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CSR provides “reputation insurance” when products fail
If the tragic day comes when your company’s car accelerator pedals start sticking, your pain relief pills get poisoned, or your oil rig explodes, pouring millions of barrels of crude into the ocean, your company’s environmental track record will strongly influence whether or not people blame you for the product failure. Researchers Jill Klein of … Continue reading
Yummy and green: Sustainable restaurant rankings go global
Dinners all over the globe will soon be able to find out just how sustainable their meals are, after a new international rating system was launched today.The method developed by the Sustainable Restaurant Association SRA scores restaurants on how they manage their energy, waste and water, as well as their sourcing of local food and … Continue reading
Solar plane shows off above San Francisco
Solar Impulse, the Switzerland-born concept solar plane, is making headline again. Cruising above San Francisco, Solar Impulse demonstrates that both day and night flights are possible – only with solar power. The crew: “To fly without fuel, noise or pollution, making practically no negative impact, is a great source of satisfaction.” Not surprised, the video … Continue reading
Michael Porter unveils new health and happiness index
Can Harvard professor Michael Porter do for wellbeing and happiness what others have so far failed to achieve? The Guardian‘s Jo Confino reports: “Porter, the creator of the shared value concept, who has the ear of both big business and governments, has unveiled a “rigorous” new Social Progress Index (SPI) that hopes to put social … Continue reading
Thin Ice – Watch online now for an inside view on climate science
In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so geologist Simon Lamb took his camera to find out what is really going on from his climate science colleagues. Simon followed scientists at work in the Arctic, Antarctic, Southern Ocean, New Zealand, Europe and the USA. They talk about their work, and their hopes … Continue reading
Beyond CSR: Business and NGO seek collaboration
The role of business in reducing poverty and helping sustainable development is – again – shifting focus. In a summary of a discussion with global corporate leaders during Davos 2013, The Guardian offers great insight into an increasing trend toward cross-sector alliances in sustainable development. The debate, it seems, has moved on from the notion … Continue reading
Los Angeles Coal-Free By 2025
While many national governments struggle or simply refuse to get the renewable energy (r)evolution going, a growing number of regional and local governments are moving ahead nevertheless. Los Angeles is leading the way for major metropolitan areas to utilize clean energy. Outgoing mayor Antonio Villaraigosa recently announced that LA will eliminate coal power entirely from … Continue reading
Tripadvisor introduces green hotel certification program
Hardly a hotel or holiday booking these days goes without consulting Tripadvisor beforehand, the hugely successful online platform on which travelers rate and comment on hotels, tourist attractions and tour operators. Over the years, Tripadvisor has become powerful enough to force hotels to improve quality – or whatever it might be reviewers are unhappy with … Continue reading
Fixing the Future – new economy on its way
Here comes a well-done documentary about companies and people in the US embracing the opportunities of a greener and more sustainable new economy and finding ways to overcome the current economic crisis. A reminder that many of those stories exist out there, no matter what doom and gloom disaster news headlines suggest. Fixing the Future … Continue reading
Institute for Leadership and Sustainability – Cumbria, UK
Thanks to fellow sustainability blogger Mik Aidt (http://mik.aidt.co Twitter @mikaidt) for pointing us towards the Institute for Leadership and Sustainability based in England’s beautiful Lake District, at Cumbria University. Check them out on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/IFLAS.info
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