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Business Angels Look to Cleantech

Australian business angels continue to show strong interest in clean technology companies with cleantech now the second leading industry sector of interest, behind only the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.



A new survey by the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI) shows that nearly 40 per cent of angel investors expressed interest in unlisted cleantech companies. 55 per cent are interested in ICT, while in third… Continue

Added by Eco Investor on May 27, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

World Environment Day

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on 5 June in more than 100 countries. WED was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. WED is hosted every year by a different city and commemorated with an international exposition through the week of June 5. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), also created in 1972, uses WED to ‘urge governments and organizations in the United Nations system to… Continue

Added by Terence Jeyaretnam on May 21, 2009 at 12:32pm — No Comments

What's the True Impact of Your Employee Volunteer Program? Glad You Asked

Almost every conversation we have regarding employee volunteer programs involves a vigorous discussion of metrics. Business managers want to determine the value of… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on May 20, 2009 at 12:15pm — No Comments

Six Reasons Why You'll Never Volunteer Again

The downturn in the economy is proving to be a boon to volunteerism. It won’t matter. Most non profits are egregiously under-resourced in staff, dollars and expertise. Here are six reasons why most volunteer experiences will inoculate people against ever coming back.



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Added by Chris Jarvis on May 19, 2009 at 9:35am — No Comments

Water beats out Climate Change for U.S. EPA funds

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson testified last Tuesday before the members of the Environment and Public Works Committee regarding the proposed EPA FY 2010 Budget request. This discussion concentrated on how the budget request of $10.5 billion (USD), proposed by President Barack Obama, is designed to both contribute to the U.S economic recovery while also addressing today’s environmental challenges.



The FY… Continue

Added by Paige Andrews on May 19, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Increasing number of Americans believe that global warming is exaggerated

According to a recent Gallup Poll, an increasing number of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated. In the 2009 poll, Gallup surveyed 1012 adults by fixed and mobile phone. The results found that forty-one percent of Americans doubted the severity of global warming as reported by the mainstream media. In addition, the environmental poll found… Continue

Added by Paige Andrews on May 14, 2009 at 9:58am — 2 Comments

Negative Potential of Unsustainable Business Practices

Negative Potential of Unsustainable Business Practices



Let's look from this angle: Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the world’s largest pork producer and processor with revenues exceeding 12 billion dollars.



Just over ten years ago, 4.7 million gallons of hog fecal matter were released into the state's rivers. Workers and residents near Smithfield plants have reported health problems, and have complained about constant, overpowering… Continue

Added by Ivan Goloborodko on May 11, 2009 at 4:23pm — 4 Comments

Sustainability: The Social Bottom Line

‘Social capital’ was coined by the American economist Robert Putnam, who famously discovered it wandering around the towns of Emilia-Romagna in Italy, with all their guilds, football clubs, amateur dramatics and local networking – stretching back to the 12th century. Tony Blair describes it slightly differently in his notorious pamphlet The Third Way, as “the foundation of social solidarity on which any successful society depends”. The green economist Hazel Henderson calls it the ‘Love… Continue

Added by Terence Jeyaretnam on May 9, 2009 at 1:54pm — No Comments

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