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What does it take to become one of six finalists for a $1.5 million prize in sustainability? On the surface, there’s not much in common between some of the just-announced contenders for the Zayed Future Energy Prize … outside of an undeniable commitment to building a better, cleaner, healthier
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Which companies have taken the lead in sustainable cities? While a number of firms are working to establish their reputations in smart cities and technologies, several stand out, though for different reasons. In terms of carving out a high-profile niche in the area, for example, IBM grabs the spotlight for
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Is money the only thing that stands between a world of good ideas for sustainability, and a world that’s actually sustainable? That’s a tempting conclusion to anyone who spends even a little time researching green projects and eco-innovations. Ideas aplenty are out there, so what’s the problem?
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Green business initiatives launched today can lead to a competitive advantage tomorrow, and Green Strategy 2010 is aimed at helping executives find creative ways to get such efforts going. As we’re working with the team at Green Strategy 2010 (also the people behind Green Monday), Greenbang readers can get
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Government and business leaders don’t disagree much over the need to build a much more sustainable society. It’s the “hows” and “whens,” though, that are much less certain at the moment. Some of the region’s top thinkers have been considering those questions during the IBM Start Summit
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Of all the unsustainable trends society is following, the global eco-debt is not only the largest, but is growing worse rapidly. This year, humanity officially consumed all the resources the world can replenish naturally as of 21 August … from here on, our consumption will push Earth’s natural systems into
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Stop the press!! Calling all you green business gurus out there: we’re getting ready to host Greenbang’s annual awards for sustainability. Think your technology or strategy can make the cut? Let us know! Set to be presented this July, our awards are aimed at recognising the gamut of
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Businesses aren’t doing enough to prepare for potential threats to healthy soils, pollination and water (pdf), all of which are crucial “ecosystem services” for companies with agricultural supply chains, according to a report released today. The report — prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, conservation charity Fauna
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One architect has a vision for how New Orleans could sustain another catastrophic levee failure in the post-Katrina era: build houses that are designed to float upward securely as water levels rise. In fact, construction of the first so-called FLOAT House was recently completed in the city’s Lower Ninth
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What do the banana plant and the 1967 Dustin Hoffman classic, “The Graduate,” have in common? One word: plastics. After bananas are harvested, the plant material left behind normally goes to waste. However, researchers at Queen’s University Belfast are testing a new technique to use banana plants in the
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Cutting carbon emissions globally isn’t enough, according to the World Resources Forum (WRF), which publicly met for the first time in Davos this week. The world also needs per-capita targets for all the natural resources it consumes, the group says. “Europeans use ten times more natural resources than people
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Kingston University is launching a Sustainability Hub to bring together its research, curriculum and other work in this area. Projects that will all come under the new hub’s umbrella include developmetnss like the university’s new green motorbike and degree courses with sustainability modules, as well as the use