Friday, September 27, 2013

Sustainable business has never been more important for corporate America


As Marc Gunther joins Guardian Sustainable Business US as editor-at-large, he calls on companies to wake up to the challenges of the sustainable business agenda

Those three numbers made news this spring. They point to the frustrations – and failures – of those of us inside and outside of corporate America who would like business to become more sustainable.

Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 passed the symbolic threshold of 400 parts per million. Big companies talk a good game on climate change, but global emissions keep rising. Climate remains the defining issue of our time; if business can't find a way to bring down its emissions, and ours, we're all in trouble.

See full Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/sustainable-business-important-corporate-america