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ICYMI: Hectares of sustainable food news, ESG pro profiles & more

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 16, 2013

It's a research-heavy week here at ICYMI HQ, with studies detailing everything from profiles of ESG professionals to solutions for sustainable cities.

Some light in clean tech investing, despite the gloom

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 16, 2013

The vast majority of clean energy investment not coming from VCs is actually a positive indicator for the maturation of clean energy markets.

Can you survive the 5 tectonic shifts to the business landscape?

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 15, 2013

In this Q&A, the author of "The Upside of Down" shares how his concept of societal resilience can help companies prepare for change.

Adidas Group scores big with sustainability venture capital fund

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 15, 2013

Footwear company's greenENERGY Fund invests in a portfolio of efficiency projects that target a strict 20 percent annual return on capital.

VERGE Boston: How ARPA-E creates the future of energy

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 13, 2013

Cheryl Martin, deputy director of the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy talks energy innovation at the 2013 VERGE conference in Boston.

Boston becomes latest city to order building energy benchmarking

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 13, 2013

Large commercial and residential buildings must report annual energy and water use, but aren't required to act on the results.

ICYMI: Some good climate news, competition for home energy data & more

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 10, 2013

In this week's sustainability news roundup, we find big progress on climate policy, big commitments from a UK retailer and competition in the big home-energy market.

3 ways business can benefit from Scope 3 emissions reductions

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 10, 2013

New guidance from the GHG Protocol on value chain emissions marks an important milestone for companies looking to track the business benefits of emissions reductions.

Patagonia's new VC fund to invest in trailblazing green firms

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 09, 2013

The $20 million dollar fund will focus on companies that share its environmental values with a focus on clothing, food, water, energy, and waste.

$40B in energy savings hiding in US commercial buildings

Published by Energy & Climate | GreenBiz.com on May 08, 2013

The federal government estimates we can save $40 billion annually by reducing energy use in commercial buildings 20 percent by 2020.