measure the environmental impacts of the
emerging green economy. We document how well -- or poorly -- companies
are improving their environmental performance despite the challenges
posed by the Great Recession, and begin to note promising signs for a
sea change in corporate sustainability efforts.
The free, downloadable report measures the progress of U.S. business and the economy from an environmental perspective, and highlights key trends in corporate culture in regard to the environment. This year's report shows a dramatic shift is occurring in mainstream business: Companies are thinking bigger and longer-term about sustainability -- a an analysis of businesses in 2010 shows that even during economically challenging times, many companies invested more in their sustainability activities and made bold new sustainability commitments. For example: Proctor & Gamble made a commitment to power all of their factories with renewable energy within the next ten years; FedEx committed to improve vehicle fuel efficiency by 20 percent by 2020; Walmart pledged to sell $1 billion of fresh produce sourced from 1000 small- and medium-sized farmers; Hasbro promised that 75 percent of its paperboard packaging will come from recycled materials in 2011 The report follows on the in-depth daily editorial output of GreenBiz.com, tracking the big-picture sustainability trends that corporations are adopting, while also digging in to hard data to measure whether or not those companies, and the U.S. as a whole, are making any real progress. The results, as evidenced by the GreenBiz Index, show a mixed bag: While some green practices are strongly swimming -- notably, paper use and recycling, investments in cleantech, and the growth of LEED -- there are many others that are simply treading water or sinking. The 2011 report is the centerpiece of GreenBiz.com's State of Green Business Forums. The two-day events will take place in San Francisco on February 2-3, Chicago on February 9-10, and Washington, D.C., February 16-17. Download the free report from www.stateofgreenbusiness.com  Sustainable business trends of 2011 (4.47 MB)
Contents
IntroductIon 3 top Sustainable BusIness trends of 2011 3 Consumer Giants Awaken to Green 5 Companies Aim for ‘Zero’ 6 The Developing World Yanks the Supply Chain 8 Greener Transport Makes Its Move 10 Sustainable Food Becomes a Main Course 12 Metrics and Standards Become the Rule 14 Toxics Concerns Spur Greener Alternatives 16 Water Footprinting Makes a Splash 18 Companies Learn to Close the Loop 20 Bioplastics Become Material 21 The GreenBiz Index Introduction 23 Summary Chart 24 Carbon Intensity 26 Carbon Transparency 28 Cleantech Investments 30 Clean-Energy Patents 32 Corporate Reporting 34 Employee Commuting 36 Employee Telecommuting 38 Energy Efficiency 40 Environmental Financial Impacts 42 E-Waste 44 Fleet Impacts 46 Green IT 48 Green Office Space 50 Green Power Use 52 Organic Agriculture 54 Packaging Intensity 56 Paper Use and Recycling 58 Toxic Emissions 60 Toxics in Manufacturing 62 Transparency 64 Published February 02, 2011 Website: http://stateofgreenbusiness.com/ |
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