How are companies doing in their quest to become more green?

In their third annual report, GreenBiz.com takes a look at how the recession and the changing political climate have effected the emerging green economy. From what we’ve seen, we assumed the worst, but that was apparently not the case:

On balance, however, we were pleasantly surprised by what we found. First and foremost, green business activity did not go away amid the harsh economic environment. It survived — and even thrived. In some cases, such as with energy efficiency, the recession provided a stimulus, as the need to cut operating costs in order to maintain competitiveness became ever more valued by executives, their boards and their shareholders.

You can download the 2010 report here.