Archive for April 2012

10 Sustainability Initiatives for Small Businesses

April 30, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Although the constraints of many small business often preclude the grand sustainability gestures of larger corporations, there are many things that these businesses can do to be more sustainable. Here is a summary of ten easy and inexpensive things that small businesses can do from Miratel:1. Go as...

April 30, 2012 Add Comment Edit

A prominent environmental activist was murdered in Cambodia and that nation's military police have closed the investigation. According to police, there will be no further investigation into the shooting death of Chut Wutty because the officer who shot him then took his own life.Chut Wutty is the director...

April 30, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Environmentalists risk harassment, torture and even death, simply for standing up for the Earth. Reports of injustice perpetrated against environmentalists may sound like medieval tales of brutality, but these horror stories are taking place today in countries all around the world. Amongst the countless...

Corporate Sustainability in Africa Conference

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 21st to 25th, in Sandton, Johannesburg a conference will be held titled Corporate Sustainability in Africa. The event will feature a number of prominent speakers including:•Marjolein Baghuis – Director Communications & Network Relations @Global Reporting Initiative•Angel Hsu - Project Manager...

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 22nd to May 24th The NEMEX (The National Energy Management Exhibition) 2012 will take place in Birmingham England. The event will showcase the latest advances in renewable energy products, energy management systems, and energy efficient technologies.NEMEX 2012 will bring together energy executives...

Wind Technology and Investment Congress Event

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 10 and 11, 2012 the 5th Annual Wind Technology and Investment Congress will be held at the Radisson Hotel Shanghai Hong Quan, Shanghai, China. Wind power is expected to account for more than three percent of China's total power output by 2015, according to the latest report issued by State Electricity...

Green Solutions Conference for the Restaurant Industry (Event)

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 15, 2012 at the Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing Campus, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. a conference will be held titled "Green Solutions Conference for the Restaurant Industry." Mays Landing Campus is located at U.S. Rt. 322, 5100 Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing, N.J. In partnership...

NJ Environmental Federation Conference: Recharge the Economy, Invest in the Environment (Event)

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 12, 2012 from 8 a.m. until 5 p,m, Rutgers University Law School in Newark, will host NJ Environmental Federation Conference titled "Recharge the Economy, Invest in the Environment."The annual conference will be celebrating 40 years of action for clean water, including the founding of Clean Water...

Introduction to Green Facilities Management (Event)

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 17-18, 2012, (Thursday & Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m), the Atlantic Cape Community College Institute for Service Excellence at Hamilton Mall will be hosting "Introduction to Green Facilities Management" Learn from industry professionals how to take advantage of cost-saving opportunities...

New Jersey’s Forests with Leslie Sauer (Event)

April 29, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On May 8, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., the Great Swamp Watershed Association at 568 Tempe Wick Rd., Morristown, NJ will address questions about New Jersey's forests. What is going on with the woods? What threats do New Jersey’s forests face? Join Leslie Sauer, founder of the ecological restoration...

Environmental Problems and Activists Struggling Against Abuse

April 28, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Some members of NGOs and their leaders are persecuted or even killed for their environmental work. The Jesuit nun Dorothy Stang she was killed at Brazilian Amazon rainforest defending the indigenous peoples rights. Unfortunately the list of abuses is long. This video was created by Amnesty International...

Another Amazon Environmentalist Killed (Video)

April 28, 2012 Add Comment Edit

In 2011 Brazilian police reported that yet another Amazon environmental campaigner had been killed. Adelino Ramos was known for openly denouncing those who illegally cut the rainforest. His is just the latest in a long line of murders of such environmental activists. How many will have to die before...

Environmentalists Murdered for Protecting the Amazon

April 28, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Brazilian environmentalists Jose Claudio Ribeiro da Silva and his wife were killed in an ambush in an Amazonian nature reserve in 2011. These murders are but two examples of many around the world. Like so many other brave souls, Ribeiro da Silva and his wife were true heros who persevered despite the...

Murder of Two Environmentalists in the Amazon

April 28, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Two rainforest activists were gunned down in May 2011. Activists claim that the murders are linked to the ongoing battle that pits environmentalists and small farmers seeking to protect the Amazonian rainforest, against landowners who want to expand their crops and cattle ranching there. José Cláudio...

April 28, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Here is the Movie Trailer for a feature length documentary on the persecution of two California environmentalists. Who Bombed Judi Bari? is a suspenseful story about people who risked their lives to save the California redwoods and took on the FBI for trampling their freedom of speech. It shines a...

April 27, 2012 Add Comment Edit

To honor their 50th anniversary, Enterprise Rent-A-Car formed a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation to plant 50 million trees over 50 years. This is a gift that not only commemorates their history, but celebrates the future. To read about the partnership click here. Arbor Day has also partnered...

April 27, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Arbor Day began in 1872 as a way to promote the planting of trees in Nebraska and was proclaimed a national event in 1907 by Teddy Roosevelt. With the growing awareness of "going green" to help preserve the environment, National Arbor Day is also an opportunity for businesses to do good for the planet.National...

April 27, 2012 Add Comment Edit

The Natural Step (TNS)Framework it is a comprehensive model for planning in complex systems. It is openly published and free for all to use. The TNS Framework is based on systems thinking; recognizing that what happens in one part of a system affects every other part. This scientifically rigorous...

April 27, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has indicated that although the the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a valuable tool, it is being underutilized by Canadian SMEs compared to large companies. The Government of Canada includes the Global Reporting Initiative in its CSR Strategy for...

April 26, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada supports the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The Government of Canada includes the GRI in its CSR Strategy for the Extractive Sector and recommends it for Canadian businesses large and small. GRI is the world’s standard for measuring and reporting...

April 26, 2012 Add Comment Edit

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) provides methods and metrics to help businesses with important new requirements. Reporting is becoming a basic requirement in some markets and therefore it has become essential for businesses of all sizes. Most large companies already have supply chain standards...

April 26, 2012 Add Comment Edit

The Mexican legislature has recently passed a climate change law. As reported in Nature, the new law will reduce emissions of carbon dioxide by 30 percent below business-as-usual levels by 2020, and by 50 percent below 2000 levels by 2050. The law also mandates that Mexico will derive 35 percent...

The GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework

April 26, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Framework is a set of practical tools that companies can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, social performance. The Framework serves internal tracking purposes and transparency. The Framework includes Reporting...

New Partners of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Term Climate Pollutants

April 25, 2012 Add Comment Edit

Here are some quotes from new partners that recently joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Term Climate Pollutants. These quotes come from the nations of Columbia, Nigeria and Norway as well as the World Bank.ColombiaFrank Pearl, the Colombian Minister of the Environment and...

Six Initiatives from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Term Climate Pollutants

April 25, 2012 Add Comment Edit

On April 24, six initiatives aimed at accelerating and scaling-up action against the short-lived pollutants were approved by the Ministers meeting in Stockholm. Here are excerpts of UNEP’s press release from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Term Climate Pollutants meeting in Stockholm:Assessment...