‘Sustainability News’
Gulf spill has ‘far reaching’ impact on oil company credit – S&P
Summer renewals offer All Environmental Finance subscribers are invited to renew their subscription at 10% discount until 10 September – look out for details with the July/August issue, which you’ll receive any day now (if you haven’t already).. Gulf spill has ‘far reaching’ impact on oil company credit – S&P The oil spill in [...]
Markets v. Commons by Hazel Henderson
My comments are part of a conversation with my colleagues on the Advisory Board of the Capital Institute, founded by our Ethical Markets Advisory Board member John Fullerton, about the limits of markets in moving humans toward sustainable forms of living. - Hazel Henderson, Ed. By Hazel Henderson © 2010 The important paper on the [...]
WRI Digest: Ocean Inspiration
Upcoming Event Reception and Fundraiser for Ocean Inspiration August 18, 2010 Céline Cousteau and WRI invite you to a reception and fundraiser for Ocean Inspiration: A tribute to Jacques Cousteau's 100th anniversary. In Céline Cousteau's words - " 'I grew up with your grandfather! Our family would sit down in front of the TV every [...]
Placemaking Meets Preservation
July 2010 Placemaking Meets Preservation PPS and the National Trust for Historic Preservation team up to promote a new vision for the future (and past) of American communities What's the biggest secret army of placemakers throughout the world? Historic preservationists. These tireless activists protect historically significant buildings, [...]
Sustainable Development Key Performance Indicators (SD-KPIs)
Sustainable Development Key Performance Indicators (SD-KPIs) are the three most important sustainability indicators for the business development, position and anticipated development of 68 industries. From 2004 until now, Dr. Axel Hesse (SD-M®) has elaborated the SD-KPI Standard 2010-2014, which is protected by copyright. "Institutional [...]
A New Future for Placemaking and Sustainability on Waterfronts
Planners, developers and city officials from Krakow to Kansas converged on Granville Island in Vancouver two weeks ago for Project for Public Spaces’ two-day Forum, “The Magic of Multi-Use Public Destinations.” As a vibrant place itself, Granville Island was the ideal setting for 45 participants to learn about the local community, discuss [...]
Canadians Caught in Time Crunch: Romanow
TORONTO – Canadians, especially women, are caught in a time crunch and the problem has been getting worse over the past 15 years, says a new report by the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), Caught in the Time Crunch: Time Use, Leisure and Culture in Canada. (more...)
Global Increase in Green Behavior
WASHINGTON—Environmentally friendly behavior among consumers in 10 of 17 countries has increased over the past year, according to the third annual survey by the National Geographic Society and international polling firm GlobeScan. The 17-country survey looked at consumer behaviors that have an impact on the environment, including their [...]
United Indians Newsletter-Special Pow Wow Edition
Countdown to 2010 Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow! United Indians of All Tribes Foundation will commemorate two historic milestones at its Seafair Indian Days Pow Wow, to be held July 16-18, 2010 at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center in Seattle. This year marks both the 40th anniversary of the takeover at Ft. Lawton by Native activists that led [...]
Post Carbon Newsletter – May 2010
Should we be #%#%# mad at BP for the G ulf Oil spill? Should we hold them and/or Halliburton and/or Transocean accountable for the lives lost, and the environmental and economic damage they caused? Should we be angered by BP's delay tactics in sharing video footage of the oil leak or by their attempts to pay off people in order to avoid later [...]
