Has Facebook Gone Green?

Sounds like they are making some good moves. It’s just a shame it took criticism from Greenpeace to get these initiatives rolling. The bigger companies definitely have to be role models for positive change.

If Facebook can achieve a 100% green position, this should inspire other companies to follow suit. Energy costs will go down, and people won’t feel so bad about utilizes these services.

Well as long as facebook is moving in the right direction, this is good to see! In the future I just know things will get better and better in terms of going green.

-Jean

Very true. Anytime a company grows that big, they take on the responsibility of managing their effect on the environment. Few companies used to care in the past but today, thanks to the awareness that exists among people, no company can get away with polluting too long.

I just heard about an awesome new corporate social responsibility company called Invested Interests that does socially responsible investing and gives individuals the ability to screen their investments. So if you own any mutual fund you can see what percentage of your money is supporting companies that are harming the environment. They have an ad-based model so it’s all free.

These days facebook is not really making any friends. With their new privacy policy, allegations of them selling user data to advertisers and now this!

However, what is amazing is that despite the fact that people do protest over these things, no one really stops using facebook. It is addictive. I have tried to stop using facebook on a number of different occasions but have found my self crawling back