Are there environmental benefits of moving to the cloud? The cloud’s unprecedented economies of scale reduce overall cost and increase efficiencies, especially when replacing an organization’s locally operated on-premise servers. This report from Accenture and WSP examines whether the advantage also translates to environmental benefits. Download the report here.
CSR Asia Weekly: Earthquake in Japan
NOTICE Translation Support in Japan It is deeply saddened that the catastrophic earthquake in Japan and the following devastating tsunami happened last week brought much disastrous situation to Japan. CSR Asia is now providing translation support to those in need regarding the disaster. Languages: English, Chinese, Malay, Japanese Please contact …
The Global Green Economy Index–A Project Measuring National Green Reputations
The Global Green Economy Index is an annual survey measuring expert perceptions of national green reputations along the dimensions of leadership, policy, investment and tourism. In 2011, 27 countries will be measured in addition to their largest metropolitan area. This project serves as an important tool for nations to monitor …
The Bright Side of Government
A publication of Jeffrey Hollender: The Next Generation of Business Posted by Jeffrey Hollender in economics, inspiration & reflection, sustainability | 2 comments For close to one-and-a-half hours this week, U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis sat patiently, and deeply engaged, as she listened to the challenges and opportunities …
CSR Asia Weekly: CASP Programme upgrade / Food prices / Education for sustainability / Inclusive design
Gain Insights at Sustainability Disclosure Forum Learn more about the major aspects of sustainability reporting, disclosure and communication at the CSR Asia Forum on Sustainability Disclosure, taking place in Singapore on 23 March 2011. ——————————————————————————– ARTICLES CSR Asia Strategic Partner Programme gets an upgrade In 2006, we launched the CSR …
Five Questions about SRI – Weekly Expert Interview with Paul Clements-Hunt
A publication from Emerging Markets ESP Each week Emerging Markets ESG publishes an interview entitled, “Five Questions about SRI.” The interview features a practitioner’s insights about SRI in emerging markets and through Emerging Markets ESG shares this expertise with a wide global audience. The goals of Five Questions about SRI …
Robert F. Kennedy human rights organisation builds fiduciary duty/long-term investments lobby arm
RI News Alert: › Robert F. Kennedy human rights organisation builds fiduciary duty/long-term investments lobby arm › Accenture faces shareholder fight over sustainability at today’s AGM Click here to read the newsletter
US Army Discusses Sustainability, Energy Security
Defense Department officials discuss the topic of energy security and sustainability at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Read more…
Sustainability Professional Award – nominations due Dec. 10!
ISSP, the International Society of Sustainability Professionals, is inaugurating a professional award program to recognize individuals who have contributed significantly to the advancement of the profession of sustainability. This is to be an award granted to professionals by their peers – the members of ISSP. We would like you to …
Trust Across America Featuring EMM President Hazel Henderson and Advisory Board member Mark Donohue
Mark Donohue and Hazel Henderson on Clean Tech, Impact Investing, Sustainability and Ethical Markets Read more…