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Top 10 Sustainable Business Stories of 2012

Andrew Winston | Posted 02.22.2013 | Green
Read More: Nrdc, Emc, Mit, Big Data, Green Business, China, US Drought 2012, Staples, Apple, Nike, Hybrid Cars, Saudi Arabia, Jeremy Grantham, Bill Mckibben, Bcg, Solar Power, Global Warming, Clean Economy, Fuel Economy Standards, Microsoft, Unilever, Biofuels, Corporate Sustainability, Mayor Bloomberg, Collaborative Consumption, Marks and Spencer, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Zero Waste, Clean Air Act, Transparency, Mckinsey, Natural Capital, Universal Pictures, Carbon Tax, Al Halvorsen, Foxconn, Heineken, Ups, Solyndra, Walmart, John Elkington, Do the Math, Pwc, H&M, Kimberly-Clark, President Obama, Patagonia, Green Supply Chain, Cop18, Greenbiz, Hertz, Dupont, Coca-Cola, Hurricane Sandy, Crayola, Climate Change, Dunkin' Donuts, Flyknit, Tazreen Fashions Fire, Gm, B&Q, Carbon Disclosure Project, Tyson Foods, Open Innovation, Carbon Footprint, Energy Efficiency, Mississippi River, Tesla Model S, Columbia University, Lca, Pepsico, Sasb, Gisr, Green News
Andrew Winston

We may not be keeping pace with these pressures, but leading companies continue to evolve more sustainable strategies and tactics. Let's look at some top macro- and company-level stories.

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Hidden Costs of Design Decisions

Molly Miller | Posted 03.10.2012 | Denver
Read More: Societal Costs, Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Boulder Green Building Guild, General Services Administration, Athena Institute, Embodied Energy, Life Cycle Analysis, Gsa, Costing, Retrofit, Lca, Lcca, Steven Winte Aassociates, Denver News
Molly Miller

The price of new equipment is an easily comprehensible but incomplete cost. Life cycle cost analysis adds in maintenance, energy use, tax incentives or rebates, and any salvage value.

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