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Jonathan Likeke Scheuer on the Urban Whole Thinking Retreat in Detroit

It is mid-April, a weekday. As is often the case, I am working in a mild panic. Papers from too many different projects are stacked in inelegant piles across my desk in my home office tucked against a ridge in Mānoa Valley.
September 25, 2013
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The Evolving Field of Sustainable Businesses

New scientific knowledge combined with increasing demand for more responsible products and services are the main drivers of change in the field of sustainability, according to Tim Greiner, Managing Partner and Co-founder of sustainability consulting firm Pure Strategies.
June 17, 2013
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Greiner featured on sustainability business leaders podcast

Great conversation with Tim about Pure Strategy's work in building environmental and social integrity into products, brands, and businesses. And rich discussion on the past, present, and future world of corporate environmental sustainability! Listen to the podcast
June 4, 2013
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Greiner interviewed by Triple Pundit for 15th anniversary of Pure Strategies

New scientific knowledge combined with increasing demand for more responsible products and services are the main drivers of change in the field of sustainability, according to Tim Greiner, Managing Partner and Co-founder of sustainability consulting firm Pure Strategies. The firm marks its 15-year anniversary this month, and I spoke with Greiner about the practitioner’s evolving role as businesses move from a narrow focus on improving the processes within their four walls, to broader, industry-wide transformations.
May 12, 2013
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Greiner on GreenBiz.com "Unlocking sustainability's hidden value"

Why do sustainability achievements come naturally for some companies, while others struggle to achieve even modest targets for impact reduction? I wish I could say the difference is some companies hire our sustainability consulting services and others don’t. But the truth is, despite abundant guidance and support, I’ve seen some clients take only faltering steps, while others take the ball and run. So when a company clearly has winning ways, it makes sense to take a closer look.
February 13, 2013
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Hansen on cost of coal to Pennsylvania

Overall, when taking all revenues and expenditures into account, we estimate that the total net impact of the coal industry on the Pennsylvania state budget in Fiscal Year 2010-11 amounted to a net cost to the Commonwealth of $164.9 million. Download the full report
November 14, 2012
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Grodnik Nagle now with Shaw Environmental

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November 13, 2012
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Hays policies picked up by Cincinnati

If it all plays out, the ongoing maintenance required by the green approach could be good for the local economy, according to Parrott: “With the green and sustainable infrastructure, you’re creating a new class of what we call green jobs for maintenance. The majority of those jobs are something local folks can do as opposed to the conventional process.” Additionally, the green jobs also tend to benefit “disadvantaged communities” more than conventional jobs, according to Parrott.
November 9, 2012
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Klein on challenges of using local food in hospitals

At dawn, at the loading dock behind the kitchen at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital of Ann Arbor, Michigan, small lift loaders and handcarts trundle boxes from food trucks to storage rooms. The perishables go straight to immense walk-in refrigerators packed with processed produce—buckets of cubed melons, bags of pre-washed lettuce, packages of onions diced by the quarter-, half-, and three-quarter inch.
October 17, 2012
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Lund on Africa's booming economy

Africa is no longer the "lost continent" of popular imagination. The region has been growing rapidly for over a decade, the private sector is expanding, and a new class of consumers is wielding considerable spending power. And because of its young and growing population, the sky is the limit for future growth: Between 2010 and 2020, the continent is set to add 122 million people to its labor force. An expansion of this magnitude should set the stage for dynamic growth, but capturing this potential will require a change in economic development strategy.
September 4, 2012