Sabre Holdings recently commissioned a report (published in July 2010), on employee “green teams” in an attempt to understand what makes these teams effective.  A lot has been written about best practices in this area but this report (“Generating Sustainable Value:  Moving Beyond Green Teams to Transformation Collaboratives“) provides an excellent summary of the four [...]

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It’s 2010!   As we leave the decade of the “oughts” behind, we wanted to take a look back at some of the trends we’ve seen emerge in sustainability.   The emphasis on sustainable business has intensified during this time as the changes in our climate have left an indelible mark.     Here are some of the notable [...]

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Last Wednesday, I attended a great workshop put on by Sustainable Silicon Valley on the topic of “Green Teams: Employees Making a Difference.” Speakers from eBay, Genentech, BJG Architecture + Engineering and Gunn High School described the work being done predominantly by “green team” volunteers within their organizations. I was truly impressed with the passion, [...]

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