Here is the video for the European Green Capital Award and below you will find the winning energy from the city of Bristol UK. For more information on Bristol's win click here. ...
Video - Bristol Wins the 2015 European Green Capital Award
Video - The Road to Sustainability and Climate Stability (EDF)
Here is a recording of an EDF webinar that discusses a way forward towards sustainability and climate stability. The webinar reviews some of the major highlights from Blueprint 2020, in which the EDF's scientists, economists, and political and policy experts have created a strategic plan to begin...
Video - Sustainable Packaging and Millenials (Stora Enso Packaging Solutions)
At the 2015 Global Packaging Summit in Barcelona on 26 – 27 January, 2015, Stora Enso Packaging Solutions presented how Millennials are becoming the key target group for retailers and brand owners to win. The Millennials favor sustainable packaging more than older generations, and they are ready to...
Video - Do You Believe the Senator with the Snowball?
On February 26, 2015 Senator Whitehouse refuted Senator Inhofe's absurd comments on climate change. Whitehouse specifically addressed Inhofe's ridiculous use of a snowball as a prop to try to prove his irrational point that the cold and snow in Washington disproves climate change. Whitehouse schooled...
Video - Inhofe Uses a Snowball to try to Disprove Climate Change
On February 26, 2015, Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma brought a snowball onto the Senate floor and made the outlandish claim that the cold and snow in Washington somehow disproves climate change. Standing in front of a picture of snow, Inhofe tried to support his feeble argument by pointing to 67 record...
Webcast - Innovation in an Unpredictable, Expensive, Digital, and Connected World
Digital Lumens and Andrew Winston present the Webcast - Innovation in an Unpredictable, Expensive, Digital, and Connected World on Tuesday, March 10 at 11:00 AM EDT (10:00 AM Central, 8:00 AM Pacific, 4:00 PM London). Andrew Winston, a globally recognized speaker and business strategy expert, lays...
The CPAC Anti-Climate Conference
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Maryland's National Harbor takes place from February 25 - 28. It is an opportunity for the right to project their hate onto some of their favorite targets including Tom Steyer, climate scientists, the EPA and of course President Obama. On Thursday...
Inhofe's Bastardization of Climate Science
Shifty self serving politicians like Senator Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma use venerable legislatures as a stage for scientific misrepresentation. To illustrate Inhofe's ignorance he recently brought a snowball onto the Senate floor and suggested that snow in Washington disproves climate change. His antics...
Sustainable Packaging Growth and Competitive Advantage
Research reveals that sustainable packaging is growing and provides a competitive edge. In addition to addressing current and future regulatory demands, green packaging offers added value. As online shopping proliferates consumers are becoming increasingly savvy and part of that awareness extends to...
The Business Case for Sustainability: Corporations, Banks and Investors
In recent years the business case for sustainability has grown stronger. The combination of corporate engagement, banking support and shareholder demand support the drive towards sustainability. The demand for sustainability increases environmental commitments multiply. There is unprecedented demand...
Citigroup Invests 100 Billion to Combat Climate Change
Citigroup, the third largest US investment institution, announced they will invest $100 billion to finance green initiatives and sustainable growth. Citigroup will support a wide range of mitigation efforts that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as adaptation projects that help communities...
Duke Energy's $102 M Plea Bargain for its Coal Ash Dumping
Following years of protests and legal challenges from environmental groups, justice is finally catching up to Duke Energy. The company has accepted responsibility and begun to negotiate the amount of it will pay in response to a number of criminal charges stemming from years of dumping coal waste into...
Bristol Wins the European Green Capital Award
The UK city of Bristol has been selected as the winner of the European Green Capital award. Bristol is located in the South West England and it won the jury over with its ambitious investment plans in transport and energy. Since 2000 the city has implemented a series of strategies and action plans...
President Obama Vetoes the Keytone XL Pipeline
On February 24 President Obama vetoed a bill that would have forced approval of the Keystone XL (KXL) tar sands pipeline. Thousands of people urged the President to reject the bill. While the veto is good news, it is a little more than a stay of execution. The State Department is about to release...
Online Course - Introduction to Sustainability Reporting
This course is an introduction for people who are thinking about getting into sustainability reporting and want to learn why it’s important. Participants will gain key tips for drafting their first sustainability report. This course is taught in 6 sections, each with its own video, notes, activities...
Webinar - Sustainability Consulting: Market Size And Future Forecast
This webinar will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 11am - 12 noon (EST), 4.00pm - 5.00pm (UK), 8am - 9am (PST). It shares data from the new Verdantix market size and forecast study for sustainability consulting looking at multiple markets around the world. Sustainability consulting burst into...
Sustainable Packaging is Good for the Enviroment and the Bottom LIne
Sustainable packaging reduces environmental impacts, saves money, it can even increase sales and support premium pricing. The 500 billion global packing industry is addressing burgeoning demand and meeting the challenge by developing packaging that saves on materials that do not compromise stability....
A Case Study on the Value of Sustainable Sourcing
Sustainable sourcing really does make good business sense. The value of this view has been demonstrated by a very successful US restaurant chain. They are showing that responsible procurement is entirely consistent with bottom line concerns. Sustainable sourcing goes beyond economic considerations...
Webinar - Sustainability Reporting to GRI G4: Time to Make The Switch
This free webinar will take place on Tuesday March 10, 2015. Sustainability Reporting to GRI G4, is aimed at helping organizations to succeed in developing winning sustainability strategies. Key to an integrated and effective organizational strategy is a clear sustainability story – this is central...
Sustainability Best Practices and Case Studies
A new guide and toolkit helps organizations to cultivate a sustainability. The GEMI Quick Guide uses best practice and case studies to illustrate how corporations demonstrate and communicate the value of sustainability to achieve key sustainability objectives.The guide makes use of case studies from...
Cold and Snow Steal Headlines but we are Still Warming
While it may seem as though the US is enduring a record cold winter it is actually quite warm. We have witnessed record breaking snowfalls and parts of the North East are indeed colder than usual. The US is still in the grips of global warming and record snowfalls are consistent with climate change...
Event - Smart Cities
The Smart Cities event will take place on March, 11 - 13, 2015 at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. The focus of ‘Smart Cities’ Exhibition and Conference will be on intelligent transport, building management and automation, ICT technology implementation in the overall urban activity. It will...
Event - Energy Efficiency & Renewables
The 11th edition of the event Energy Efficiency & Renewables will take place on March 11 - 13, 2015 in Sofia, Bulgaria at the Inter Expo Center.The 2015 edition aims to promote the latest energy developments and encourage their large-scale implementation in South-East Europe as well as speed up...
Event - Ecobuild 2015
The Ecobuild 2015 event will take place on March 3-5 in London, UK. This is the sustainable design, construction and energy event for new, refurbished, commercial and domestic buildings. Across three days, the seminar programme will deliver practical and applied information focusing on the key issues...
Event - Zero Waste Awards
The deadline to enter the Zero Waste Awards is March 2 2015. Businesses, public authorities and third sector organizations are becoming more and more aware of the importance of zero waste. They want to be part of the sustainability solution, and the Zero Waste Awards recognizes and rewards them for...
Event - Carbon Pricing Discussion Forum
A Carbon Pricing Discussion Forum will take place on Monday February 23, 2015, at 6:30 pm at the McNabb Community Centre, 180 Percy street, Ottawa, Ontario. Carbon pricing is the method most favored by economics for reducing global warming emissions. Such a system charges those who emit carbon dioxide...
Video - Live Earth 2015: Pharrell Williams and Al Gore Launch Live Earth Climate Action Concert
Climate campaigner and former US vice-president Al Gore and hit musician Pharrell Williams announce Live Earth, concerts in seven continents intended to galvanise support for climate action. Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the event is intended to 'have humanity harmonise all at once.' ...
Oscar Nominated Film White Earth and Interview with the Director
The Oscars will be taking place on Sunday February 22 and one of the films nominated is about the oil boom in America’s Northern Plains called "White Earth." This is the tale of three children and an immigrant mother as they brave winter. This film explores themes of innocence, home and the American...
Video - Drought in California: No Rain in San Francisco
Drought is making life difficult in areas all over the world and one of the worst hit areas is California. As a sign California's persistent drought, downtown San Francisco recorded no measurable rain in January 2015, this is the first time this has happened in at least 165 years. The National Weather...
Video - Paulson and Page Live Discussion on the release of "Heat in the Heartland"
Risky Business Project co-chair Henry Paulson and Risk Committee member Gregory Page hold a live discussion on the release of "Heat in the Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest," the second report from the Risky Business Project. Click here to see the report "Heat in the Heartland:...
Video - Launch of Heat in Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest
The new Risky Business Project report report, "Heat in the Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest, "quantifies climate risk for Midwestern metro areas in a more granular and industry specific way than any ever has before. In this video Risky Business Project Co-Chair and Former...
The Growing Strength of the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement
Fossil fuel companies will never voluntarily walk away from dirty energy, so it is up to us to walk away from them. It is futile to try to encourage Big Oil to stop sucking at the teat of their carbon rich cash cow. They will continue to use their vast wealth and influence to advance their own agenda...
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