1. Growth? Europe’s Greenest City Shows the Way

Växjö, Sweden has been able to slash its carbon footprint by a third while nearly doubling its GDP, Francesca Rheannon discusses…

2. GreenBlue releases Guideline for Designing Recyclable and Compostable Packaging

Following two years of research into various end-of-life infrastructures and technologies, today GreenBlue® released a suite of reports that provide technical guidance on designing packaging to be compatible with common recovery methods…

3. Green energy investment hits record global high

Global investment in renewable energy sources grew by 32% during 2010 to reach a record level of US$211bn (£132bn), a UN study has reported…

4. Accounting for Sustainability: A Charge to Professionals and Students

Martha Woodman has a simple formula for you: sustainable business practices + reporting = continued improvement and growth = better business and a better world…

5. Human Rights – NGO’s dissatisfied? Fine with me…

Last month, the U.N. Human Rights Council unanimously endorsed the Guiding Principles for business and human rights. Christine Bader discusses…

6.  Boards in a Time of Crisis

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