{"id":21309,"date":"2014-01-25T14:45:43","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T14:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/?p=319180"},"modified":"2014-01-25T14:45:43","modified_gmt":"2014-01-25T14:45:43","slug":"whats-the-state-of-green-business-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/whats-the-state-of-green-business-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s the State of Green Business in 2014?"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The “State of Green Business”<\/a> annual report from <\/strong>GreenBiz.com<\/em> <\/em>shows why we have reason to both applaud and criticize the progress companies have made in sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“What’s business as usual today was not that long ago innovative, even breakthrough: Bio-based products, accounting systems that place a realistic value on water and carbon, smart supply chains that optimize transportation and energy, renewable energy<\/a> that isn’t just for show, and more,” Joel Makower, the site’s chairman and executive editor, said in a summary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Now, the bad news … we’re not making much progress. When you actually measure year-on-year progress companies are making, it’s a disappointing state of affairs.”<\/p>\n

Here are eight infographics from the report that illustrate the good and bad. <\/p>\n

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GreenBiz.com <\/em>produces the report on an annual basis with Trucost<\/a>, which researches and standardizes the environmental practices disclosed by more than 4,600 companies around the world that  represent 93 percent of global markets by market capitalization.<\/p>\n

Trucost examined and compared results from the 500 U.S. companies in the Standard & Poor’s Index and the MSCI World Index, which covers more than 1,600 companies in 24 developed markets. <\/p>\n

“In most cases, the progress is incremental,” Makower said. “In some cases, it’s flat, or even declining.”<\/p>\n

View the full report here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Visit EcoWatch’s S<\/a><\/b>USTAINABLE BUSINESS<\/b><\/a> page for more related news on this topic.<\/b><\/p>\n

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