Stories: Markets & Enterprise

New Ventures entrepreneur Ben Ripple had plenty to say at the Triple Bottom Line Conference in Paris last week, where he participated in a WRI-organized panel on monitoring and evaluating non-financial impacts.

Top 10 Outcomes 2007

Each year, we evaluate the impact of our work in four sustainable development goal areas and announce our top ten outcomes. Each is a glimpse of what’s possible when we work together as a global community.

The Thinkers 50” biennial poll of the most influential business people in the world is topped by WRI board member C.K. Prahalad. The recognition speaks volumes about business-led approaches to sustainability around the world.

Former WRI Board Member John W. Firor Dies

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Liveblogging at Pop!Tech

Rob Katz blogged his way through the Pop!Tech conference in beautiful Camden, Maine. Read his blog on the day’s developments with an eye toward the base of the pyramid.

Who reads the thousands of sustainability reports that corporations release each year? As of today, there is a better way to answer those important questions.

This article originally appeared in the May/June 2007 issue (subscription area of Web site) of Green@Work Magazine.

Conserve–a private, non-profit organization–is turning those ubiquitous plastic consumer bags into upscale, avant-garde products: and generating hundreds of jobs as well.

Taxing carbon while reducing payroll taxes is a simple and efficient way to address global warming and stimulate the economy.