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How 'being-centered' leadership can drive capitalism
In a recent GreenBiz article, Rick Ridgeway, Patagonia’s head of environmental affairs and creator of the “Responsible Economy” campaign, asked a fundamental question: “If [economic] growth is the elephant in the room, and if over...
BMW's solar partnership helps give EV industry a jolt
BMW has put in place another part of the jigsaw for the imminent launch of its BMW i range of electric cars, announcing a partnership with U.S. solar specialist SolarCity to allow American drivers to power their electric BMWs using solar power. The two co...
Refrigerant phase-outs put the chill on climate change
Back in the 1980s, an international alarm was sounded when a growing hole in the Earth's ozone layer was discovered over the Antarctic. This phenomenon was caused, scientists said, by the presence of Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) such as the gases...
UN calls on private sector to protect vulnerable communities
"But let us again be clear that we are witnessing ever more frequent, extreme weather events, and the poor and vulnerable are already paying the price." Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,...
