links for 2009-03-13

Management consulting firm A.T. Kearney did a study comparing the performances of 99 companies with strong commitments to sustainability against industry averages from May to November 2008. Companies that leaned towards green outperformed industry averages by 15% over the six months in 16 of the 18 industries.

What's better for the environment: buying goods via the web, or driving to the mall? Seems like a no-brainer, it must be the web–less driving, fewer brick and mortar locations to support. Well, yes, it is e-commerce, but it's not a blow out competition.

10 Einfache Schritte um Kosten zu senken und gleichzeitig die Umwelt zu schonen.

Die Konjunkturprogramme nutzen auch dem Klimaschutz – allerdings investieren die meisten Länder nicht genug, um der Erderwärmung tatsächliche Grenzen zu setzen. Der Artikel gibt eine gute übersicht über Nachhaltigkeit der weltweiten Konjunkturpakete.