Articles: Environment
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| Fall 2008 | Environment • Corporate Social Responsiblity |
Cultivating the Green Consumer [Free!]
Consumers say they want to buy ecologically friendly products and reduce their impact on the environment. But when they get to the cash register, their Earth-minded sentiments die on the vine. Although individual quirks underlie some of this hypocrisy, businesses can do a lot more to help would-be green consumers turn their talk into walk. |
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| Fall 2008 | Environment • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship |
The Cultural Touch [Free!]
By tailoring its methods to local values and needs, Rare has slowly seeded conservation programs in 40 countries. Yet as more and more species teeter on the brink of extinction, the organization must expand quickly. Here’s how the boutique nonprofit is delivering customized Rare Pride social marketing campaigns to millions of people in the planet’s most fragile ecosystems. |
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| Fall 2008 | Environment • Government |
What’s Next: The Sun Boat
Move over, Prius; here comes the Aquatanker. |
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| Fall 2008 | Environment • Nonprofit Management • Corporate Social Responsiblity |
What’s Next: The Carrot Is Mightier Than the Stick
Rewarding the socially responsible with customers. |
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| Fall 2008 | Environment • Government |
What’s Next: The Green to Go Green
In Berkeley, here comes the sun. |
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| Summer 2008 | Environment • Government |
Fast Food and the Family Farm [Free!]
It’s time to reform how we grow food and what we have for dinner, says Bruce Boyd, principal and managing director at Arabella Philanthropic Investment Advisors. |
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| Summer 2008 | Environment • Government |
A Lot of Hot Air
A popular Mexico City program for cutting air pollution from vehicles doesn’t work; in fact sales of new cars, used cars, and gasoline have climbed since the program’s launch in 1989. |
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| Summer 2008 | Environment • Social Entrepreneurship |
From the Ground Up
Part academic institution, part activist group, part think tank, ATREE crosses sectors to breed a new species of conservation agency in India. |
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| Spring 2008 | Environment • Arts, Culture, and Religion • Government |
Praise the Lord, but Dim the Lights
The Regeneration Project helps the environmental movement get religion. |
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| Spring 2008 | Environment • Corporate Social Responsiblity |
The Greening of Wal-Mart [Free!]
For much of its history, Wal-Mart’s corporate management team toiled inside its “Bentonville Bubble,” narrowly focused on operational efficiency, growth, and profits. But now the world’s largest retailer has widened its sights, building networks of employees, nonprofits, government agencies, and suppliers to “green” its supply chains. Here’s how and why the world’s largest retailer is using a network approach to decrease its environmental footprint – and to increase its profitability. |
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| Spring 2008 | Environment • Social Entrepreneurship |
Garden-Variety Revolution [Free!]
TerraCycle turns what others leave behind into fertilizers and fashion. |
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| Winter 2008 | Environment • Economic Development • Arts, Culture, and Religion • Corporate Social Responsiblity |
Equal Partners
How an ecotourism company and a native community share power in Peru. |
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| Winter 2008 | Environment • Government |
Review: Break Through
Small-scale efforts won’t solve the global warming crisis. |
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| Winter 2008 | Environment • Corporate Social Responsiblity |
Greening Supply Chains
When scarcity sets in, market forces can lead corporations to adopt green practices. |
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| Fall 2007 | Environment • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship |
Working All Fronts
How Sustainable Conservation unites all sectors for the environment. |
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