Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Companies committed to sustainability outperformed industry averages by 15%.”

From A.T  Kearney: “A study released today by A.T. Kearney, Inc., titled “Green Winners: The Performance of Sustainability-focused Companies in the Financial Crisis”…found that in 16 of the 18 industries studied, companies committed to sustainability outperformed industry averages by 15% over the six months from May through November 2008. From a market capitalization perspective, this superior performance averages out to $650 million in protected market capitalization per company.”

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: “My hope is that we can get a blend rate that is higher than 10%. That is going to create more opportunities for the ethanol industry. Obviously we’re encouraging [EPA administrator Lisa Jackson] to consider an adjustment to the blend ratio. We’re encouraging EPA to do that. We hope that they’ll listen to our concerns.”

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