sustainability
SAP AG and PlaNet Finance are joining forces and using a combination of microfinancing, new technology and improved value chains to help entrepreneurs on the lowest steps of the economic pyramid to create sustainable businesses. The team effort will focus on three main areas: developing technology for field initiatives, developing
sustainability
Seventy organisations are expected at Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium tomorrow (16 June) for a seminar on “Making Sustainable Travel Work.” The event — which is being supported by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities– aims to demonstrate that sustainable travel makes business sense.
sustainability
Despite winning plaudits for their internal sustainability achievements, Europe’s top telecom operators aren’t providing their customers with a compelling range of sustainable telecom offerings, according to new research from Verdantix. The analyst firm reached that conclusion after comparing the internal sustainability strategies with the market-facing products and servcies
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Nineteen British firms — down from 23 last year — made this year’s Global 100 list (PDF) of the most sustainable large corporations in the world. That was enough to put it in second place, behind the US, in total number of companies to make the list. Announced each year during
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Who knew diapers, bandages and wipes could be so technologically advanced? Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) is not only a leading producer of such non-woven, engineered materials, but has now named its first chief sustainability officer to help its operations become more green. John Heironimus, PGI’s chief marketing officer, will
green energy
Fans of the environment and cleantech have special reason to cheer today, as Barack Obama is sworn in as US president and successor to oilman George W. Bush. Unlike Bush, Obama has emphasized the need for dramatic and immediate action to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and curb global warming.
conservation
If not everyone is taking the steps they should to reduce their energy consumption, at least most realize they should be. Not so with water, though: the Environment Agency this week released numbers showing few business owners think saving water is as important as saving energy. In fact, only 10
solar power
When the word “sustainable” comes up, these are other words that don’t usually come to mind next: “shopping mall,” “food court” and “ice rink.” One California shopping mall owner, though, has seemingly brought all those phrases onto the same page with the unveiling of a solar-powered ice rink and
Dallas
How do you make a sprawling city like Dallas more sustainable? The answer might be, “One city block at a time.” City officials and urban planners from across the U.S. are meeting in Dallas today for a full-day “Design Charrette,” or an intense sustainability brainstorming session. They hope to
green building
Nightclubbing hardly seems like an eco-friendly activity, but more new party venues across the U.S. are touting sustainability along with hipness. Witness, for example, San Francisco’s Temple Nightclub and Zen Compound, which actually has on its staff a director of sustainability. Among the club’s claims to greenness:
business
Mark Dowling of Giraffe Innovation talks to Greenbang about its eco design consultancy which looks at the environmental impact of businesses.
sustainability
United Nations Foundation founder Ted Turner announced the first ever global sustainable tourism criteria at the IUCN world Conservation Congress. Joining with the Rainforest Alliance, the United Nations Environment Programme and the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, the framework is based on thousands of best practice standards in use around