For Immediate Release 23 March 2011 Sustainability reporting: most complete guidance ever The most comprehensive and complete sustainability reporting guidance is now available, as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) launches its G3.1 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines today (23 March 2011). GRI is a network-based non-governmental organization that aims to make sustainability …
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: A Low-cost, High-impact Placemaking Approach
A Low-cost, High-impact Placemaking Approach to Improve Your Community Now As people everywhere struggle to do more with less and cry out for places of meaning and beauty, we have to find fast, creative, profitable ways to capitalize on local ingenuity and turn public spaces into treasured community places. Read …
As Water Scarcity Risks Grow, Investors Persuade Electric Utilities to Disclose Water Management Plans
BOSTON (March 21, 2011) – In response to shareholder requests, three leading electric utilities, Dominion, Southern and PPL, have agreed to significantly expand reporting and disclosure on water availability risks and plans for mitigating those risks.
GreenBiz Newsletter: Taking Care of Business
By Joel Makower It seems much longer, but it’s only been a decade since the notion of clean technology came into public consciousness. At the time, in 2001, in the wake of the dot-com bust, a small group of us had a vision of the next great wave of innovation …
Ecocity Design For Disaster Resilient Cities
An Ecocity Builders email update — March 2011 Fire resistant ecotown sketch by Richard Register Dear Friends and Supporters, The on-going disaster in Japan should not pass without a constructive response from us, which is this: ecocity design can help prevent severe earthquake and tsunami damage and can eliminate nuclear …
Sustainability News: Signed, Sealed… Delivered?
Update > March 2011 Signed, Sealed… Delivered? With today’s global supply chains and growing array of consumption-related sustainability issues, it is no wonder that eco-labels abound. These independently verified, on-pack labels promote value chain sustainability; their goal is to improve production standards and create greater trust while influencing behaviour – …
Iran, China planning world’s tallest dam, hydro project
A newsletter from HydroWorld Hydro Headlines HydroWorld.com weekly newscast The HydroWorld.com weekly newscast, featuring headline news from the global hydropower industry, sponsored by Hydro Consulting & Maintenance Services. Iran, China planning world’s tallest dam, hydro project TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and China plan a deal for construction of Bakhtiari Dam …
Justmeans: How Clean Air Makes Money
Justmeans Services News Distribution Engage the largest community focused on doing business better. Learn more >> Email Marketing Used by Marketing Professionals to target key messaging directly to stakeholders. Learn more >> Editorial Highlights How Clean Air Makes Money CSR and China’s Future as the Superpower Are Primary Care Docs …
The Stonehenge Structure: Has Your Organization Developed a Stonehenge Structure?
A newsletter from our associate, Peter Matthies, President of Conscious Business Institute CBI Partner Program We regularly receive requests from individuals around the world who would like to become familiar with our business approaches or become involved with CBI. To address this demand, we established the CBI Partner Program with …