2008-03-03 – United States – CSR
Grant Thornton: CSR Matter Of Business Survival
Privately held businesses are adopting corporate social responsibility policies not just to save the planet but because they are having to in order to survive and prosper, acco ..continue…
2008-03-03 – European Union – climate
Only Austria, Denmark meet EU carbon deadline
Just two countries have so far met a deadline on Thursday to allocate to their industry permits to emit carbon dioxide, the European Union’s executive Commission said, likely delaying a 2008 carbo ..continue…
2008-03-03 – United States – CSR
Bicyclists and Pedestrians Can Cool the Climate
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Transportation confirms in an interim report to Congress on the Nonmotorized Transportation Pilot Program, the climate benefits that can be gained by a commu ..continue…
2008-02-29 – China – water
Tougher law to curb water pollution in China
China’s top legislature on Thursday adopted an amended water pollution law that toughens punishment of company officials through hefty fines. “Enterprise heads directly responsible for causin ..continue…
2008-02-27 – Finland – energy
Intelligent electricity networks to act as an interactive market place
An electricity distribution network that operates as a cost-effective, uninterrupted and interactive market place for electricity providers and end-users is being developed in a project at Lappeenrant ..continue…
2008-02-27 – International – ecology
Seed vault in Arctic is mankind’s ‘insurance policy’
An airtight vault carved into the Arctic permafrost and filled with samples of the world’s most important seeds is an insurance policy for mankind, according to the project leader. “We’re ..continue…
2008-02-27 – China – CSR
China To Build 400 Wind Towers To Survey Wind Resources
China will build 400 wind towers of 70 meters and 100 meters high in regions where there is abundant wind energy to carry out a detailed survey and evaluation of the country’s wind resources and p ..continue…
2008-02-27 – International – CSR
Mainstream adopts Greenpeace colours
Two men in an inflatable boat square off with the harpoons of a hunting ship, defiant as they bear witness to the slaughter of a minke whale. It’s one of the many striking images of non-violent co ..continue…
2008-02-26 – International – CSR
Ford, Boeing, Apple Included in ‘The Toxic Ten’
In “The Toxic Ten,” Condé Nast Portfolio goes beyond the daily green announcements from companies and looks at some of the biggest U.S. corporations with the worst environmental recor ..continue…
2008-02-26 – Japan – technology
Energy-Saving House with W Generation System Opened to Public
Osaka Gas Co. of Japan announced that an energy-saving house in Saito Asagi, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture, equipped with a “double-generation system,” which is made up of a co-generation s ..continue…
2008-02-25 – Africa – environment
Protection of mountain gorillas brings African countries together
Rwanda, Uganda and the DR Congo have launched a massive joint conservation programme in the Central Albertine Rift. An agreement was signed today in the Ugandan capital Kampala, signifying the officia ..continue…
2008-02-25 – Algeria – water
Algeria inaugurates Africa’s largest seawater desalination plant
Africa’s largest seawater desalination plant, capable of producing up to 200,000 cubic meters of potable water daily from the Mediterranean, was inaugurated in Algiers Sunday. Installed in the Bay ..continue…