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Empowering Employees, Not Laying Them Off

By On February 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Policies of Sustainability, Sustainable Business Strategy

The bad economic news just keeps coming.  Companies are cutting their workforce and their expenses. So your small, green company should, too, right? Not so fast my friend.

Try this: empower your employees. Give them even more reign over your company. Task them with righting the ship. Elevate them, during this time of crisis, to […]

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Hunkering Down for the Great Depression

By On February 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Policies of Sustainability

So the recession deepens.  It’s looking more and more likely that it’s going to get worse before it gets better, and unemployment is getting dangerously close to 10% nationwide, a level we haven’t seen in decades. With every cloud is a silver lining, of course, and I think one that we must focus on is that we should […]

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Green Economy Victory Bonds

By On January 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Policies of Sustainability

As the Obama Administration considers its stimulus package and the financial crisis facing the country, it has often been compared to the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Roosevelt’s New Deal helped bring America out of the Great Depression, and had some green components to it (Civilian Conservation Corps, for example).  So despite his detractors, such […]

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South Korea Plans to Spend $32M for Green Job Creation

By On January 15, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Policies of Sustainability

Stimulus packages and bailouts have dominated the economic headlines of late, but perhaps running a close second in terms of economic trends is that many governments across the world have made serious pushes for creating green jobs.  South Korea is the latest to join the fray, announcing this week a $32.7 billion program to create […]

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Will Green Stay Hot as the Economy Cools?

By On January 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Policies of Sustainability

It’s safe to say most people would be hard pressed to remember such a grim economic time as we’re experiencing.  Businesses of all kinds are suffering, and many businesses are cutting back spending on sustainability efforts.

So, the question of the day is, what does the green tinted crystal ball […]

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