Archive for March 2018

Canada Failing to Meet its Emission Reduction Commitments

March 28, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Canada's first ever review of its climate policies indicate that thenation will not meet it's 2020 emission reduction commitments. The election of Justin Trudeau's Liberal government was met with tremendous optimism from those concerned about climate change.Although this government portrays itself...

The Death of Decoupling is a Major Blow to Climate Action

March 27, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The evidence documenting the decoupling of economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions has been growing for years. The CDC has concluded that growth is compatible with emission reduction and Carbon Brief reported that 35 countries are showing signs of decoupling. If emissions coupled to growth is...

March 26, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The tenth annual Impact Capitalism Summit will take place on April 17-18, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Referred to as the "The DAVOS of Impact Investing". The Impact Capitalism Summit is the largest convening of investors focused on maximizing impact and maximizing return across asset classes....

Event - Alliance Conference on the Environment, Health, Safety and Quality

March 25, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The EGSQ event will take place on April 18 - 20, 2018 at the Fairmont Austin in Texas. This event will be attended by world’s leading EHSQ professionals to Change Business for Good.Network, learn and collaborate with hundreds of users, Intelex personnel and industry experts to transform business. Powered...

Event - Environmental Social Governance Summit: A Driver of Shareholder Value

March 25, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The 4th annual Environmental Social Governance Summit will take place on April 5th 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square, New York, NY.The program will convene 200 heads of ESG, pension funds, institutional investors, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and operational leaders to discuss...

Event - Sustainable Brands Istanbul Turkey

March 25, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This event will take place on April 18-19, 2018 at the Fairmont Quasar Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey. Looking to drive better business results? Sustainable Brands is home to the premier global community of brand leaders who are tapping environmental and social purpose to drive innovation and deliver...

Hawkings Urges Climate Action to Halt Global Warming

March 24, 2018 Add Comment Edit

One of greatest minds the world has ever known has died leaving behind some disturbing predictions about climate change. British professor Stephen Hawkings warned, "we are close to the tipping point where global warming becomes irreversible". Hawkings was a ground breaking theoretical physicist, often...

March 22, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Public-private partnerships involving wastewater are part of an innovative approach to sustainability that delivers results. Wastewater is an overlooked and underutilized resource that delivers results. Businesses, communities, residents, and the environment all stand to benefit from wastewater initiatives....

Combating Climate Change to Slow Species Extinction

March 21, 2018 Add Comment Edit

"We are entering a new era in Earth’s history: the Anthropocene. An era in which humans rather than natural forces are the primary drivers of planetary change. But we can also redefine our relationship with our planet, from a wasteful, unsustainable and predatory one, to one where people and nature...

Republicans Protect the NRA and the Fossil Fuel Industry for Blood Money

March 19, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Both the NRA and the fossil fuel industry are the harbingers of death they wield their power with legislative impunity thanks to their minions in the GOP. Republicans receive generous compensation in return for the political protection they provide.Americans are being killed by the NRA's gun advocacy...

March 18, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This webinar will take place on March 21, 2018. The full title of the webinar is "Clean Air Act Policy Change: How the End of the ‘Once In, Always In’ Policy Could Impact Major Source Emitters About the Webinar". On January 25, 2018, the EPA announced that it was withdrawing the “Once in, Always...

Webinar - Climate Adaptation Policy at the State and Local Level

March 18, 2018 Add Comment Edit

A webinar titled "Climate Adaptation Policy at the State and Local Level" will take place on Monday, Apr 16th 2018 at 1:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT. The webinar is presented by Arizona State University's School of Sustainability, with the American Society of Adaptation Professionals and the University of the...

Student Led Movement Challenges the NRA and the GOP

March 15, 2018 Add Comment Edit

A student-led movement is taking on the NRA, the GOP and the president. This is not only manifesting as a series of protests, this is a movement that may augur major political changes. A solid majority of Americans want to see common sense gun legislation, the NRA and the GOP do not. People and corporations...

Event - Sustainability Action in Turbulent Times

March 12, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This Action Lab event will take place on Wednesday, 14 March 2018 from 18:30 to 21:00 (GMT) at the St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom.At this event you will find like-minded sustainability professionals taking part in an action-packed evening...

Webinar - Women and Sustainability: Your Green Career Audit

March 11, 2018 Add Comment Edit

This free online event will take place on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 3 pm (15:00). Your Green Career Audit is a one hour long webinar by Rhian Sherrington, Executive & Career Coach, Founder, Women in Sustainability.Where exactly ARE you right now in your 'green career'? Do you know what you...

March 10, 2018 Add Comment Edit

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school is now synonymous with a Valentines Day massacre, however, the school in Parkland Florida was named after a leading figure in the history of American conservationism. Marjory was a writer best known for her Everglades conservation advocacy. Marjory helped people...

Women are the Key to a More Sustainable Future

March 08, 2018 Add Comment Edit

The importance of women to the future of our species goes way beyond their procreative power. Female leadership is better leadership and this augurs a better world.Women's Day is an opportunity to advocate for true equality and to share the evidence revealing why women are the more sustainable...