Industry Resources

Green industries offer a variety of eco-friendly products and services. They include waste reduction such as salvage and recycling, organic farming, energy, producing and selling sustainably made goods, providing information through education, publishing and consulting, implementing alternative methods of transportation, and a host of others.

This section offers resources in six broad categories: Agriculture, Building & Design, Fashion, Finance, Manufacturing, and Urban Transportation. The included resources provide information on sustainability policy topics, green or sustainable initiatives in these industries and offer guidance and resources for implementation. Please see our Renewable Energy Industries: A Research Guide for coverage of the sustainable energy industry.

Print Resources

The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.

Agroecology and Strategies for Climate Change by Eric Lichtfouse (Editor)
Call Number: S589.7 .A375 2010
ISBN: 9789400719040
Published/Created: 2011
Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for our children. This discipline addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, starvation, obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control and biodiversity depletion. Novel solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, philosophy and social sciences. As actual society issues are now intertwined, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world.
Sustainability: Fundamentals and Applications by Rao Y. Surampalli; Tian C. Zhang; Manish Kumar Goyal; Satinder K. Brar; R. D. Tyagi
Call Number: Online resource
ISBN: 9781119433897
Published/Created: 2020
Sustainability fills a gap in the literature in order to provide an important guide to the fundamental knowledge and practical applications of sustainability in a wide variety of areas. The authors - noted experts who represent a number of sustainability fields - bring together in one comprehensive volume the broad range of topics including basic concepts, impact assessment, environmental and the socio-economic aspects of sustainability. In addition, the book covers applications of sustainability in environmental, industrial, agricultural and food security, as well as carbon cycle and infrastructural aspects. Sustainability addresses the challenges the global community is facing due to population growth, depletion of non-renewable resources of energy, environmental degradation, poverty, excessive generation of wastes and more.
The Next Green Revolution: Essential Steps to a Healthy, Sustainable Agriculture by Raymond P. Poincelot; Jim Horne; Maura Mcdermott
Call Number: S441 .H67 2001
ISBN: 1560228857
Published/Created: 2001
This is an easy-to-read, practical introduction to sustainable agriculture: what it means and why it is needed. It is the first book to synthesize the goals of sustainable agriculture into eight comprehensive steps. The Next Green Revolution presents a convincing critique of our current agricultural system and an introduction to an alternative system which gives more consideration to future generations.
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews Series by Springer
Published/Created: 2009-
This link provides a list of the books in this series held by the Library of Congress.
Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. ...Because most actual society issues are now intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions.--Publisher's description.
Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science by Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing
Published/Created: 2017-
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing offers many titles in the topic of sustainable agriculture.

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Online Resources

European Conservation Agriculture Federation (ECAF) External
ECAF is a non-profit international association, focused on conserving agrarian soil and its biodiversity, in the context of sustainable agriculture. The association comprises of nineteen national associations which promote the soil management «best practice» aspects of Conservation Agriculture to European farmers.
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture External
Kerr Center tries out innovative ideas with horticulture, livestock and natural resource conservation projects and educates the public about sustainable agriculture through events, publications and the web.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) External
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is an alliance of grassroots organizations that seek policy reform and manufacturing progresses in sustainable agriculture. The website provides information on the works and publications they have contributed as well as ways for users to stay informed.
Regeneration International External
RI is a non-profit with a goal to promote, facilitate and accelerate the global transition to regenerative food, farming and land management for the purpose of restoring climate stability, ending world hunger and rebuilding deteriorated social, ecological and economic systems.
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (UC Davis) External
The website provides insights into what sustainable agriculture really entails, the resources involved, plant and animal production practices, as well as its economic, political, and social context. The site also offers additional sources such as databases and newsletters.
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) External
Founded in 1988, SARE provides grants to farmers who put the principles of sustainable agriculture into practice. The website offers information resources by region, on sustainable agriculture topics and a searchable project database that includes SARE funded sustainable agriculture research and education projects from 1988 to present.
What is Sustainable Agriculture? (Union of Concerned Scientists) External
Published on Apr 10, 2017. Updated Jun 1, 2021
This page explains what sustainable agriculture is, discusses several key sustainable farming practices, the science behind them, and the policies needed to shape the future of the sustainable agriculture in the nation.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Resources

Sustainable Agriculture: Definitions and Terms. Related Terms. (USDA)
Special Reference Briefs Series no. SRB 99-02. September 1999; revised August 2007
Compiled by Mary V. Gold.
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center | AFSIC (USDA)
Information resources from the National Agriculture Library on food systems and management practices for ensuring a sustainable future and economic viability for agriculture and farmers worldwide.
Some of the resources from AFSIC are highlighted below but explore their website for more information resources on a wide range of topics related to sustainable agriculture.
Production Practices (Alternative Farming Systems Information Center)
Resources on various types of farming systems and the techniques and practices common to or required by each of the systems highlighted.
Small Farm Funding and Business (AFSIC)
Find information resources pertaining to farm business including how to start a farm, farm business planning, grants and loans for farmers, and farm management.
Sustainable Agriculture: Information Access Tools (AFSIC)
This guide offers sources that address sustainable agriculture, research and information sources, contacts and experts, research funding sources, educational and career opportunities, and upcoming events."

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The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.

Active House: Smart Nearly Zero Energy Buildings by Lone Feifer, Marco Imperadori, Graziano Salvalai, Arianna Brambilla, Federica Brunone
Call Number: Electronic resource
ISBN: 9783319908144
Published/Created: 2018
The book provides an overview of the Active House (AH) vision, intended as a building design method "beyond" the passive approach for buildings of the future that will be more and more connected, smart and innovative. It offers a novel philosophical design approach in which buildings, new or renovated, are in balance with natural, renewable energies and become "concentrators-distributors" of energies instead of being consumers of resources. The book is composed of five chapters, providing information on fundamental aspects of innovations toward resource-efficient buildings, as well as case studies presenting the concept in practice. It demonstrates that a completely new design approach is possible, and that a turning point has been reached. Lastly, it shows how the AH Alliance, along with designers, institutions, industries and academies, is bringing a breath of fresh air to the world of construction.
The Art of Natural Building by Joseph F. Kennedy (Editor); Catherine Wanek (Editor); Michael G. Smith (Editor)
Call Number: TH4819.E27 A78 2002
ISBN: 0865714339
Published/Created: 2001
The Art of Natural Building is the encyclopedia of natural building for non-professionals as well as architects and designers. From straw bale and cob, to recycled concrete and salvaged materials, this anthology of articles from leaders in the field focuses on both the practical and the esthetic concerns of ecological building designs and techniques. Includes examples of diverse natural dwellings, from a Hybrid Hobbit House to a thatched studio and a cob office.
Building and Environment by Kidlington Elsevier Science
Call Number: TH1 .B847
Published/Created: 1976-
Building and Environment is an international journal that publishes original research papers and review articles related to building science, urban physics, and human interaction with the indoor and outdoor built environment.
Eco-Design for Buildings and Neighbourhoods by Bruno Peuportier
Call Number: TH880 .P4913 2016
ISBN: 9781138027954
Published/Created: 2015
A growing number of urban inhabitants are aware of pressing environmental concerns. This book aims to provide information about relevant environmental quality criteria in urban construction settings, before methods are proposed for assessing these criteria. These will be extremely helpful to eco-building designs, commencing from the very early stages of a project (site selection, program, architectural designs) to the detailed design, construction and management of buildings. The book covers eco-technologies in the field of energy and water conservation, renewable energy, waste management and environmentally-friendly materials, but does not lose sight of comfort and health aspects.
Green Building: Project Planning & Cost Estimating. by RSMeans
Call Number: TH880 .G74 2011
ISBN: 9780876292617
Published/Created: 2010
This is a unique cost reference for architects, engineers, contractors, building owners, and managers. This latest edition includes updated content on green building technologies, design concepts, standards, and costs. The chapters, case studies, and resources provide practical guidance on green building, including:
Green building approaches, materials, rating systems, standards, and guidelines
Energy efficiencies, implementing energy modeling tools
Designing and specifying, as well as commissioning, green building projects
Often-specified products and materials, as well as a sample spec
Goals and techniques for health, comfort, and productivity
Evaluating the cost versus value of green products over their life cycle
Low-cost green strategies, and special economic incentives and funding
Building deconstruction and cost considerations
Greening of commercial real estate.
Green Building Costs with RSMeans Data by Gordian RSMeans Data
Call Number: TH880 .R75
Published/Created: 2011-
The annual Green Building Costs Book with RSMeans data is designed to aid construction professionals estimate, plan and budget the costs of green construction—both new commercial construction and renovation work. A wide array of green building products and systems—from high efficiency heating, cooling and electrical plumbing, to photovoltaic panels, green roofs and win power, to high performance glass and more. From 2010-2016 it was called RSMeans Green Building Cost Data.
Guide to Green Building Rating Systems: Understanding LEED, Green Globes, Energy Star, the National Green Building Standard, and More by Linda Reeder
Call Number: TH880 .R43 2010
ISBN: 9780470401941
Published/Created: 2010
Rating systems verifying and quantifying sustainable design were once an unrecoverable, unnecessary cost. Now, rating systems are a marketing tool to lower operating costs. Guide to Rating Green Buildings is the only guide to compare and contrast complex rating systems of green buildings. With case studies from different climates and building types, this book provides photos, a project description, and lessons learned by the design team, constructor, and client. This book is essential for owners, builders, construction managers, and design teams in selecting the appropriate rating system for their project.
Net zero buildings. by Construction Business Media
Call Number: TJ163.5.B84 N455
Published/Created: 2015-
Net Zero Energy Buildings: Case Studies and Lessons Learned by Linda Reeder
Call Number: https://lccn.loc.gov/2015036538
ISBN: 9781138781238
Published/Created: 2016
This book presents 18 in-depth case studies of net zero energy buildings--low-energy building that generate as much energy as they consume over the course of a year--for a range of project types, sizes, and U.S. climate zones. Each case study describes the owner's goals, the design and construction process, design strategies, measurement and verification activities and results, and project costs. With a year or more of post-occupancy performance data and other project information, as well as lessons learned by project owners and developers, architects, engineers, energy modelers, constructors, and operators, each case study answers the questions: What were the challenges to achieving net zero energy performance, and how were these challenges overcome? How would stakeholders address these issues on future projects? Are the occupants satisfied with the building? Do they find it comfortable? Is it easy to operate? How can other projects benefit from the lessons learned on each project? What would the owners, designers, and constructors do differently knowing what they know now? A final chapter aggregates processes to engage in and pitfalls to avoid when approaching the challenges peculiar to designing, constructing, and owning a net zero energy building. By providing a wealth of comparable information, this book which will flatten the learning curve for designing, constructing, and owning this emerging building type and improve the effectiveness of architectural design and construction.
Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery by Charles J. Kibert
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9781119055327
Published/Created: 2016
Sustainable Construction is the leading reference for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. With broad coverage including architecture, engineering, and construction, this book nevertheless delivers detailed information on all aspects of the green building process, from materials selection to building systems and more. This new fourth edition has been updated to reflect the latest codes and standards, including LEED v4, and includes new coverage of carbon accounting. The discussion has been updated to align with the current thinking on economics, climate change, net zero buildings, and more, with contributions by leaders in the field that illustrate the most recent shifts in thinking and practice. Ancillary materials including an instructor's manual and PowerPoint presentations for each chapter help bring this clear and up-to-date information into the classroom, making this book a valuable reference for working construction professionals.

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World Green Building Council External
Green Building Councils are independent, non-profit organizations made up of businesses and organizations working in the building and construction industry. The site provides guidance on green buildings, what makes buildings green, how green buildings are rated.
BuildingGreen External
This source on healthy and sustainable design and construction strategies offers knowledge base and product guidance and reviews. There's limited free content, requires premium subscription.
Getting to Zero Resource Hub (New Buildings Institute) External
The Getting to Zero Resource Hub is an open-source collection of over 300 zero energy and zero carbon resources across six different topic areas: design & development, embodied carbon, local governments toolkit, codes & policy, residential, and schools.
Green Building Initiative (GBI) External
Green Building Initiative (GBI) is a nonprofit organization and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Developer dedicated to improving building performance and reducing climate impacts.
Sustainable Facilities Tool (U.S. General Services Administration)
A federal government tool for healthy buildings and environmentally-responsible purchasing.
U.S. Green Building Council External
USGBC developed Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built, and operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.
WBDG-Whole Building Design Guide External
Developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences this site fosters communication and knowledge-sharing among federal, industry and academic partners to advance high-performing facilities. The site offers design recommendations, project management resources, federal facility criteria information, continuing education courses that are free of charge. In addition, you will find codes and and standards, case studies, web-based tools used in the building industry, and a list of industry organizations.
Zero Energy (New Buildings Institute) External
This New Buildings Institute site offers news, online tools & guides, case studies, and other research products on net zero energy and carbon neutral buildings.
Zero Energy Buildings (Dept. of Energy)
Information on zero energy buildings from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Includes online guides, reports, and videos for achieving a zero energy performance in various building types.

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The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.

Handbook of Research on Circular Economy and Re-Commerce in the Fashion Industry by Archana Shrivastava; Geetika Jain; Justin Paul
Call Number: HD9940.A2 C48 2020
ISBN: 9781799827283
Published/Created: 2020
The apparel industry has the scale, reach, and technical expertise to deliver on-target sustainable development goals within the industry's sphere of influence in its interconnected global and local value chains. From the farm to the consumer, the textile, retail, and apparel production industry has an array of economic, environmental, social, and governance impacts. In order to meet sustainable goals, the industry is challenged to buy and produce goods and services that do not harm the environment, society, and the economy. This book explores and proposes solutions for best practices to meet sustainable development goals in the fashion industry and provides guidelines for assessing the technological landscape and modeling sustainable business practices.
The Dangers of Fashion: Towards Ethical and Sustainable Solutions by Sara B. Marcketti (Editor); Elena E. Karpova (Editor)
Call Number: HD9940.A2 D36 2020
ISBN: 9781350052048
Published/Created: 2020
From sweatshops to fur farming, from polluting chemicals to painful garments, the fashion industry is associated with activities which have had devastating effects on workers, consumers, and the natural world. This ground-breaking volume provides a framework for examining the ethical, social, and environmental dangers that arise as fashion products are designed, manufactured, distributed, and sold within retail outlets, before being consumed and disposed of. Encompassing the cultural, psychological, and physiological aspects of fashion, it offers a comprehensive exploration of the hazards of a global industry.
Sustainability and Social Change in Fashion by Leslie Davis Burns
Call Number: HD9940.A2 B87 2019
ISBN: 9781501334061
Published/Created: 2019
Learn how to be sustainable and work for social change in the fashion industry. The book explains concepts, applications, legal and regulatory issues, and tools available to professionals throughout the fashion industry. Call to Action Activities, case studies, Conversations with industry professionals, and Company Highlights in every chapter will help you practice sustainability in your career. Some of the featured companies include ABL Denim, Eileen Fisher, Patagonia, Alabama Chanin, Everlane, thredUP, Krochet Kids intl, Loomstate, and Conscious Step.
Sustainable Fashion: Past, Present, and Future by Jennifer Farley Gordon; Colleen Hill
Call Number: TT507 .F295 2015
ISBN: 9780857851840
Published/Created: 2015
Sustainable Fashion provides a unique and accessible overview of fashion ethics and sustainability issues of the past, present and future. This book is the first to situate today's eco-fashion movement in its multifaceted historical context, investigating the relationship between fashion and the environment as far back as the early nineteenth century. Employing an expanded definition of sustainability that also considers ethical issues, Farley Gordon and Hill explore each stage of the fashion production cycle, from the cultivation of raw fibers to the shipment of the finished garment. Structured thematically, each of the six chapters is dedicated to the discussion of one major issue, from recycling and repurposing to labor practices and the treatment of animals. Including interviews with eco-fashion designers, Sustainable Fashion will appeal to students and scholars of fashion, as well as students of design, history and cultural studies.
Sustainable Fashion: what's next? : a Conversation About Ossues, Practices and Possibilities by Janet Hethorn; Connie Ulasewicz; William McDonough (Foreword by)
Call Number: TT497 .S97 2015
ISBN: 9781628925319
Published/Created: 2015
As issues surrounding sustainability in the fashion industry continue to evolve, the conversation in this collection of essays from leading fashion academics and practitioners has been updated with current concepts and industry practices. This book examines the challenges that designers, product developers, and consumers confront as they create, wear, and recycle clothing and fashion. Organized into three sections and printed on FSC-certified paper, each section focuses on an in-depth exploration of sustainable opportunities that are identified as people, process and the environment.
Fashion Made Fair: Modern, Innovative, Sustainable by Ellen Koehrer; Magdalena Schaffrin
Call Number: TT515 .K525 2016
ISBN: 9783791381763
Published/Created: 2016
Is green the new black? This beautifully illustrated book pays tribute to contemporary designers whose creations are at once fashionforward as well as sustainable, responsible, and humanely produced. Sustainability is in fashion right now and designers are taking note. With an ever-growing number of environmentally conscious consumers at hand, the fashion industry is responding to demands for products that are both beautiful and resource-efficient. This book showcases the work of today's designers who are doing just that. It features up-and-coming designers and established brands from all over the world, chosen for their ability to manufacture wearable, highly covetable clothing while also contributing to better working conditions, protecting the environment, and applying innovative design techniques or materials. Included in this book are companies that are rediscovering traditional handicrafts, upcycling designers who reuse textile waste, and consumer-oriented approaches that make high fashion a little more cost-effective.

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The resources below include initiatives and campaigns for sustainable fashion that will help understand the importance of sustainability in this industry. For specific sustainable fashion brands you can search the internet for "sustainable brands", "sustainable brand directory", "sustainable fashion directory", or "ethical fashion directory." Search for "fashion greenwashing" to learn about the false sustainability claims some brands make.

The Big Global Greenwashing Crackdown (Vogue Business) External
By Bella Webb, May 27, 2021.
The article discusses greenwashing in fashion and how consumer protection agencies are rewriting the regulations and cracking down on enforcement.
Ethical Fashion Initiative External
The Ethical Fashion Initiative is a public-private partnership of a UN program (under the ITC: a joint agency of the UN and WTO), a group of social enterprises and several industry partners. Founded in 2009, today EFI works at the intersection of international development, the creative industries and the fashion and lifestyle sector, offering sustainability services, products and development projects.
Fashion Industry: A Resource Guide (Library of Congress)
Resources for those studying the business aspects of the fashion and apparel industry.
Fashion on Climate (McKinsey) External
How the fashion industry can urgently act to reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions
By Achim Berg, Anna Granskog, Libbi Lee, and Karl-Hendrik Magnus
August 26, 2020 | Report
Fashion Revolution External
This UK non-profit campaigns for a clean, safe, fair, transparent and accountable fashion industry. They work toward their goal through research, education, collaboration, mobilization and advocacy.
Synthesis Report on United Nations System-wide Initiatives Related to Fashion (UN) (PDF) External
United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion, 2021
The report provides overview and analysis of initiatives for sustainable fashion and offer opportunities and recommendations for reaching sustainability goals.
Synthetics Anonymous (Changing Markets Foundation) (PDF, 4.8MB) External
This reports looks at a number of brands in fast fashion, luxury fashion and online retailing and analyses their sustainability claims.
These Terms Will Help You Understand Fashion's Role in the Climate Crisis (CNN) External
Updated September 2, 2020.
This article was produced by CNN Style's editorial team in partnership with Fashion Revolution, an international non-profit campaigning for a clean, safe, fair, transparent and accountable fashion industry.
UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion External
This is an initiative of United Nations agencies and allied organizations designed to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals through coordinated action in the fashion sector. Specifically, the Alliance works to support coordination between UN bodies working in fashion and promoting projects and policies that ensure that the fashion value chain contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals’ targets.

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The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.

Carbon Risk and Green Finance by Aaron Ezroj
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9781003095996
Published/Created: 2020
As the world plans for economic recovery following the global COVID-19 pandemic, major economies are looking to comprehensive strategies for addressing carbon risks and identifying green finance opportunities. Since Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and Michael Bloomberg began tackling climate change as a financial concern, the international financial community has been developing sophisticated analytical tools that will enable the success of comprehensive efforts to address carbon risks and identify green finance opportunities. This timely publication offers a cutting-edge analysis of the financial aspects of climate change. It discusses the most important analytical tools, their origin, how they work, where they can go, and how they fit into a larger strategy. Scholars, policymakers, and business professionals will find this book informative. They will gain a comprehensive understanding of the analytical tools supporting efforts to address carbon risks and identify green finance opportunities. This will hopefully make these individuals more successful in their personal endeavors to build a more sustainable and resilient economy for future generations.
Finance Investment and Sustainability by Chris Laszlo (General Editor)
Call Number: HG101 .F53 2016
ISBN: 9781614729525
Published/Created: 2016
Bringing together in one volume Berkshire Publishing's network of environmental scientists, finance and investment specialists, and scholars studying the global economy's inevitable link to the environment, Finance Investment and Sustainability explores how a green economy can be created and sustained - using sustainability in both the environmental and financial sense of the word. Articles written for the nonexpert reader cover topics such as green-collar jobs, energy and foreign investment law, public-private partnerships, the World Bank, smart growth, and the financial services industry. Other topics include the "base of the pyramid," (i.e., the world's poor), social enterprise, green taxes, and the concept of triple bottom line, sometimes described as "people, planet, and profit."
Green and Social Economy Finance by Karen Wendt
Call Number: HD75.6 .G735 2021
ISBN: 9780367344399
Published/Created: 2020
"This anthology provides a new conceptualization of Social Economy Finance and Green Finance, showing emerging themes and trends. It spans from stocks markets, green finance, innovation, digitalization to social finance, governance and theories of change. It concentrates on impact, opportunity recognition and development of financial products designed to finance the green and social economy. Without the attraction of capital, social entrepreneurship, innovation and green finance can face difficulty in scaling business solutions. Green and social economy is a nascent field. The authors address the conceptualization of green and social solutions and identify patterns and funnels of new financial industry products and approaches. The anthology demonstrates that aligning finance and investment with the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and needs and interests of society is feasible"--Publisher's description.
Green Finance and Sustainability: Environmentally-aware Business Models and Technologies by ZongWei Luo (Editor)
Call Number: HD30.255 .G736 2011
ISBN: 9781609605315
Published/Created: 2011
Green Finance and Sustainability: Environmentally-Aware Business Models and Technologies is devoted to examining a range of major issues concerning green finance and sustainability clustered into five sections on emerging environmentally aware business models, regulation and standard development, green ICT for sustainability, green finance and the carbon market, green manufacturing, logistics and SCM, and regional low carbon development. This book appears at the right time for field and is written to bring insights and enlarge researchers' view into this urgent and import field.
Green Investment Banks by OECD Publishing Staff
Call Number: HG4515.13 .G74 2016
ISBN: 9789264245112
Published/Created: 2016
This report provides the first comprehensive study of publicly capitalised green investment banks (GIBs), analysing the rationales, mandates and financing activities of this relatively new category of public financial institution. Based on the experience of over a dozen GIBs and GIB-like entities, the report provides a non-prescriptive stock-taking of the diverse ways in which these public institutions are catalysing private investment in low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure and other green sectors, with a spotlight on energy efficiency projects. The report also provides practical information to policy makers on how green investment banks are being set up, capitalised and staffed.
Handbook of Environmental and Sustainable Finance by Vikash Ramiah (Editor); Greg N. Gregoriou (Editor)
Call Number: HC79.E5 H32845 2016
ISBN: 9780128036150
Published/Created: 2015
The use of financial concepts and tools to shape development is hardly new, but their recent adoption by advocates of sustainable environmental management has created opportunities for innovation in business and regulatory groups. The Handbook of Environmental and Sustainable Finance summarizes the latest trends and attitudes in environmental finance, balancing empirical research with theory and applications. It captures the evolution of environmental finance from a niche scholarly field to a mainstream subdiscipline, and it provides glimpses of future directions for research. Covering implications from the Kyoto and Paris Protocols, it presents an intellectually cohesive examination of problems, opportunities, and metrics worldwide.
Handbook of Research on Climate Change and the Sustainable Financial Sector by Odunayo Magret Olarewaju (Editor); Idris Olayiwola Ganiyu (Editor)
Call Number: HG101
ISBN: 9781799879695
Published/Created: 2021
The Handbook of Research on Climate Change and the Sustainable Financial Sector focuses on the impacts of climate change on various sectors of the world economy. This book covers how businesses can improve their sustainability, the impact of climate change on the financial sector, and specifically, the impacts on financial services, supply chains, and the socio-economic status of the world. Beyond focusing on the impacts to the financial industry itself, this book assesses how climate change in the financial sector affects the well-being of society in areas such as unemployment, economic recessions, decreases in consumer purchases, and more. This book is essential for stockbrokers, business managers, directors, fund managers, financial analysts, consultants and actuaries, institutional investors, policymakers, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in a comprehensive view of the impact of climate change on the financial sector.
Research Handbook of Finance and Sustainability by Sabri Boubaker (Editor); Douglas Cumming (Editor); Duc K. Nguyen (Editor)
Call Number: HG101 .R47 2018
ISBN: 1786432625
Published/Created: 2018
Sustainability is now an essential objective for all organizations, enabling them to resist adverse shocks and thrive in a disruptive world. This Research Handbook provides expert coverage and practical tips on a wide array of pertinent issues related to current finance and sustainability research. Comprising 31 chapters written by over 60 eminent experts, this Research Handbook provides readers with the latest ideas and propositions regarding finance and sustainability. This includes the significance of corporate social responsibility, environmental and entrepreneurial finance, crowdsourcing, governance and fraud. Despite ethical business practices and corporate social responsibility rules being adopted in various countries, the contributors demonstrate that further efforts are needed to motivate and empower actors to integrate ethical behavior into all business and managerial decisions.
Resources, Financial Risk and the Dynamics of Growth by Roberto Pasqualino; Aled Wynne Jones
Call Number: HC79.E5 P35916 2020
ISBN: 9781138187351
Published/Created: 2020
This book presents a new System Dynamics model (the ERRE model), a novel stock and flow consistent global impact assessment model designed by the authors to address the financial risks emerging from the interaction between economic growth and environmental limits under the presence of shocks. Building on the World3-03 Limits to Growth model, the ERRE links the financial system with the energy, agriculture and climate systems through the real economy, by means of feedback loops, time lags and non-linear rationally bounded decision making. Prices and their interaction with growth, inflation and interest rates are assumed to be the main driver of economic failure while reaching planetary limits. The model allows for the stress-testing of fat tail extreme risk scenarios, such as climate shocks, energy transition, monetary policies and carbon taxes. Risks are addressed via scenario analyses, compared to real available data, and assessed in terms of the economic theory that lies behind. The book outlines the case for a government led system change within this decade, where the market alone cannot lead to sustainable prosperity. This book will be of great interest to scholars of climate change, behavioural, ecological and evolutionary economics, green finance, and sustainable development.
Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance by Othmar M. Lehner (Editor)
Call Number: HG101 .R68 2017
ISBN: 9781138777545
Published/Created: 2016
Routledge Handbook of Social and Sustainable Finance brings together an international cast of leading authorities to map out and display the disparate voices, traditions and professional communities engaged in social finance activity. ...This Handbook is divided up into three parts. The first, "The Landscape of Social and Sustainable Finance and Investments", comprises of chapters from a multitude of perspectives in an effort to grasp the entirety of the landscape. The second, "Challenges, Suggestions, Critiques and Debates", focuses on areas ranging from sociological underpinnings to critical takes on markets, and the identification of specialized business models. Amongst ethical considerations, topics include the scaling of impact, an analysis of sustainability as risk prevention and comparative analyses of various methods of justification and measurement. In the third and final section, "Markets and Institutions", contributions range from various perspectives on sustainable banking to environmental marketplaces, and finally on to practical cases and country specific observations. This volume is essential reading for both academics and students in economics and finance. It is also of interest to those who study environmental economics, microeconomics and banking.

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Accounting for Sustainability External
Established by HRH The Prince of Whales, Accounting for Sustainability works to inspire action by finance leaders to drive a fundamental shift towards resilient business models and a sustainable economy. The site offers Knowledge Hub that includes case studies, guides, blogs, webinars and reports and surveys on sustainable finance.
The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) (PDF, 4.8 MB)
"The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) is adopting amendments to its rules under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) that will require registrants to provide certain climate related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The final rules will require information about a registrant’s climate-related risks that have materially impacted, or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on, its business strategy, results of operations, or financial condition. In addition, under the final rules, certain disclosures related to severe weather events and other natural conditions will be required in a registrant’s audited financial statements."--Summary
Green Finance Platform External
The Green Finance Platform (GFP) is a global network of organizations and experts that address major knowledge gaps in sustainable finance.
Introduction to Sustainable Finance (One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership) External
"This interactive and practice-oriented course covers the basics of Sustainable Finance while providing several opportunities to dive deeper. It shares valuable insights of the Strategic Alliance of GIZ and SEB and our technical partner CICERO, gained during activities in emerging economies and interactions with market participants worldwide. You will also learn about examples of UN-supported initiatives to promote sustainable finance in countries like Mongolia and Indonesia. The course is designed for interested participants from governments, financial sector, businesses, and civil society."
Sustainable Banking and Finance Network (IFC) External
IFC works with financial institutions to introduce environmental, social, and governance standards, as well as risk management to their lending practices.
Sustainable finance (European Commission) External
The EU is examining how to make sustainability considerations an integral part of its financial policy in order to support the European green deal.
Sustainable Finance (IFC) External
This page lists initiatives and resources on sustainable finance sponsored or supported by International Finance Corporation.

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Biodegradable Composites by Kaushik Kumar (Editor); J. Paulo Davim (Editor)
Call Number: TA418.9.C6 B56 2019
ISBN: 9783110602036
Published/Created: 2019
With conventional materials contributing greatly to environmental waste, biodegradable and natural composites have grown in interest and display low environmental impact at low cost across a wide range of applications. This book provides an overview of different biodegradable and natural composites and focuses on efforts into increasing their mechanical performance to extend their capabilities and applications.
Cradle to Cradle: remaking the way we make things by William McDonough
Call Number: TD794.5 .M395 2002
ISBN: 0865475873
Published/Created: 2002
In Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart present an integration of design and science that provides enduring benefits for society from safe materials, water and energy in circular economies and eliminates the concept of waste.
Sustainable Manufacturing by J. Paulo Davim (Editor)
Call Number: TS155.7 .S856 2010
ISBN: 9781848212121
Published/Created: 2010
According to the NACFAM (National Council for Advanced Manufacturing USA) Sustainable Manufacturing is defined as the creation of manufactured products that use processes that are non-polluting, conserve energy and natural resources, and are economically sound and safe for employees, communities, and consumers. The book covers Sustainable Manufacturing techniques such as materials and manufacturing for renewable energies; clean manufacturing technology; ecological manufacturing; energy-efficient manufacturing; remanufacturing; recycling of materials; environmentally conscious design and manufacturing processes; sustainable advanced manufacturing systems; manufacturability in sustainable product design; education and training for sustainable manufacturing.
Green Productivity and Cleaner Production: a Guidebook for Sustainability by Guttila Yugantha Jayasinghe; Shehani Sharadha Maheepala; Prabuddhi Chathurika Wijekoon
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9781003082262
Published/Created: 2020
Available onsite only.
This book focuses on green production processes that could help better achieve global sustainability. It aids readers in realizing the issues with current conventional productivity initiatives and examines the newest methods. Also, it presents numerous real-world applications techniques, which allows users the ability to apply the most appropriate solutions for their situations. Further, it explains measures to achieve green productivity and cleaner production to help maintain high quality, sustainable production chains while simultaneously conserving natural resources and reducing waste.
Green Production Strategies for Sustainability by Sang-Binge Tsai (Editor); Bin Liu (Editor); Yongian Li (Editor)
Call Number: TS155.7 .G738 2018
ISBN: 9781522535379
Published/Created: 2017
When generating electronic products, manufacturing enterprises are producing pollution and waste that is harmful to the environment. As a result of this increasing event, green production has become a valuable research topic. Green Production Strategies for Sustainability is an essential reference source for the latest empirical research and relevant theoretical frameworks on creating profit through environmentally friendly operating processes. Including coverage on a range of topics such as corporate social responsibility, environmental performance, and green supply chain, this book is ideally designed for managers, professionals, and researchers seeking current research on green production use in sustainability.
Green Engineering Techniques for Modern Manufacturing by M. Uthayakumar
Call Number: TS155.7 .H355 2019
ISBN: 9781522554455
Published/Created: 2018
Green manufacturing has developed into an essential aspect of contemporary manufacturing practices, calling for environmentally friendly and sustainable techniques. Implementing successful green manufacturing processes not only improves business efficiency and competitiveness but also reduces harmful production in the environment. The Handbook of Research on Green Engineering Techniques for Modern Manufacturing provides emerging perspectives on the theoretical and practical aspects of green industrial concepts, such as green supply chain management and reverse logistics, for the sustainable utilization of resources and applications within manufacturing and engineering. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as additive manufacturing, integrated manufacturing systems, and machine materials, this publication is ideally designed for engineers, environmental professionals, researchers, academicians, managers, policymakers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on recent and sustainable practices in manufacturing processes.

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Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute External
"Through the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Products Program, the Institute sets the global standard for products that are safe, circular and made responsibly. Cradle to Cradle Certified® is used by future-focused designers, brands, retailers and manufacturers across the value chain to innovate and optimize materials and products according to the world’s most advanced science-based measures for material health, product circularity, renewable energy and climate, water and soil stewardship, and social fairness."--Institute's website
E3: Economy - Energy - Environment (EPA)
"E3: Economy, Energy and Environment is a federal technical assistance framework helping communities, manufacturers and manufacturing supply chains adapt and thrive in today's green economy. EPA and five other federal agencies have pooled their resources to support small and medium-sized manufacturers with customized assessments. E3 is helping communities across the country reduce pollution and energy use while increasing profits and creating new job opportunities."
Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier) External
The Journal of Cleaner Production is international, transdisciplinary journal focusing on Cleaner Production, Environmental, and Sustainability research and practice. A good portion of the journal is open access.
Laboratory for Manufacturing and Sustainability (UC Berkeley) External
"The goal of research in the LMAS is to create sustainable technologies and tools that innovate manufacturing products, processes, and systems. Specific areas of focus include the development of data-driven tools to support decision making and planning, assessment and characterization approaches to model and analyze the sustainability of manufacturing, and green technologies to reduce the environmental impact of consumer products."
Manufacturing (Green Industry Platform) External
Offers access to the latest research, case studies, guidance, and tools to empower policy makers and advisors, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and banks, insurance, and investment firms to make evidence-based decisions about how to green their operations.
Sustainable Manufacturing. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Information on sustainable manufacturing from EPA.

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Bicycle Utopias: Imagining Fast and Slow Cycling Futures by Cosmin Popan
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9780429424113
Published/Created: 2019
Available onsite via Stacks
Bicycle Utopias investigates the future of urban mobilities and post-car societies, arguing that the bicycle can become the nexus around which most human movement will revolve. The imagination of a slow bicycle system is done in three ways: Scenario building to anticipate how cycling mobilities will look in the year 2050. A critique of the system of automobility and of fast cycling futures. An investigation of the cycling senses and sociabilities to describe the type of societies that such a slow bicycle system will enable. Bicycle Utopias will appeal to students and scholars in fields such as sociology, mobilities studies, human geography and urban and transport studies. This work may also be of interest to advocates, activists and professionals in the domains of cycling and sustainable mobilities.
Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development by Joan Fitzgerald
Call Number: HT123 .F58 2010
ISBN: 9780195382761
Published/Created: 2010
This book takes a look at how American cities are leading the way toward greener, cleaner, and more sustainable forms of economic development. The author shows how in the absence of a comprehensive national policy, cities like Chicago, New York, Portland, San Francisco, and Seattle have taken the lead in addressing the interrelated environmental problems of global warming, pollution, energy dependence, and social justice. Cities are major sources of pollution but because of their population density, reliance on public transportation, and other factors, Fitzgerald argues that they are uniquely suited to promote and benefit from green economic development. For cities facing worsening budget constraints, investing in high-paying green jobs in renewable energy technology, construction, manufacturing, recycling, and other fields will solve two problems at once, sparking economic growth while at the same time dramatically improving quality of life. Fitzgerald also examines how investing in green research and technology may help to revitalize older industrial cities and offers examples of cities that don't make the top-ten green lists such as Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio and Syracuse, New York. And for cities wishing to emulate those already engaged in developing greener economic practices, Fitzgerald shows which strategies will be most effective according to each city's size, economic history, geography, and other unique circumstances. But cities cannot act alone, and Fitzgerald analyzes the role of state and national government policy in helping cities create the next wave of clean technology growth.
Handbook of Smart Cities : Software Services and Cyber Infrastructure by Muthucumaru Maheswaran, Elarbi Badidi, eds.
Call Number: Electronic resource
ISBN: 9783319972718
Published/Created: 2018
Available onsite via Stacks. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/pcn.2019758349
Handbook of Smart Cities includes fifteen chapters from renowned worldwide researchers working on various aspects of smart city scale cyber-physical systems. Two chapters are devoted to intelligent and green transportation.
Green Transportation Logistics by Harilaos N. Psaraftis (Editor)
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9783319171753
Published/Created: 2015
This book examines green transportation logistics from the perspective of balancing environmental performance in the transportation supply chain while also satisfying traditional economic performance criteria. Part of the book is drawn from the European Union project Super Green, a three-year project intended to promote the development of European freight corridors in an environmentally friendly manner. Additional chapters cover both the methodological base and the application context of green transportation logistics. Individual chapters look at the policy context; the basics of transportation emissions; Green Corridors basics; the concept of TEN-T (Trans-European Network); Benchmarking of green corridors; the potential role of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies); Green vehicle routing; Reducing maritime CO2 emissions via market based measures and speed and route optimization; Sulphur emissions; Lifecycle emissions; Green rail transportation; Green air transportation; Green inland navigation and possible areas for further research.
Cycling for Sustainable Cities by Ralph Buehler (Editor); John Pucher (Editor)
Call Number: HE5736 .C9284 2021
ISBN: 9780262542029
Published/Created: 2021
Cycling is the most sustainable mode of urban transportation, practical for most short- and medium-distance trips--commuting to and from work or school, shopping, visiting friends, going to the doctor's office. It's good for your health, spares the environment a trip's worth of auto emissions, and is economical for both public and personal budgets. Cycling, with all its benefits, should not be reserved for the fit, the spandex-clad, and the daring. Cycling for Sustainable Cities shows how to make city cycling safe, practical, and convenient for all cyclists.
Handbook of Sustainable Transport by Carey Curtis (Editor)
Call Number: HE305 .H3548 2020
ISBN: 9781789900460
Published/Created: 2020
Exploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm, which has been sought after by local and national authorities internationally over the last 30 years, this handbook offers insights into how this can be secured more broadly and what it may involve, as well as the challenges that the sustainable transport approach faces. Drawing on a wide range of research and relevant case studies that showcase where the principles of sustainable transport have been, or could be, implemented, the Handbook offers readers a holistic understanding of the paradigm. Contributions showcase the evidence of the continued need for a sustainable transport approach, analyze its core principles, and, finally, discuss what it will take to achieve implementation, considering aspects such as behavior change, accessibility, governance and politics. Offering a comprehensive overview across the many dimensions of sustainable transport, this Handbook will be of interest for transport, planning and urban studies scholars. It will also be a useful guide for planners and policy makers looking for advice to advance future practice.
Sustainable Approaches to Urban Transport by Dinesh Mohan (Editor); Geetam Tiwari (Editor)
Call Number: Electronic Resource
ISBN: 9781351004855
Published/Created: 2019
Available onsite via Stacks.
As cities become increasingly congested, current transport patterns are unsustainable: heavy in energy use, high in economic and environmental cost, and exacerbating inequity between those who can access high-speed travel and those who cannot. Good urban planning develops human-scale cities and encourages modes such as bicycles, increased zones exclusive to pedestrians within cities, and changed fiscal policies to incentivize public over private transport. Equally, it requires good engineering design to manage road use. Sustainable Approaches to Urban Transport brings together contributions from leading international experts in urban planning, transport, and governance who suggest changes to make our cities more sustainable in the face of climate change. All professionals working in transport and engineering and planning students will find an overview of a broad field in this interdisciplinary collection of essays.
Sustainable Mass Transit: Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Public Transportation by Thomas Abdallah
Call Number: HE305 .A165 2017
ISBN: 9780128112991
Published/Created: 2017
This book examines the numerous types of mass transit systems, looking closely at all their key functions, including operations, maintenance, development, design, building and retrofitting. It examines the mitigation measures that reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts, including green infrastructure, materials conservation, ecological conservation and other sustainable initiatives. The book explores organizational best practices, environmental regulatory constraints and life-cycle assessments, describing which sustainable elements can be added while rehabilitating or expanding a mass transportation infrastructure or ancillary facility. The book concludes with a look at forthcoming sustainable initiatives that will enhance mass transit systems.

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Creating Sustainable Urban Mobility (State of Green) External
This page from State of Green, a not-for-profit, public-private partnership from Denmark, offers news, cases, R&D projects, and publications on sustainable transportation.
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) External
ICCT is an independent nonprofit organization that provides research and technical and scientific analysis to environmental regulators in order to improve the environmental performance and energy efficiency of road, marine, and air transportation. The website offers access to research products on a variety of topics in clean transportation covering all regions of the globe.
The Road to Sustainable Transport (International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) External
Still Only One Earth: Lessons from 50 years of UN sustainable development policy.
By Leila Mead, May 24, 2021
This article by IISD, an independent think-tank based in Canada, looks at the goals for sustainable transport, the progress made, the effect of COVID-19 on urban transportation, and what needs to be done next.
Sustainable Transportation (Dept. of Energy)
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) leads U.S. researchers and other partners in making transportation cleaner and more efficient through solutions that put electric drive vehicles on the road and replace oil with clean domestic fuels.
Sustainable Urban Transportation Systems - An Overview (PDF, 618 KB) External
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), August 2012.
In this paper, the issues in sustainable transportation, areas of actions their importance and the policy, infrastructure and other interventions required to achieve the objectives are discussed. In addition, a set of indicators are suggested to measure the progress of achieving the objectives.

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