  
It's a fact -- Green is Good for business. Whether employing the cost efficient strategies of waste reduction, leveraging the feel good value of environmentally responsible practices, or taking advantage of rapidly growing markets in green building, clean tech & transportation, biofuels, organic health, recycling, sustainable fashion, carbon offsets, industrial ecology, bio-mimicry, green procurement, green marketing, or green banking ... Green Business Strategies are boosting image, enthusiasm, and bottom line.
By demonstration, here are select headlines from the last few weeks of green business reporting:
Morgan Stanley launches carbon bank
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35728
$100k for Sustainability inventions
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35812
Wells Fargo invests solar, loaning green
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35806
Weather Channel going green
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35801
Icarus helps companies green air travel
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35809
Pepperidge Farm to install hydrogen fuel cells
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35765
Kroger Supermarkets to sell E85
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35832
Dole making supply chains carbon neutral
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35721
Businesses embracing green procurement
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35700
PepsiCo switches to green power
http://www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35649
Data centers "cooling" energy consumption
http://www.greenercomputing.com/columns_third.cfm?NewsID=35825
Dell launches energy efficient desktop
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35821
CitiGroup spends $232M on green data center
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35814
Intel tool highlights energy wasting apps
http://www.greenercomputing.com/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35799
Corporate responsibility = corporate profitability,
via World Inc book, by Bruce Piasecki
http://www.worldincbook.com/
Sony develops bio-battery
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35803
Sony launches recycling program
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35754
Sony cuts power consumption in 90% of products
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35718
Smart grids growing
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35802
Ford to convert paint fumes to electricity
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35835
GM Manufacturing plant achieves zero waste landfill
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35833
GM & plug in hybrids
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35795
Chevron saving $20M in Colorado via energy efficiency projects
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35784
Chevron expanding geothermal business
http://www.greenpowermagazine.com/newsletters/2007/gp_newsletter_8-07.htm#in
Ormat expanding geothermal business
http://www.greenpowermagazine.com/newsletters/2007/gp_newsletter_8-07.htm#in
REI launches eco-sensitive line
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35764
Origins offsets 100% of energy usage
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/08/20/origins-offsets-100-of-electricity/
Office Depot lowers carbon emissions 10%
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35818
Best Buy to build only eco-friendly stores
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2007/08/17/best-buy-to-build-only-eco-friendly-stores/
Thin-flim photo voltaic market growing fast
http://www.greenpowermagazine.com/newsletters/2007/gp_newsletter_8-07.htm#in
Organic solar cell breaks world record
http://www.greenpowermagazine.com/newsletters/2007/gp_newsletter_8-07.htm#in
AOL co-founder to build sustainable luxury resorts
http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35112
Milliken launches energy conservation
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35807
Fraser Paper utilizes heat exchanger to cut electricity
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35813
New York unveils LEED affordable housing development
http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35733
Green building not so pricey - study says
http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=35782
Walmart, HP & CocaCola improve ethical reputations
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=35484
GoodCommonSense to sell effective fuel saver product
http://www.goodcommonsense.net/smartfuel.html
And many, many more!
The Good News
The world's leading corporations are taking notice -- and are acting fast to employ the financial opportunities that are green business. Multi-level benefits, including: cutting operations costs, earning new profits, increasing customer loyalty, enhancing positive brand associations ... and so much more -- are proving to be cutting edge tools for increasing bottom line results.
For more on what's happening in corporate greening, skim the links on past newsletters ...
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