Tag: Environmental Certifications - Page 3
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Daniel Goleman's Ecological Intelligence (Part Two)
In the second part of our interview, Daniel Goleman elaborates on how our ecological intelligence is woefully lacking, but points us toward technological tools that can up our IQ. GoodGuide, one of his favorites, offers a database of ratings on
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Daniel Goleman's Ecological Intelligence (Part One)
Even those of you with good, green intentions are being pretty much ineffective as you grope toward a hazy green mirage. Why? Your ecological intelligence—your knowledge of the real impacts of the things you buy and do—is pitifully low. Daniel Goleman
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Survey Says: Companies Fall into the "Green Gap"
Not surprisingly, companies going "green" lack follow-up on measuring efficiency. What may be surprising is that this "news" comes from IBM. The company
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Green Roofs Growing in US
Green Roof on Canada's MEC building. Photo via Flickr: by Pardraic Green roofs have expanded by 35 percent over the last couple years, with more than 3.1 million square feet installed last year. Chicago leads the way in the U.S. with 534,507 square feet
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Marriott Takes the LEED Certifications
Seems every hotel calls itself "green" if it stops cleaning the sheets and towels everyday. A good idea, but they do save bucks on laundry while saving water and energy. Some places
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LEED Goes 3.0 — and They Ain't Joking 'Round
The USGBC, and their insanely popular rating system LEED, have been on the frontlines of the green building movement for quite a while. Everyone has taken a shot at them at least once. There’s all the talk about how the credits are
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Churches and Synagogues Worship Green Building
Homes and offices are going green
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7 Out of 10 College Bound Students, Prefer Green Universities
A Recent Princeton Review survey shows that most college applicants today are becoming increasingly interested in how green their prospective universities are. Of these statistics, 68 percent of the students surveyed admitted that
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Adam Lowry, The Man Behind the Method (Cleaning Products)
Method cleaning products are the fitting accoutrement for the style and hygiene-minded ecophile. But Method is more than boutique toilet bowl cleaners; it is booming into one of the great success stories of the new economy. Adam Lowry, with his business
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Jay Coen Gilbert and the Search for the Beneficial Corporation (Part Two)
Jay Coen Gilbert must be doing something right; after all, you don't get invited to the White House to advise on economic policy just because you smell good. Along with two of his brainy Stanford buddies, Gilbert has built a certifying system for
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Jay Coen Gilbert and the Search for the Beneficial Corporation (Part One)
Good business or just good marketing? Green business or greenwashing? Even the most hawk-eyed, label-scouring consumer can't always know. B Corporation's mission is to replace the guessing game with rigorous standards to judge what makes a truly
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Seventh Generation Buys Sustainable Palm Kernel Oil Credits, For Its Entire Product Line
TreeHugger has given Seventh Generation plenty of coverage for its line of eco-friendly cleaning products and recycled paper products. Now it's worthwhile pointing out that the Burlington, Vermont-based company
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Design 21 Announces Winner for FSC Campaign
Image: competition winner, by Damian O'Hara & Christophe Roger, via Design 21 Online "social design network" Design 21 has announced the winners of their latest competition, "Wood, Paper, Checkmark": a consumer action & education campaign for
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Retro Design Looks Good on Sustainable Plywood
Here's a nice combo: a re-issue of the work of a not-well-known-enough designer with sustainable plywood as the medium. Alexander Girard designed for Herman Miller and was a friend of Charles Eames. A glance at his designs makes one realise that he
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EU Mayors Sign Covenant of Mayors Climate Initiative
Just like the US Mayors signed their Climate Protection Agreement back in 2005, 400 EU mayors signed their own Climate Pact this week, called the Covenant of Mayors Initiative, agreeing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20% by 2020.
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TreeHugger Talks With James Gustave Speth: Green Consumerism, Taking Action & What Comes After Capitalism
Though it's prestigious enough that James Gustave Speth is currently the dean of Yale University's School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, when you look at his past environmental activities—co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council,
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Finding Some Clarity in the Muddy World of Eco-Labeling
There was general agreement at the recent Sustainable Brands conference in Miami that eco-labels and certification programs are a mess. Granted, the answers are not simply green or brown. With so many factors to account
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EPEAT and EcoLogo Partner Up to Promote Electronics
The Green Electronics Council and EcoLogo are teaming up to make certification of green electronics easier.
