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Winter 2013

Global 100 Issue

Planet Grapefruit
Climate Crisis/Leadership/Perspectives/Sustainable Book Reviews/Winter 2013

Fools rule

by Lloyd Alter

There are two narrative arcs in William Marsdenโ€™s recent book, Fools Rule: Inside the Failed Politics of Climate Change. In one, we

Black Swan
Climate Crisis/Energy/Perspectives/Voices/Winter 2013

Not if, but when

by Toby A.A. Heaps

David Keith is a Harvard physics professor, geo-engineering entrepreneur andย trusted advisor to Bill Gates. Michael Liebreich is chief executive of Bloomberg New

CO2-based refrigeration
Clean Tech/Energy/Food/Winter 2013

Tech Savvy: Sobeys

by Paul Brent

Supermarkets are major-league energy hogs. Besides the obvious need for lighting, huge areas need to be heated and cooled for customer comfort

Jets
Climate Crisis/Energy/Leadership/Transportation/Voices/Winter 2013

Green troops

by CK Staff

In June of last year, a research team working at the Department of National Defence (DND) put forth four different scenarios for

puma sneakers
Climate Crisis/Energy/Natural Capital/Voices/Winter 2013

Heroes & zeros: vol. 2

by CK Staff

Hero: Puma Puma, the German shoe and sportswear company, recently concluded an ambitious project to measure its entire ecological footprint โ€“ the

Obama Illustration by Jack D.
Clean Tech/Energy/Leadership/Winter 2013

Obamaโ€™s energy report card

by Joe Romm and Stephen Lacey

Grading President Obama on his clean energy policies is no easy task. Ask a conservative, and theyโ€™ll say Obama has invested far

Dick Cheney Illustration by Jack D.
Climate Crisis/Energy/Leadership/Perspectives/Voices/Winter 2013

Villain or visionary?

by Toby A.A. Heaps

Most people would not identify the 46th Vice-President of the United States as a pioneer of green energy. Ironically, thanks to a

EU airline tax
Climate Crisis/Leadership/Transportation/Winter 2013

Will EU airline tax fly?

by Peter Gorrie

The European Union has dragged the worldโ€™s airlines kicking and screaming into its carbon emissions trading system (ETS). Now, the carriers and

Illustration by Matthew Hollister
Perspectives/Voices/Winter 2013

The red green show

by Toby A.A. Heaps

I was organizing Wall Street protests back in 2004, before it was cool. These days, I prefer to spend my time with

Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett
Responsible Funds & Investing/Winter 2013

The rise of local power

by Grace Yogaretnam

In an economic downturn marked by a rise in government austerity measures, non-profits focused on sustainability are finding it more difficult than

daw image
Responsible Funds & Investing/Winter 2013

Responsible investing impacts

by James Daw

Proving you have never invested in the slave trade or a gun maker would be rather simple. More difficult is to prove

War on Carbon Paul Blow
Climate Crisis/Responsible Funds & Investing/Winter 2013

The war on carbon

by Tyler Hamilton

The climate fight hasnโ€™t been easy. International climate negotiations have proven ineffective. Environmentalists have been out-gunned by big oil and old king

Roger Gagne
Climate Crisis/Winter 2013

Carbon tax crusader

by Paul Brent

Almost by accident, Roger Gagne became an advocate for a carbon tax in Canada. Several months ago the Alberta native began writing

illustration of buff guy
2012 Global 100/Winter 2013

Which countries lead the Global 100 pack?

by Jennifer Kho

Despite the worldwide economic troubles of the last few years, more corporations than ever are embracing sustainability โ€“ and for good reason.

Illustration of Skull Cloud
2012 Global 100/Winter 2013

2012 Global 100 results

by CK Staff

Want to dive deep in the data? Purchase our annual Global 100 datasets in Excel format going back to 2005ย here.    

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2012 Global 100/Winter 2013

Top company profile: Novo Nordisk

by Marc Gunther

Donโ€™t ask Novo Nordisk for the companyโ€™s corporate responsibility report. The Danish pharmaceutical firm, which had revenues of DKK 60.7 billion (US$10.5

2012 Global 100/Winter 2013

Methodology 2012 Global 100

by CK Staff

Global 100 Ranking: a two-stage research process 1. The Global 400 Sustainability leaders are selected from a universe of 4,000 developed and

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