In the News

"The Greening of Business" -- In March, Sports Illustrated ran a cover story about global warming. That's right, Sports Illustrated. The media mania on all things green had officially hit its peak. Read Andrew's article at ChangeThis.com

"Is China turning green?" -- Sometime this year China will surpass the U.S. as the world's largest emitter of green- house gases. This "accomplishment" reflects the pace and scale of industrialization in a country that is already home to eight of the world's ten most polluted cities. It may also mark a turning point in China's approach to climate change... Read Daniel Esty's May 4 Fortune Magazine article

"When Being Green Puts You in the Black" -- This week's announcement that two of the country's largest private equity firms, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group, will purchase the Dallas-based utility TXU made headlines... Read Dan's article in the Washington Post

"Green to Gold" -- When Dutch customs officials stopped shipment on 1.3 million new Playstation game systems in December of 2001, Sony faced its own “nightmare before Christmas”... Andrew's article in American Executive Magazine

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February 12, 2008 | Andrew Winston | Read Comments (0) | Post A Comment

Moving Along

{Originally posted here on my blog]

Today I spoke at a conference of small-medium sized moving companies all under the North American Van Lines (NAVL) brand. To put the industry in green context: 20% of U.S. energy goes to moving goods/logistics. And 20% of that – or 4% of all energy – is spent on idling trains and trucks.

NAVL is an old-style business, 75 years old this year. But I heard some new... …Full Post…

January 23, 2008 | Andrew Winston | Read Comments (0) | Post A Comment

MBAs: Your Future (Green?) Execs

[Originally posted on my site here]

BusinessWeek seems to have taken on the self-appointed role as debunker of green business, which as I’ve written before is an odd switch from the beginning of 2007. This week the magazine takes a harsh perspective on an interesting new survey about interest in green values at work.

PR firm Hill & Knowlton talked to MBA students globally and asked them what factors would influence career and... …Full Post…

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