This is the year for companies to best position their business models to capitalize on sustainable growth opportunities.

By Joel Makower and the Editors of Greenbiz.com

THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES taking a more holistic, business-focused view of their environmental and social impacts by participating in natural capital initiatives is on the up: 611 had made public commitments as of 2015, up 71 percent from 357 in last year’s State of Green Business, and up 217 percent from the 2014 report.