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EPA Seeks Comment on Ecolabels and Product Environmental Performance Standards

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Against a backdrop in early 2014 where by many measures environmental progress in business appears to have plateaued, Environmental Product Declarations are among the hottest topics in sustainability. This blog post is the first of several over the coming weeks about EPDs.

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January 27, 2014 0 comment
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Green Buildings Will Sustain the Future Health of Billions

written by Walter Wang

By 2050, the world’s population is expected to hit nine billion. And, by that year, scientists have projected that 80 percent of the world’s population will live in urban environments. In the United States alone, research indicates that people spend 90 percent of their time indoors, as noted in a TriplePundit article.

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July 16, 2013 1 comment
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LEDs in the Future

written by Walter Wang

A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor light source. LEDs are used as indicator lamps in many devices and are increasingly used for other lighting. When a light-emitting diode is switched on, electrons are able to recombine with electron holes within the device, releasing energy in the form of photons. This effect is called electroluminescence and the color of the

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September 6, 2012 0 comment
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Enviance Eco-mark Complaint Highlights Importance of GHG Emissions IP

written by Walter Wang

Enviance is a Carlsbad, California, corporation that produces and sells Environmental Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software and provides other environmental services. The ERP software enables Enviance’s clients to measure, manage, and report things such as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and

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June 21, 2012 0 comment
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What Drives the Business Case for CSR?

written by Walter Wang

One of the ways the business case is determined is that each region, country or community has a different combination of CSR drivers. I will start with the five typical CSR drivers that are local (or internal) drivers, namely pressures from within the country or community.

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April 11, 2012 0 comment
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Top Ten Highlights of Cleantech in Kentucky

written by Walter Wang

Kentucky, known as the Bluegrass State, is not new to the field of clean technology, especially renewable energy and energy efficiency. A state hit hard by the economic recession, Kentucky is always looking for ways to help its residents save money and afford the current cost of living, which includes have energy. As such, many organizations have formed to promote

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April 4, 2012 0 comment
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ISO 14000: Framework for Common Environmental Goals

written by Walter Wang

It is hard to believe there was a time when we, as a united people on Planet Earth, didn’t really focus on the environment. However, it really wasn’t until 1970 that the collective global eye turned towards the environment and how the global human footprint was making a forever-impact.

In 1972, the United Nations took notice and held the

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January 18, 2012 0 comment
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Sustainability Reporting Evolves to Include More Water Risk, Supply Chain Disclosures

written by Walter Wang

As the number of companies compiling sustainability reports grows, the content of those reports is evolving to include more focus on water impacts and supply chain information, according to corporate sustainability officials and consultants.

More companies are including information about

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November 10, 2011 0 comment
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California Benefit Corporation Bill is on Governor Brown’s Desk

written by Walter Wang

Assembly Bill 361, the bill that would authorize and regulate the formation and governance of a new form of corporate entity known as a benefit corporation, passed the California Assembly and is now on Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. The governor has 12 days to sign the bill into law or to veto it.

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September 5, 2011 1 comment
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Forum on Federal Leadership in Sustainable Building

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Yesterday, more than 120 leaders in the commercial building community came together with Federal officials at a White House Clean Energy Economy Forum to discuss the role of Federal leadership in sustainable building. White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, General Services Administration

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July 21, 2010 0 comment
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