INSIGHT September/October 2008

$2.1 billion Green Technology FYI INSIGHT Wins Award INSIGHT Magazine has been awarded a Communications Concepts 2008 Apex Award for Publication Excellence in the category of Magazine & Journal Writing (for the May/June 2007 Small Business Special Issue). This is the 20th annual Apex Award Program, which recognizes “excellence in publications work by professional communicators.” Since its redesign, INSIGHT has been honored with 12 industry awards. Visit our archives at www.icpas.org/insight.htm to read the winning issue. The amount Goldman Sachs invested in alternative energy projects last year. Green Technology Forum Director, George Elvin, says that leading green technology advances in the years ahead will include: • Solar nanotechnology. “[N]anotech-based cells like those made by Nanosolar can be printed on plastic or metal substrates, making them much less expensive than silicon.” • Lignosic cellulose-based biofuels. “Companies like Range Fuels are perfecting techniques that will enable us to make fuel from trees and agricultural waste.” • Algae-based biofuels. “A number of companies worldwide are working to make fuel from algae, which is cheap to grow, requires little energy input and doesn’t compete for cropland the way corn does.” • Carbon sequestration. “New technologies will enable us to store carbon underground or in oceans rather than release it into the atmosphere.” Citi Takes the “LEED” A recent Commercial Property News (CPN) article by Dees Stribling revealed that financial powerhouse Citigroup, Inc. has entered into a new pilot portfolio program with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) to integrate permanent green building and operational measures into the company’s practices and facilities. The portfolio program has been designed to cut the costs of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and building operational expenses. New CitiFinancial branches in Austin, Texas and Flint, Mich., and the Citibank financial center in Warrington, Pa., are the first Citi branches to be certified in the pilot program. Twenty-seven additional CitiFinancial and Citibank branches under construction are in the process of pursuing LEED certification. Citi has already earned its first LEED certification for its office parks in Irving and Las Colinas, Texas, and has since been awarded LEED Gold certification for a new 15-story skyscraper in New York City. For more on LEED certification and green building, visit www.usgbc.org. LEARN THE RISK. E A R N T H E R E W A R D. EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CERTIFIED MERGER & ACQUISITION ADVISOR | CREDENTIALING PROGRAM In the ﬁrst certiﬁcate of its kind, Loyola University Chicago and the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors offer a unique program designed for professionals in the middle market ($5M-$150M). In ﬁve days, you’ll walk away with the information, certiﬁcation, tools, and—most important—the conﬁdence to make the most of your business as an executive or ﬁnancial advisor. * 8 September 15–19 | November 3–7 For a complete listing of programs, taught by world-class faculty, or details about custom programs at your workplace, call 312.915.6781 or visit LUC.edu/exec-ed. THE GREEN ISSUE - PLEASE RECYCLE http://www.icpas.org/insight.htm http://www.usgbc.org http://www.luc.edu/exec-ed/ http://www.luc.edu/exec-ed/

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