Jeffrey Hollender: A Force for Good – Part 1 Maverick, Innovator & Changemaker- Jeffrey Hollender former CEO of Seventh Generation and co-Founder of the American Sustainable Business Council has traded in his CEO hat to become a one-man-dynamic force for social and economic change! Part One: CSR is not enough …
Four Years of Project Cultivar in Central America
1. Four Years of Project Cultivar in Central America 2. With the ‘Arab Spring,’ a Focus on Human Capital 3. Social Compliance in the Jewelry Supply Chain 4. SAI’s Training Team Grows in the U.S. 5. The Sustainability Lexicon Project: Wiki Open for Entries! 6. Meet SAI and SAAS’ Summer …
Eye on Earth Brings Access to Environmental Data for Emerging Economies
Abu Dhabi, 7 June 2011 – Abu Dhabi will host the first Eye on Earth Summit on December 12-15 2011, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The summit will focus on the issue of greater access to environmental and societal data. Over the past ten years, Abu …
U.S. Solar Market Data for Q1 2011 Now Available at GTM Research
GTM Research’s U.S. Solar Market Insight: Q1 2011 report is now available for purchase! U.S. Solar Market Insight: Q1 2011 is the industry’s first in-depth analysis for 2011, featuring the most comprehensive and timely insights on the U.S. market. This quarter’s report presents GTM Research’s expansive data collection from the …
Dexia: Demography – Challenges and opportunities in a changing world
Dexia: Demography – Challenges and opportunities in a changing world UN Global Compact & Accenture: Towards a New Era of Sustainability in the Consumer Goods Industry China Greentech Initiative: China Greentech report CarbonTracker: Unburnable Carbon – Systemic risk in the capital markets Click here to read the newsletter
From Co-Creation to Association: A Social Challenge for the New Economy
From Co-Creation to Association: A Social Challenge for the New Economy I would hold that understanding this collectively evolved consciousness, the reality which we co-create with others, is a critical, if difficult to achieve, practice needed for transforming our economic relationships. Imagination, inspiration, and intuition are essential “tools” for understanding …
EcoFactor Cuts House Power By 17 Percent; IBM Launches its Buildings Effort
EcoFactor Cuts House Power By 17 Percent; IBM Launches its Buildings Effort Never have so few done so much for so many thermostats. Is Sodium the Future Formula For Energy Storage? The volatile half of NaCl could become a stable in industrial batteries. It’s a work in progress that’s gone …
Connecticut votes to set up State-level Green Investment Bank
A publication from Climate Bonds A bill passed by the Connecticut General Assembly yesterday reconstitutes the State?s existing Clean Energy Fund to form the nation?s first full-scale ?Green Bank?. Congratulations to the Coalition for Green Capital and others who’ve been pushing for this in the US. Story at: http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=445b6e705bfc895d1cec1626f&id=bce27055e0& e=51c6bf8bb5
Germany’s Nuke Move & Its New New Energy Champion
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ Things-To-Think-About Friday, June 3: * Germany’s Nuke Move & Its New New Energy Champion * Germany’s Nuke Move, The Backstory * Now A Word From The Nuclear Industry * Germans Jump Out In The New Energy Race * Germany Drives New …
Alstom delivers first turbine runner for Xiangjiaba hydro project in China
Hydro Headlines Alstom delivers first turbine runner for Xiangjiaba hydro project in China LEVALLOIS-PERRET, France — Alstom delivers the first 812-MW turbine runner to the site of the Xiangjiaba hydroelectric power project under construction in China. HydroWorld.com weekly newscast The HydroWorld.com weekly newscast, featuring headline news from the global hydropower …