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Green Seal
promotes environmentally responsible consumer products by setting environmental standards and awarding a "Green Seal of Approval" to products that cause less harm to the environment
Added: Mar. 31, 2001 | Rate It
Green-Collar Jobs Campaign
http://www.ellabakercenter.org/index.php?p=gcjc
helps build California's movement for a green-collar economy that truly provides job opportunities, especially for low-income communities and communities of color
Added: May. 30, 2009 | Rate It
Greenbang
tracks the explosion of the environmental industry, reporting on news of green innovation and thought leadership
Added: Feb. 05, 2008 | Rate It
GreenBiz group
a mainstream media company focused exclusively on sustainability and the competitive edge it brings to businesses
Added: Feb. 19, 2011 | Rate It
GreenBiz.com - State of Green Business 2008
http://stateofgreenbusiness.com/
report addressing what U.S. businesses are doing in their quest to be greener and more environmentally responsible, introducing a set of 20 indicators of progress
Added: Feb. 26, 2008 | Rate It
Greenwashing Index
http://www.greenwashingindex.com/
seeks to to educate consumers about how to "read" an ad and encourage them to decide for themselves if what they’re seeing is greenwashing -- when more time and money is spent claiming to be "green" than actually implementing business practices that minimize environmental impact
Added: Feb. 09, 2008 | Rate It
IFC Environment - A Guide to Biodiversity for the Private Sector
http://www.ifc.org/BiodiversityGuide
International Finance Corporation (IFC) guide designed to help companies operating in emerging markets better understand their relationship to biodiversity issues and how they can effectively manage those issues to improve business performance and benefit from biodiversity
Added: Apr. 10, 2006 | Rate It
Less Carbon, More Jobs
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagID=33427
EDF provides information, some in map form, about new jobs expected as a result of reducing carbon emissions
Added: May. 30, 2009 | Rate It
Living The Green Life
supports a demand-driven movement toward sustainable, environmentally aware consumption, while guarding against supply-side greenwash
Added: Apr. 18, 2005 | Rate It
Maplecroft
http://www.maplecroft.com/about/news/ccvi.html
an organization that provides goods and services to navigate, manage and monitor the political, economic, social and environmental risks that affect new growth opportunities for business, especially in emerging markets
Added: Dec. 06, 2010 | Rate It
Metaefficient
a guide to the most efficient things in the World, recommending products that are energy & resource efficient, affordable, reliable and non-polluting
Added: May. 12, 2004 | Rate It
Natural Capitalism
web site accompanying a book by the same name which seeks to promote a new industrial revolution
Added: May. 12, 2004 | Rate It
Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development
http://www.novartisfoundation.org/platform/apps/home_e/index.asp?MenuID=209&ID=479&Menu=3&Item=41
aims to improve the quality of life of the poorest people in developing countries through programs & contributions to development policy discussions
Added: Feb. 25, 2002 | Rate It
Passive House Institute US
works to to further the development of minimized mechanical systems for heating, cooling, and dehumidification
nationwide including constructing, measuring, and verifying performance of Passive Houses in all US climate zones
Added: Apr. 29, 2008 | Rate It
Planet Green
http://www.planetgreenpress.com/prefs/?next=/press-materials/press-releases/
presents announcements of green initiatives; site is energy-efficient
Added: Jun. 24, 2008 | Rate It
Renewable Energy Stocks
http://www.renewableenergystocks.com/
industry and investor portal for renewable energy featuring news, companies and research
Added: May. 02, 2004 | Rate It
Shaping the Future of Sustainable Finance
http://www.wwf.org.uk/filelibrary/pdf/sustainablefinancereport.pdf
report on the campaign to move the banking sector from promises to performance in regard to supporting sustainable development (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It
Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutes
strengthens the creativity of grassroots inventors, innovators and ecopreneurs in India engaged in conserving biodiversity and developing eco-friendly solutions to local problems
Added: May. 12, 2002 | Rate It
Sustainable Business.com
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/
seeks a transition to sustainability that will change the types of businesses that exist and the products they produce; provides information on eco-efficient practices for business
Added: May. 18, 2001 | Rate It
The Centre for Sustainable Design
http://www.cfsd.org.uk/index.html
facilitates discussion and research on eco-design and environmental, economic, ethical and social considerations in product and service development and design
Added: Jan. 03, 2001 | Rate It
UNEP Finance Initiatives
a global partnership between UNEP and the financial sector, working to understand the impacts of environmental and social considerations on financial performance
Added: Oct. 15, 2002 | Rate It
United States Green Building Council
coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work
Added: Jul. 27, 2002 | Rate It
Waterless Printing Association
promotes the eco-friendly waterless offset printing process, which does not use water or harmful chemicals.
Added: Mar. 29, 2005 | Rate It
Wisconsin Apollo State Policy Platform 2008-2009
http://media.journalinteractive.com/documents/ApolloPlatform.pdf
a report that sets out the goals of a coalition of labor and environmental leaders working to catalyze a clean energy revolution
and to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil, cut the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are destabilizing our climate,
and expand economic opportunity for Wisconsin businesses and communities (pdf)
Added: Mar. 09, 2009 | Rate It



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