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September 2009 Blog Posts (11)

Sustainability - Is America getting it?

I just came back from a great two week trip to New York and Washington. It was my first time to that part of the world and I was keen to experience the true American culture, drinking beer out of large plastic cups, have a half smoked chili dog, going to a Yankees game and catching some of the US Open.

I was very keen to see firsthand if America was actually embracing sustainability and what action was been taken. Almost every add break on TV had some product stating a… Continue

Added by Lee Stewart on September 29, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Landmark quotes or hot air from our World Leaders?

The count down is on for the talks in Copenhagen and we have just seen some positive comments come out of the UN Climate Change Summit in New York.

Some notable comments have been:

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon

“Failure to reach broad agreement in Copenhagen would be morally inexcusable, economically short-sighted and politically unwise. We cannot go down this road…I urge you to seal a deal in Copenhagen in December this year – an equitable,… Continue

Added by Lee Stewart on September 24, 2009 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Fundraising? A Good Cause Is No Longer Good Enough

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.

Please Don't Ask Me to Give to Your Cause, Unless….…

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Added by Chris Jarvis on September 24, 2009 at 10:22am — No Comments

Social Media’s Powerful Impact on the Sustainability Dialogue

SDialogue has released a new report, Social Media Advances the Sustainability Dialogue The paper identifies the natural intersection between sustainability and the rise of social media; explores what leading brands are doing to change how they communicate; and shows how organizations can use their sustainability efforts to engage with their stakeholders in powerful ways that enhance trust and reputation.…

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Added by 3BL Media on September 24, 2009 at 6:49am — No Comments

CSR Minute: September 21, 2009

The CSR Minute is your daily video digest of the most relevant Corporate Social Responsible news of the day. Our team of 3BL Media correspondents tracks the global world of corporate social responsibility to bring you coverage of the most important announcements, initiatives, issues, trends, ideas, and breaking news.

Today's Items: Seventh Generation, Whole Foods + Rainforest Action Network's Palm Oil Webcast; Plum Creek Timber + Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes;… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on September 22, 2009 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Expectations for an international agreement lowered as Copenhagen approaches

With less than 80 days remaining until government officials and national delegates convene in Copenhagen to agree on a framework that will replace the Kyoto Protocol, target expectations and hopes for a framework that will satisfy both developing and developed countries have begun to ebb.

Since gaining the EU’s rotating Presidency in July, Sweden has been outlining the position that the EU will take on the negotiations in Copenhagen this upcoming December. While initially optimistic,… Continue

Added by Paige Andrews on September 22, 2009 at 8:52am — No Comments

Measuring Growth and Success

Terence Jeyaretnam

Eighteen months ago, French President Nicholas Sarkozy established an International Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, owing to his dissatisfaction with the state of statistical information about the economy and society.

The report, released on the 14th of September The European Union recommends introducing an index in 2010 to track life… Continue

Added by Terence Jeyaretnam on September 18, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Fossil Fuels Distort Energy Costs

By Victor Bivell

September 2009

The Gorgon liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia got a multi billion dollar customer in China in August, and did Australia ever see so much hoopla and hype from politicians, business and their cheer squads in the media.

Around the same time, the Australian Government’s 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target was passed, and while many Australians took it in their stride with a simple sense of “about… Continue

Added by Eco Investor on September 14, 2009 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

Want Good Volunteers? Dump The Altruistic, Find The Self-Interested (Part 2 of 2)

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.

Selflessness and altruism make for bad volunteers. Without self-interest, volunteers easily opt out of commitments and objectify those they are trying to help.…

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Added by Chris Jarvis on September 11, 2009 at 6:42am — No Comments

Is Washington Losing Focus

On the Environment that is. All we hear from Washington and the main stream media is the debate about public Medical insurance/Citizen insurance. It FEELS like environmental issues have been forgotten. We had some momentum going for awhile, and to keep it, we need a grass roots blogging effort to put these issues back in the spotlight. If you can, write a blog about energy saving tips, recycling… Continue

Added by Laura Builds on September 11, 2009 at 2:08am — 1 Comment

Want Good Volunteers? Forget The Altruistic, Find The Self-Interested (Part 1 of 2)

The following blog entry is a cross-post from my blog Realizing Your Worth.

Many argue that volunteer rates are falling. They complain that people today (usually young people) won’t make commitments to a cause.… Continue

Added by Chris Jarvis on September 3, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

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