{"id":6085,"date":"2011-02-01T10:14:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T18:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ietransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=6085"},"modified":"2011-02-01T10:14:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T18:14:53","slug":"greenbiz-com-releases-state-of-green-business-2011-10-big-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredeconomist.com\/articles\/greenbiz-com-releases-state-of-green-business-2011-10-big-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenbiz.com releases State of Green Business 2011: 10 Big Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"

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‘State of Green Business Report’ finds businesses are thinking bigger and longer term about sustainability, according to the CSRwire press release<\/a>.\u00a0 In its 4th annual report, Greenbiz.com<\/a>\u00a0measures the progress of U.S. business and the economy from an environmental perspective, and highlights key trends in corporate culture in regard to the environment to show some promising developments in the area of\u00a0sustainability.\u00a0 CSRwire outlined the following 10 Big Trends from Greenbiz.com’s\u00a0\u00a0free downloadable report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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  1. Consumer Giants Awaken to Green<\/strong> – big push by consumer<\/li>\n
  2. Companies Aim for ‘Zero’<\/strong> – growth of zero-waste goals and achievements by big companies<\/li>\n
  3. The Developing World Yanks the Supply-Chain<\/strong> – key issues like “conflict minerals” and sustainable palm oil rattling supply chains<\/li>\n
  4. Greener Transport Gains Speed<\/strong> – new green technologies coming to market – not just electric vehicles and plug-in cars, but also trucks, trains, and planes<\/li>\n
  5. Sustainable Food Sourcing Becomes Palatable<\/strong> – more commitments by big companies, led by Walmart<\/li>\n
  6. Metrics and Standards Become the Rule<\/strong> – a surge of interest on sustainability standards and on standardizing metrics for assessing companies<\/li>\n
  7. Greener Chemistry Comes Out of the Lab<\/strong> – combination of toxics headlines around the world and surge of new products from Big Chemical makes this a mainstream market<\/li>\n
  8. Companies Learn to Close the Loop<\/strong> – the growth of new products made from recycled materials<\/li>\n
  9. Water Footprinting Makes a Splash<\/strong> – the growth of methodologies and technologies for understanding the footprint of a product, facility, or company<\/li>\n
  10. Bioplastics Become Material<\/strong> – a steady flow of new materials emerges, made of corn to coconut to cashews<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    According to the report<\/a> some areas where the U.S. is lagging:<\/p>\n