sustainability
It’s not quite the Oscars, but bean counters body ACCA has just announced the shortlist for its annual Sustainability Awards, and the names to have made the cut show the big corporations are increasingly taking sustainability reporting more seriously. The awards reward companies for excellence in environmental, social and
csr
Aviva’s just put out its 2008 CSR report and, rather handily, it’s even divided into sections so Greenbang can skip all the dull bits and just go straight to the bit marked ‘environment’. Luckily for you, Greenbang’s gone even further and just pulled out the good bits
corporate social responsibility
If Motorola really wants to win big brownie points in Greenbang’s book, it should think about stop putting that annoying “hello moto” ringtone on its mobiles. Every time Greenbang hears it, she wants to rip the offending phone out of its owner’s hands and beat them with it
agriculture
In the land of the long white cloud, the Emissions Trading Scheme that sprung from the loins of the Kyoto Protocol is about as popular as windypops in an enclosed lift. The country’s Sustainability Council has put on its thinking cap, chewed the end of its biro, done a
property
Liz Peace, chief exec of the British Property Federation, told the Low Carbon World conference that environmental sustainability legislation needs to be overhauled in order to meet green building targets. Apparently, the communication coming out of the government isn’t exactly as clear as the property industry would like. Peace
sustainability
Unlike most Aussies in London, Daniel Labbad, the CEO of Lend Lease Retail and Communities UK has managed to stay out of his local Walkabout. Instead, he’s spent the last few years working on Lend Lease’s sustainable buildings projects – including the temple of commerce that is the Bluewater
olympics
Greenbang is not a fan of the Olympics. Greenbang feels the Olympics to be the televisual equivalent of getting a stone in your shoe – merely there to annoy – bumping all the good stuff, like Quincy off the telly schedules. The winter Olympics, now there’s a different matter. It’s
leed
Pop quiz, ten points to the winner. What’s new about the “rest rooms” (or toilets to the less euphemism prone) at New York’s Penn Station? No? One last guess? Nope? OK, Greenbang will end this terrible suspense and let you know: they’re being redesigned at a cost
biofuels
The inventors are unknown, but some combinations are uncontroversial in their brilliance and universally approved. Gin and tonic. Cheese and pineapple, preferably on sticks. Curry and naan. Footballers and page three girls. Some mixes are just classic. Some mixes – well, not so much. Today one such mix has just been
australia
Town planners hoping to steal some green headlines must be a little hacked off right now, after Masdar popped up and weed on their chips. How can you cover yourself in green building glory when you’re standing in the shadow of a city that plans to be 100 percent
energy
So, how green is your office? No, don’t look to the cheese plants for support, we’re talking sustainability here. If you fancy getting a bit of a handle on the subject, you can check out this handy tool from Xerox. Granted it only covers your photocopiers and printers,
development
Imagine your name was the X in this sentence: “Despite encouraging initiatives, X is still not on course to meet targets and urgently needs to raise its game”. You’d feel pretty bad wouldn’t you? You might stare at your shoes for a bit and kick the wall. The
