News - Joel Makower
OAKLAND, Calif., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenBiz Group has announced a two-day conference called
OAKLAND, Calif., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What happens when the world's leading companies, policy makers and thought leaders come together across three continents to discuss the next great wave of business innovation? GreenBiz Group calls this VERGE - the convergence of energy, information, building and vehicle technologies.
SFI Says Get the Facts, Ignore Pressure Tactics WASHINGTON, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a guest column ("What to Do When ForestEthics Comes Knocking?") posted on GreenBiz.com, Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) President and CEO Kathy Abusow writes that ForestEthics' "pressure tactics" on companies are "undermining not just SFI, but all of the valued forest certification programs," which "could have unintended consequences for forests and communities across North America." "We are puzzled that {SFI} a program that invests in conservation and community grants to solve local, national and international forestry issues should be the subject of a misinformation campaign," Abusow writes.
In a First, Conference "Hits the Road" to New Location Outside of Rockies COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Well-known green business leader Joel Makower will be a plenary speaker at the 22nd annual SRI in the Rockies Conference, the leading edge forum for the sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) industry in the North America.
