by Liz O’Donnell (Boston)
Even as traditional jobs are being cut, “green” jobs are opening up, creating hot new career opportunities for executive women.

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Contributed by Barbara Horne of thebusinesschannels.com
The days of make money at all costs are quickly disappearing. There is value to be built-in products and services that bring profit to society and the bottom line. As a busy executive woman and manager, you can use these five simple tips to incorporate social responsibility into your management [...]

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Contributed by Ann Marie Orchard (New York City)
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The US Congress appears poised to pass carbon cap and trade legislation, perhaps as soon as the third quarter of this year. Although there has been a market price on carbon in the UK and Europe for some time now, the US has no broad mechanism for factoring [...]

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by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)

At the beginning of her career, Joyce LaValle, a senior vice president with Interface Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of modular carpet, never would have dreamed she’d be the impetus for a seismic shift in her employer’s business plan or that she’d become a spokesperson and advocate for sustainability. [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
Being a professional in the working world today is tough. Between clients, business meetings, and family, very few women have the time or energy to take on extra projects. Recent surveys have shown that the green movement is slowly finding its way into corporate offices. If major corporations can find the [...]

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By Tina Vasquez (Los Angeles)
It’s easy to dismiss the new “green” movement as a fad; something that’s become hip and cool, but the road leading here has been long and arduous, especially for those who’ve been there since the beginning. Robyn Griggs Lawrence, editor-in-chief of Natural Home, a magazine that focuses on green design and [...]

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Contributed by Kevin Wilhelm, CEO of Sustainable Business Consulting
In these uncertain economic times, companies often gravitate towards budget cuts, scaling back sustainability or “green” programs on the mistaken belief that such programs take away from the bottom-line. In reality, this thinking is the exact opposite of what business leaders need to do. Sustainability may [...]

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by Sima Matthes (New York City)
Exclusive of industry leadership, what do PepsiCo, Baxter Healthcare, SC Johnson & Sons and the Philadelphia Phillies have in common?
All of these companies have made a commitment to using renewable energy and carbon offsets to reduce at least part of their corporate carbon footprint, and all are partners in the [...]

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by Zoe Cruz (New York City)
Sustainability is the new buzzword in Corporate America – but what does it actually mean and why is it so important? Corporate sustainability grew out of the concept of sustainable development, which means to “meet the needs of the present without compromising [...]

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by Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)
On October 2nd, 2008, top women in sustainability from Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions, and non-governmental organizations gathered together at JP Morgan Chase for the Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future’s 5th Annual Businesswomen’s Sustainability Leadership Summit. This year’s theme -Leading Change: How to Champion Sustainability in Your [...]

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