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We’re becoming bombarded with “going green” messages. How do companies ensure their green efforts don’t fall flat? This helpful article by Joel Makower covers GreenOrder’s CRED strategy for green marketing.

This article by John Friedman covers six reasons why sustainability is here to stay. He sums up the benefits of sustainability for business, from cost savings to how social responsibility boosts your brand reputation. If you’re interested in receiving more articles on sustainability and business, visit Sustainable Life Media and subscribe to their newsletter.

The New York Times began the Polling Place Photo Project in 2006. (AIGA is a supporting partner.

Two Citizen Studio projects were chosen for Print Magazine’s 2008 Regional Design Annual.The magazine will be on newsstands soon.

Read conference highlights (and a quote from us) on the Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire.

Michael Harrison makes a great point that we believe is the key to making sustainable practices profitable: “First, you have to give the customer what he or she wants,” he said, “and that’s great boots.”

We followed up our recent trip to Boston for the Green Media Show with attending local sustainability conference. The GreenBusiness Works Expo 2008 was held at Cobb Galleria. The conference an interesting, diverse crowd of speaker/presenters, exhibitors, and attendees.

AIGA Atlanta is holding an event tonight for junior designers looking for their next job. Citizen Studio partner Linda Doherty will be one of six panelists discussing topics including when to leave a job, how to find the right next position, and sharing advice on moving up in the ranks.

Thursday night we heard a great talk and visited afterwards with Brian Dougherty of Celery Design Collaborative. Brian’s been creating sustainable communications for ten years in Berkeley, California and is just finishing up a book called Green Graphic Design.