Our Original Research Reports
July 2012
Green in All Grades
Green America's Better Paper Project produces original research reports for publishers. In Green in All Grades, the Better Paper Project dissects the key arguments from recycled paper detractors so that paper purchasers can remain confident and comfortable that purchasing and using recycled paper is the best choice for the environment, climate, and people. Read the report [PDF] »
September 2011
Still Time to Raise the Bar
The Real Corporate Social Responsibility Report for the Hershey Company
September 2011 marks the ten-year anniversary of when major chocolate companies, including Hershey, committed to ending child and forced labor in their cocoa supply chains. However, hundreds of thousands of children in
West Africa continue to labor on cocoa farms that provide the key ingredient for much of
the chocolate consumed in the United States and around the world. Read the report [PDF] »
May 2011
Leadership We Can Live Without
The Real Corporate Social Responsibility Report for Southern Company
Southern Company, one of the nation's largest utilities, is also one of the most polluting utilities. The company is also planning to build two new nuclear reactors and spends millions of dollars per year on lobbying. Find out why Southern Company is such a laggard, and the steps it can take to be a leader. Read the report [PDF] »
September 2010
Time to Raise the Bar
The Real Corporate Responsibility Report for the Hershey Company
Hershey, one of the largest and oldest chocolate manufacturers in the United States, prides itself on its commitment to supporting its community and underserved children in the United States, yet it lags behind its competitors in taking responsibility for the communities from which it sources cocoa. Read the report [PDF] »
January 2010
What Goes Up Must Come Down
The Sorry State of Recycling in the Airline Industry
Our Responsible Shopper Program ranks 11 major airlines on their recycling efforts and offers actions the industry (and airline passengers) can take to improve recycling. Passengers create 881 million pounds of waste per year, and at present, almost none of it is recycled. Read the report [PDF] »
October 2009
Five Emerging US Public Finance Models
Powering Clean-Tech Economic Growth and Job Creation
The report, produced with our partners at Clean Edge, demonstrates five exciting finaicial strategies for government to support clean energy solutions that will pay financial and environmental dividends for years to come. Ideas like Clean Energy Victory bonds, city-administered loan funds, and three others could help us make a necessary and rapid switch to renewable energy. Read the report [PDF] »
October 2009
Clean-Tech Job Trends 2009
Produced with our partners at Clean Edge, this report shows how per-dollar investments in clean-tech arenas create jobs at a far greater rate than investments in old fossil-fuel technology, and highlights five examples of formerly shuttered manufacturing facilities re-opened as clean-tech centers. Offering a blueprint for turning America's rust belt to the "green belt," the report includes resources like the top ten clean-tech employers, the top 15 US metro areas for clean-tech jobs, and more. Read the report at the Clean Edge Web site »
August 2009
Newsstand Marketing and Distribution: Green at Retail
Green America's Better Paper Project produces original research reports for publishers. In Green at Retail, the Better Paper Project shows how the right newsstand strategy for magazines can be more profitable and better for the environment at the same time -- and offers tips and resources for helping magazine publishers green their newsstand footprint. Read the report [PDF] »
More Green America publications:
The Green American, our bi-monthly magazine
Guide to Socially Responsible Investing
Green America uses SurveyGizmo's survey software for its online surveys.
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