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Why Regionality is Key to Accurate Resource Consumption Decision Making

There are three things that matter in property: location, location, location. It’s pretty important to environmental sustainability as well.

Energy Informatics and the Difference Between Green IT and Green IS

Many practitioners and scholars do not carefully distinguish between information technology (IT) and information systems (IS). For us, the terms are quite distinct, and we believe it is far more important to focus on systems than technology. Technology gains its value from being part of a system, and companies should be thinking about their investment in systems rather than technology.

The Green Button Revolution for Utility Customers

In January, California’s major public utilities launched a standardized tool providing customers a simple way to access their energy usage data. The so-called Green Button program was developed in response to a challenge issued to utilities by former United States Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra in September 2011 to provide customers with one-click access to the dat

Microsoft Aims for Carbon Neutrality in FY 2013

Microsoft is instituting an internal carbon fee in an effort to achieve carbon neutrality in fiscal year 2013 (which begins July 1), the company said on its blog.

Kraft Foods Institutes Lifecycle Assessments

Most people have heard the saying: you can't improve what you can't measure.  But measurement can be complex and time-consuming, especially when it comes to figuring out how to reduce environmental impacts. Kraft Foods announced it has begun using lifecycle assessment (LCA) to measures the footprint of what goes into making a product, from farm to fork and beyond.  

Can Your Brand See The Footprints Of The Future?

We live in a time of unprecedented chaos. Whether it’s economic, environmental, technological or cultural uncertainty, the world we inhabit isn’t easy for people, or brands to navigate.

Comfort would certainly come from predictability. Unfortunately, prognostication is a dangerous game. Consumer trends may seem logical in hindsight – but they’re seldom clear looking forward.

Ecosystem Services Gaining Sway in Corporate Decision-Making

Sustainability consulting group BSR released a new report outlining trends and emerging activities to help companies understand why and where they can begin accounting for ecosystem services in their strategic decisions.

Puma Parent PPR To Expand Groundbreaking Environmental Accounting to All Brands

French apparel company PPR announced it will expand the trailblazing environmental accounting process it performed for its Puma brand across its entire group of brands, which includes Gucci, Stella McCartney and Yves Saint Laurent.

The Challenges of Measuring Social Impact

Social ventures are launching rapidly across the globe and striving to build sustainable business models that drive social or environmental progress. Yet to achieve progress through enterprise, social entrepreneurs must confront a challenge that has long plagued the nonprofit sector – quantifying and tracking social impact.

Heineken Cuts Emissions 5%, Expands Supplier Evaluation Platform

Heineken published its 2011 Sustainability Report last week and announced the global implementation of a sustainability rating platform for suppliers.

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During the month of May, we will be publishing a “SB Issues in Focus” Editorial package on the topic of “Information Technology as a Platform for Sustainable Innovation.” This is a great opportunity to share your company's insights, showcase innovations and present solutions. Find out more!