Corporate Citizenship Should Include Paying Taxes
GE avoided all income taxes in 2010 (it’s getting money back actually). This is not good for the country, the business world, or even GE itself.
April 10, 2011
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GE avoided all income taxes in 2010 (it’s getting money back actually). This is not good for the country, the business world, or even GE itself.
A fun “headslapper” and easy energy win. GM is using software and networked equipment to automate shutdown and save money.
Should nuclear energy be a part of our future?
Should we rely on centralized (grid) energy?
Just a quick link and note about part 3 of my “series” of blogs on my trip to the Waste Management/Xerox Executive Sustainability Summit a
A recent study showed that, cloud computing can help companies reduce the energy use and carbon footprint of computing by up to 90 percent.
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Organizations of all stripes are trying to drastically reduce the waste they send to landfills. Why are they doing this, and how does going to “zero” create value?
Leading companies are helping customers use less of their product, to reduce environmental impacts, but also to hold on to customers and build deeper relationships.
I attended a Executive Sustainability Summit last week at Xerox’s request and I’m writing a few blogs about what I saw and heard. This first one is up on Xerox’s site and comments on a framework for building a successful sustainability program.
The business logic for protecting nature has always been a harder sell than making the case for other green initiatives. Dow and the Nature Conservancy announced a collaboration to “advance the incorporation of the value of nature into business.”
Every week, 140 million people — about the population of England and Germany combined — shop in a Wal-Mart store. Soon, all of these people will be eating healthier, and the environmental impact of their food will be lessened.
