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Three Sustainability Lessons Learned at the 2011 Ceres Conference

May 15, 2011

Last week in Oakland was the annual Ceres conference.  Among the many announcements were the awards for best sustainability reports.  The Ceres-ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting went to Nike for Best Sustainability Report, followed by first runner-up American Electric Power (AEP). Anvil Knitwear, a small, private B2B-focused apparel [...]

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Is Sustainability too Crunchy Take II: The New and Improved SunChips Compostable Bag

March 10, 2011

Last October I reported on the uproar over the new SunChips compostable bag being too noisy.  And I criticized Frito-Lay for giving up on the bag just because of a few complaints.
Well, a box arrived on my porch yesterday, courtesy of Frito Lay, with a fresh bag of chips in the new and improved, quieter [...]

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UCSF Builds Three LEED Gold Labs–Highlights of best green building practices

March 8, 2011

As the sustainability writer for UCSF, just posted a new piece highlighting UCSF’s new LEED Gold labs.  The following is from the UCSF sustainability web site:

UCSF’s commitment to sustainability extends to minimizing the environmental impact of its laboratories, which consume significantly more energy per square foot than the average building due to the [...]

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My 20 Seconds of Fame

February 10, 2011

Staples launched a new line of sustainable products this week.  Check out my short piece on Marketplace that played on the 9th!
Deborah on Marketplace

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State of Green Business 2011: Trends and Tips from Three Green Thought Business Leaders

February 6, 2011

The Annual State of the Green Business 2011 Forum was held at Mission Bay on the UCSF campus last week. After attending many green business conferences over the past two years, I have been feeling some conference fatigue. But knowing Joel Makower and his great team, I knew that the Forum would deliver. [...]

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Wells Fargo: Five Green Team Best Practices

January 6, 2011

The banking industry has many challenges on its plate right now.  At Wells Fargo, one challenge is how to promote the concept of sustainability to over 278,000 team members (Wells Fargo calls its employees team members) and embed sustainability into its operations.  I had the opportunity to speak with Krista Van  Tassel, Vice President [...]

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Two Solstice Wishes for 2011

December 20, 2010

Yes, it is that time of year.  The shortest day of the year.  Time to go inward, reflect on the lessons learned from the past year and make intentions for the coming year.  I thought about jumping on the bandwagon with my predictions for 2011, but instead went in the direction of two solstice wishes [...]

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Engaging employees in sustainability: Corp Green, a web-based green team tool

November 23, 2010

Are your employees engaged in thinking and acting in a manner that reflects your commitment to sustainability?
Corp Green helps companies with a top-down commitment to sustainability educate, inspire and engage employees in strategic and positive ways. The new web-based tool harnesses the power of grassroots green teams and helps companies live their commitment to [...]

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Greener Meetings: Five Tips for Greening Your Next Meeting

November 23, 2010

I’m rerunning this older post because it is still so relevant.  I keep going to green events and trainings where meals are served in boxes or on plastic and the recycling and composting bins don’t have good signage, so  the bins end up contaminated with garbage.
With just a little bit of effort upfront, you can [...]

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Sustainability Reporting: Four Tips for Writing a Winning CSR Report

November 22, 2010

Thinking of writing your first sustainability report?  Or want to take yours to the next level?  Here is a solid checklist of issues to take into consideration if you are about to embark on a sustainability report.
While some argue why bother, since no one reads these reports anymore, especially a 60+ page [...]

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