Green
Can Capitalism Help Save our Planet?
Attorney, Paradigm Counsel Half a century ago, the world was threatened with nuclear annihilation. The threat dissipated, ultimately, when capitalism as an economic system triumphed over communism. Today, we face another threat: a planet, which, in the face of unrelenting population pressure and economic growth, is suffering from a deteriorating environment. Our region has always…
Can Capitalism Help Save our Planet?
Attorney, Paradigm Counsel Half a century ago, the world was threatened with nuclear annihilation. The threat dissipated, ultimately, when capitalism as an economic system triumphed over communism. Today, we face another threat: a planet, which, in the face of unrelenting population pressure and economic growth, is suffering from a deteriorating environment. Our region has always…
Can Capitalism Help Save our Planet?
Attorney, Paradigm Counsel Half a century ago, the world was threatened with nuclear annihilation. The threat dissipated, ultimately, when capitalism as an economic system triumphed over communism. Today, we face another threat: a planet, which, in the face of unrelenting population pressure and economic growth, is suffering from a deteriorating environment. Our region has always…
Who makes business sustainable?
Attorney, Paradigm Counsel The Green Economy now represents more than $230 billionannually in sales of socially and environmentally responsible products and $2.2trillion in investments. In fact, it wasone of the few industries to survive the recession without taking a big hit. Despitethese trends, skepticism of being green persists. Pursuing greater profits throughpractices genuinely improving sustainability…
Who makes business sustainable?
Attorney, Paradigm Counsel The Green Economy now represents more than $230 billionannually in sales of socially and environmentally responsible products and $2.2trillion in investments. In fact, it wasone of the few industries to survive the recession without taking a big hit. Despitethese trends, skepticism of being green persists. Pursuing greater profits throughpractices genuinely improving sustainability…
Obama and the American Jobs Act: What happened to energy?
https://seattlebusinessmag.com/sites/default/files/ross.jpgAttorney, Paradigm Counsel It’s been impossible to miss therecent crescendo of articles and op-eds somberly claiming that the reality of“green” jobs hasn’t lived up to the promises and arguing that we needto put all our bets on traditional sectors. It isn’t surprising — given thecontinued focus on jobs and the economy as the top concern…
Obama and the American Jobs Act: What happened to energy?
https://seattlebusinessmag.com/sites/default/files/ross.jpgAttorney, Paradigm Counsel It’s been impossible to miss therecent crescendo of articles and op-eds somberly claiming that the reality of“green” jobs hasn’t lived up to the promises and arguing that we needto put all our bets on traditional sectors. It isn’t surprising — given thecontinued focus on jobs and the economy as the top concern…
Green Washington 2011: Hospitality
Winner: Fairmont Olympic HotelLuxury hotel in downtown Seattle. GREEN ACTIONS Downtown Seattles Fairmont Olympic Hotel is creating quite a buzz, and not just for its food waste composting program, bumped-up recycling efforts or the popular Green Week fair for its employees. The hotel recently installed five beehives on its roof, housing roughly a half-million bees….
Green Washington 2011: Services
Winner (Large Company): Alaska AirlinesNinth-largest commercial airline in the U.S., with a fleet of 117 Boeing 737 jetliners. GREEN ACTIONS The airline pioneered use of Required Navigation Performance (RNP) and is the only American carrier with a 100 percent RNP-equipped fleet. RNP allows aircraft to fly with pinpoint accuracy, especially in weather-challenged Alaska, thus reducing…
Green Washington 2011: Technology
Winner (Large Company): ItronMaker of metering, data collection and utility software systems to optimize delivery and use of energy and water. GREEN ACTIONS Itron creates products designed to increase conservation efforts, manage resources better and make utility operations more efficient. For example, its water solutions products detect and repair hidden leaks in aging pipes, helping…
Green Washington 2011: Reuse
Winner: ReBinderManufacturer of office supplies using locally sourced recycled cardboard and chipboard. GREEN ACTIONS Environmentally conscientious executives no longer need rely on environmentally unfriendly vinyl binders to organize their papers. ReBinder offers office supplies made of 100 percent locally sourced, recycled cardboard. Its three-ring binder has screws instead of rivets to fasten a recycled (and…
Green Washington 2011: Agriculture/Natural Resources
Winner: Viva FarmsNonprofit partnership with WSU Extension recruiting and training sustainable farmers. GREEN ACTIONS In April 2009, this nonprofit launched the states first English/Spanish sustainable small business incubator, offering beginning and Latino farmers lessons in organic and ecological farming as well as access to land, tractors, greenhouses and cold storage. The goal: to train a…
Green Washington 2011: Retail
Winner: Starbucks Corp.Specialty coffee purveyor has 17,000 retail stores in more than 50 countries. GREEN ACTIONS Starbucks is on track to meet its goal of having all new company-owned stores built to LEED certification beginning this year. It also has plans to make 100 percent of its disposable coffee cups recyclable by 2015, and has…