Big Green Breakthrough

Work at home? Here's how to reduce energy costs and free up more capital to support your business

  Programmable Thermostat – Automatically adjust indoor air temperatures to reduce the amount of gas or electricity you use. Cost: $115 Annual Savings: $180 Green ROI: 156.5%   Compact Fluorescent Lighting – Replace 20 incandescent bulbs that are 60 Watts and have a life expectancy of 1,500 hours, with CFLs that only use 14 Watts and last 10,000 hours. Cost: [...]

"Artists for the Climate" Use Concert to Tackle Coal

It was the hottest ticket in town – literally. Grammy-winning singers joined award-winning writers and rap artists at a Washington, DC concert to raise awareness about climate change and the coal burning that causes it. How much interest in such a topic could there possibly be? Plenty, if the fifteen hundred boisterous people in the audience were [...]

More proof that going green is good for business

Here’s more proof that going green helps sustain your business. During the current economic slowdown, companies that practice sustainability are outperforming their industry peers by substantial margins. In  an analysis conducted by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, in 16 of 18 industries examined, companies recognized as sustainability-focused outperformed their industry peers over both a three and six-month [...]

More Surprising News: "Silicon Valley Jobs Dip, Green Tech Grows"

This just in from CNET News: “Green-tech jobs are providing a bloom to Silicon Valley’s otherwise barren employment outlook.” “In the high-tech mecca, Silicon Valley jobs dipped 1.3 percent year over year in December. Per capita income fell 0.8 percent last year over the previous period–the first time it had fallen since 2003, according to a report [...]

Good News For Green Business

Wondering whether “going green” is worth it? Despite the gloomy economy, consumers say yes! According to the 2009 Cone Consumer Environmental Survey: * 34 percent of American consumers indicate they are more likely to buy environmentally responsible products today * another 44 percent indicate their environmental shopping habits have not changed as a result of the economy * 35 percent of Americans have [...]

Why Big Green Breakthrough?

Our Big Green Declaration for Change! We need a transformative vision that rejects old “business as usual” in favor of a new green economy. This vision requires breakthrough innovations that integrate economic growth and environmental protection with corporate social responsibility Businesses wield the social, economic and environmental clout needed to achieve these breakthrough goals The rules have changed forever. [...]