The Consumer Electronics Show is the grandaddy of the electronics industry's trade shows. This year's event features the usual next-gen technologies, but also highlights a "sustainable planet" focus that brings green IT to the fore.
UC Berkeley Extension's Construction Management certificate program is designed to provide knowledge of the regulatory, insurance, management, safety, estimating, and environmental aspects of the field. Learn how this practical program can give you the knowledge and skills to enhance your success in managing construction projects from start to finish.
Please call (510) 642-4111 to reserve a space; refer to EDP 316679. For more information about the program, visit www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/const.html.
iGlobal Forum’s Annual Carbon Trading Summit 2009 will steer discussions between leading carbon market experts as the Northeast prepares for a cap-and-trade scheme under the RGGI initiative, and examine the latest developments in the future $1 trillion North American Carbon Market.
This year's Pacific Northwest P2 Regional Roundtable will focus on identifying and quantifying the activities/processes that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions in business practices. The first day is comprised of technical trainings and the second day will include site visits for practical application of the previous day's training.
This work takes a hard look at what it takes to build green -- from considering the economic benefits of sustainability to marketing environmentally friendly structures.
This new online book club created by the U.S. Green Building Council and Island Press offers books on green building for industry professionals. Recommended titles change every month. Discounts up to 40 percent for USGBC members.
"The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems" offers a look at the ways that investing in green jobs can save the economy and the environment at the same time.
This new book, available only in digital form from Vault.com Inc., profiles the eco-friendly practices and programs of nearly 70 North American companies.
In Strategies for the Green Economy, GreenBiz.com's executive editor, Joel Makower, distills his more than twenty years of watching the green business scene and offers insights and inspiration for understanding and untangling the complexities and controversies of profiting in the growing green economy.
This tool from Hewlett-Packard offers advice on how you can green your entire organization's printing, and save money at the same time.
An outline to designing, implementing and measuring the benefits of partnerships between companies and non-governmental organizations.
Download this free, 90-minute webinar about the Cleaning Industry Management Standard, the first consensus-based management framework of its kind.
An overview of why global consumption is unsustainable and how businesses can help slow and rollback negative trends.
This report makes the case for why businesses should assess their impacts on ecosystem services, and examines seven tools for analyzing ecosystem services.
This report from international talent agency Korn Ferry gives an overview of the many ways that companies are embracing green strategies, and how they find the right candidate for a Chief Sustainability Officer position.
Climate Leaders is an EPA industry-government partnership that encourages companies to develop long-term comprehensive climate change strategies. This fact sheet offers a primer on the steps undertaken by Climate Leaders partners to establish a greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal.
The ISSA, the leading trade association for the cleaning industry, provides a short online video, an FAQ list, a copy of the standard and other free tools and resources about the guidelines.
The Climate Group and Arup collaborated on this guide to provide businesses with an introduction to California's emerging GHG emissions reduction policies and a practical description of steps businesses can take, whether they are just beginning to consider these issues or have been working on them for some time.
International nonprofit promotes social and ethical accountability for all organizations and sectors.
ViewAIGA focuses on the greener side of design, highlighting news, events, resources, books and speakers.
ViewStartup support for environmental and biotech businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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