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Mexico's Debt Is Downgraded to Just Above 'Junk'
Business  (tags: Mexico's credit rating, "junk" status )

Kristi
- 8 days ago - latimes.com
Mexico's credit rating took another hit Monday, edging closer to "junk" status, on worries about the country's growing budget deficit and dwindling oil revenue.
Break Me Off A Piece of That Not-So Fairtrade Kit Kat Bar
Business  (tags: fairtrade, fair trade, food, chocolate, nestle, candy )

Jeffrey
- 12 days ago - green.thefuntimesguide.com
Nestle UK goes Fairtrade with the Kit Kat bar...but should it really be called Not-So-Fairtrade?
Chatting With Ray Anderson, Radical Industrialist
Business  (tags: corporate, inteface, sustainability, ray anderson )

Jeff
- 47 days ago - sundancechannel.com
SUNflitered's interview with Interface, Inc., founder and author of _Confessions of a Radical Industrialist_ Ray Anderson.
Activists Turn Up the Heat on Tar Sands' Bank
Business  (tags: tar sands, environment, climate, energy, oil, finance, bank, Canada )

Lyn
- 151 days ago - solveclimate.com
There's one way to stop the spread of Canada's energy-intensive tar sands operations: Get banks to turn off the funding taps. But that's easier said than done.
Engaging Employees in Sustainable Thinking
Business  (tags: business, sustainability, corporate, environment )

Matt
- 150 days ago - earthandindustry.com
Most company sustainability initiatives start at the top: executives, managers, and/or board members recognize the business case for "greening" operations, products, and services, and issue directives for implementing those initiatives...
B Corp. Weaves Sustainability Into Corporations' DNA
Business  (tags: sustainability, SustainableDevelopment, CSR, corporate responsibility, climate )

Lyn
- 167 days ago - solveclimate.com
When it comes to corporations, what does it mean to be sustainable? And how do you separate companies that are truly sustainable from those that simply claim to be? A new certification called B Corp. is providing the answer.
Looking for Green Business Ideas? Check Out Gil Friend's "The Truth About Green Business"
Business  (tags: book, green, consulting, gil friend, management )

Jeff
- 177 days ago - sustainablog.org
Yes, we need another green business book. This little volume challenges prevailing assumptions with relevant facts and questions, and then provides a framework for the reader to apply his/her own skills and talents to the problem or issue at hand.
A Web-Based Tool to Follow the Stimulus Dollars
Business  (tags: stimulus package, Stimulus, government grants )

Hugh
- 185 days ago - climatebiz.com
There are two places on the Internet where you can find out how the $787-billion stimulus package is being spent. One is run by the federal government. The other by a West Coast tech company. Care to guess which does a better job?
Will Your Next Data Center Be Solar Powered?
Business  (tags: technology, green it, computing, solar energy )

Hugh
- 192 days ago - greenercomputing.com
Think that solar power can't power data centers? Think again. i/o Data Centers, an IT infrastructure provider is in the process of deploying a massive array of solar panels that will generate 4.5 megawatts of electricity to help power its data center.
Study Finds Your Office Is Bigger, Greener, and Dirtier
Business  (tags: office, work, green, green business )

Hugh
- 193 days ago - greenerbuildings.com
A new study by the International Facility Management Association finds the average worker now has 435 sq ft, up by more than 10% in the past two years. The study also finds workplaces are getting greener, and with less janitors employed, dirtier.
 
 
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