January 30, 2008

Green Business has a long way to go

Although corporations like Apple, Google and Wal-Mart tout their green virtures on a daily basis, a new report from Greener Media, an environmental-media and business consulting company, found that the results of corporate "greening" efforts have been mixed at best.



The State of Green Business Report 2008 gives a bracingly candid interpretation of businesses' green and greenwashing efforts, noting that only eight of 20 indicators showed progress in 2007. Two of the 20 indicators, e-waste and carbon intensity, actually got worse..


E-Waste - Mountains of unwanted electronics with toxic components

http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2008/01/greenbiz_report

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