Climate Leaders in the News

Inside Vodafone's "Absolute Target" for Emissions Reduction

Chris Burgess, Vodafone's director of corporate responsibility, reveals how and why the mobile giant came to commit to a halving of its carbon emissions. (BusinessGreen) Read more...

Fiji Water's Thomas Mooney Talks "Carbon Negative"

Last November, Fiji Water made the bold commitment to take its bottled water “carbon negative,” earning public raves – and raspberries – depending on who’s doing the talking. In this SLM interview, Thomas Mooney, Fiji Water’s senior vice president for sustainable growth, explains how the company is planning to make good on its high-profile promise – and answers the criticism that “bottled water” and “sustainable” don’t belong in the same sentence. (To listen to our conversation with Thomas, click here.)

Calculating Your Company's Carbon Footprint: It's Just Not That Hard

So says Mike Wallace of Trucost, an research firm that focuses on quantifying the impact of business on the environment. In this SLM interview, Mike explains what's holding some companies back, why the U.S. businesses continue to lag behind their European counterparts, and why that might soon be changing - and faster than you think. (To listen to our conversation with Mike, click here.)

The Tug Toward Sustainability and Profit

A hybrid tugboat is the flagship of an extensive green strategy for Foss Maritime, whose fleet is responsible for bringing large container ships into the well-trafficked ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In this interview, Susan Hayman, the company's VP of health, safety, quality, and environment, explains why Foss made an early commitment to sustainability, and talks about what's next for the maritime industry. (IndustryWeek) Read more...

Cleaning Up: Sustainability at Dial

Dial CEO Brad Casper discusses his company's sustainability initiatives, integrating corporate cultures with the mothership, and the rigors of competing in a market where 99 cents could make all the difference. (Forbes) Read more...

Michael Miller's Green Aviation Firm Takes Flight

Nationally known aviation expert Michael Miller is set to launch a new consulting company called Green Skies Inc., which will focus on helping airports, airlines, and aviation-related firms reduce their environmental impact. (Orlando Business Journal) Read more...

Airbus's Philippe de Saint Aulaire on Greening Aviation

Philippe de Saint Aulaire, head of environmental affairs at Airbus and an expert in the manufacture of energy efficient planes, analyzes the aviation industrys policies for the environment, the EU's enviro.aero initiative, and the technological advancements toward a greener aviation industry. (TravelDailyNews) Read more...

BC Hydro's Bob Elton: A 100-Year Thinker

The head of one of Canada's largest and greenest utilities discusses leadership, climate change, and other pressing business issues. (ClimateChangeCorp) Read more...

Podcast: An Interview with Terrapass CEO Tom Arnold

Terrapass provides a way for individuals to offset their car, flight, or home carbon emissions and to show it on a decal and bumper sticker. In this June 2007 podcast, Arnold offers some interesting insight into the company, the carbon credit business, and the climate change milieu. Listen now...

Low-Carbon Pioneers in European Business

CNBC profiles the top 50 innovators and visionaries that are helping power the renewable-energy revolution in Europe today. Read more...

Corporate Climate Response: The "Vlog"

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When business leaders, environmental advisors, and management experts convened in London on May 29-31, 2007, to attend the Corporate Climate Response conference, blogger Calvin Jones brought his camcorder. The result? Every session is now available on YouTube. The sound is a bit uneven in spots (this is, after all, amateur video), but listen carefully and you'll hear executives from British Telecom, Marks & Spencer, and Philips Lighting, among others, discuss the key climate-management issues facing businesses today.

Carbon Management in Large Companies

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Ethical Corporation climate change editor Zara Maung speaks with Belinda Howell, CEO of Greenstone Carbon Management, about emissions reduction, offsetting, and tips for business.

PG&E's Nancy McFadden on the Greening of an Energy Giant

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EcoTalk radio host Betsy Rosenberg sits down with PG&E senior vice president Nancy McFadden to discuss her background working for Vice President Al Gore and California Governors Davis and Schwarzenegger, and everything that PG&E is doing to run a business that internalizes its effects on the earth and its resources.

Ahead of the Curve: Business Responds to Climate Change (Parts I and II)

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Executives from market powerhouses like Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart, Dupont, and GE discuss their company's rationale for getting a jump on climate change issues.

Vinod Khosla and Richard Branson on "Charlie Rose"

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In the second half of this hourlong program, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Virgin impresario Richard Branson talk global warming and what theyre doing about it.