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Executives at many companies have found that no matter how invested the c-suite is in sustainability initiatives, a business must engage and inspire its employees from the ground up in order to succeed in improving its environmental impact. The Human Resources section explores ways that companies are bringing employees on board to make sustainability work for the long term.
  • As companies emerge from recession-induced hibernation, shake off hiring freezes, and start to cautiously advertise job openings again, they're finding an entirely different landscape than when they did their last round of recruiting. With all the hope tacked on to green companies and jobs, the stakes are high for companies that blunder. Here are tips to avoid missteps.

  • SAN JOSE, Calif. -- In a survey of almost 2,000 employees, the company found that, in addition to increasing job satisfaction among teleworking employees, Cisco saved $277 million as a result of its flexible work program.

  • Now that you've made the the business case for going green in your company's operations, whether you're the new CSO or just part of a green team, there are a few basic steps that can help move your company toward success in its green goals.

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    Given all the hype about green jobs -- particularly the rosy projections about the green jobs of tomorrow -- it's welcome news when a credible source puts some facts on the table. Would you care to guess how many green jobs there are in America?

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    OAKLAND, Calif. -- Accenture, DHL, Anheuser-Busch and Alcan Packaging are among the companies using World Environment Day to highlight their green credentials and inspire their workforces to adopt more environmentally friendly behavior.

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    Professionals in climate change-related fields are more likely to be male, highly educated, well-paid and not worried about losing their jobs, according to a new survey.

  • Executives from Net Impact, eBay and Timberland discuss the skills employers find desirable for positions with an environmental or larger CSR focus.

  • SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The report highlights 15 "intrapreneurs" who are successfully combining sustainability ideals with their traditional corporate job functions and offers a model which others may follow for a variety of socially responsible projects.

  • Green jobs aren't always easy for employment analysts to recognize, because they are scattered across most occupations and industries, and truly, every job can be more or less green. Here's how to recognize a green job when you see one.

  • WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Building retrofits, green jobs and public transit are the three keys to making the country's cities more sustainable, and although many cities are getting underway with these projects, much progress is needed quickly, according to a new report from Living Cities.

  • Chris D'Avignon's green job story shows how the threads of work history, business skills, and a growing personal commitment to doing things better led him to build a business that is creating more green jobs daily.

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    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- 501 Day kicks off its month-long Community Day program of volunteer service for employees from around the world who work in their local communities. In San Francisco today, more than 800 employees assisted nonprofits working on environmental, homeless, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, HIV/AIDS, youth, and health care issues.

  • As a first step to understanding the world of green jobs and the green economy -- not to mention as a way of knowing where to find a green job -- we first have to know exactly what makes a job green. The answer is more complicated than you might expect.

  • A profile of the East Los Angeles Skills Center's newest job-training program illustrates what might be a best-case scenario for the green jobs economy.

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    Employee engagement in corporate greening is gaining ground and emerging as a strong force to move corporate social responsibility forward, writes Tim Mohin.

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