Archive for the ‘Policy’ Category
Friday, March 13th, 2009
The popularity of sustainability reports among larger companies has increased rapidly in recent years. Back in the 1980's, only chemical companies issued "sustainability reports." Those reports were really just environmental impact reports. Today, over 50% of the Global Fortune 100 and more than 2000 companies worldwide from every imaginable ...
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
A new rule proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency will require just over 13,000 facilities accounting for nearly 90% of US greenhouse gas emissions to report their greenhouse gas emissions. The plan would require companies in a broad range of industries that emit at least 25,000 metric tons of ...
Posted in Business, Environment, Policy | 4 Comments »
Thursday, February 19th, 2009
Here we are. The final installation in the 10-part series on sustainability in your office has arrived. Just to recap briefly, here is a list of the previous nine topics covered in The Sustainable Office.
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1. Computers
2. Lighting
3. Paper and Ink
4. Commuting
5. Packaging
6. Water
7. Air
8. Furniture
9. Food
And the final, most ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
We speak to many small & medium business owners who come and ask us: why should my company execute a sustainability strategy? Isn't sustainability a waste of time & money in these difficult economic times?
Our answer is usually the following: SMEs who are not committed to expanding sustainably will die. ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
A point of view more and more difficult to defend! What can Lehman Brothers CEO, Richard Fuld answer when Henry Arnold Waxman asks him if it's fair that he got paid $480 millions when the company is bankrupt? "Almost nothing", he says!
It's not possible to anticipate about new regulations that this ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Thanks to Thomas Blard, the founder of decideurs.tv, I've been for about a month now the interviewer in a series of podcasts dedicated to putting green best practices in the spotlight in corporate circles. You may find all related podcasts of the weekly program Gérants Verts by clicking on the ...
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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
Ante scriptum for those companies without a VP of Sustainability yet (those who already do may pass this paragraph): If you don't have an in-house VP of Sustainability or Corporate Social Responsibility Manager yet, then start thinking about it. True, the most socially responsible corporations are probably those in which ...
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
A top U.K. food policy adviser has advocated a comprehensive food labeling program that could help consumers to better understand the environmental, social, and health impacts of their food. Prof. Tim Lang, who popularized the term "food miles", argues that consumers are confused by conflicting messages about their food. ...
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