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6th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology
A multidisciplinary platform for environmental scientists, engineers, management professionals and government regulators
June 25 - 29, 2012
International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology 2012
Call for Abstracts
June 25 - 29, 2012
UN Conference on Sustainable Development
Rio + 20 Rio de Janeiro 20-22 June 2012
June 20 - 22, 2012
2012 Canadian Energy Summit
The Summit will provide a comprehensive program addressing issues facing Canada's energy industry.
June 17 - 19, 2012
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Extreme Makeover – Whole Building Retrofits
June 05 - , 2012
The Canadian Water Summit
The Canadian Water Summit is the first-of-its-kind conference in Canada, helping to realize Canada's potential to be a world leader in water expertise and technology innovation
June 28 - , 2012
HydroVision International
July 17 - 20, 2012 | Louisville, KY | USA
July 17 - 20, 2012
Sustainability Applied 2012
Sustainability Applied 2012 is a unique two-day event that will feature hands-on workshops and interactive discussions to explore best practices and market opportunities, showcase new products and services, and celebrate outstanding accomplishments in sustainability.
October 17 - 18, 2012
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Deloitte Alternative Spring Break; GLOBE Clean Economy Report
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Top Ten GLOBE 2012 Articles
From One Virgin, countless Entrepreneurs Are Born
The GLOBE Series - Where to Now? A GLOBE-Net Editorial
Consumers Will Save The World (If You Give Them Points)
GLOBE Awards Winners Honoured
An Interview with Linda Fisher Chief Sustainability Officer, DuPont
An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Robert Falls, Chairman ERA Carbon Offsets Ltd.
What Drives Sustainability at the Ford Motor Company?
An Interview with Scott Wicker, Chief Sustainability Officer, UPS Inc.
An exclusive interview with Dave Kepler, Chief Sustainability Officer, Dow Chemical Company
GLOBE 2012 Lessons in Culture Management from Interface and Virgin Unite
March 16, 2012
GLOBE Awards 2012 Winners
Following two exciting days of environmental and corporate innovation and networking, the GLOBE Foundation has announced the winners of the 10th annual GLOBE Awards for Environmental Excellence at the Closing Luncheon for GLOBE 2012. The awards are presented annually to Canadian companies that excel in sustainable business practices and progressive development in technology and services.
March 8, 2012
New: Spotlight on Dubai Forum
Open to all GLOBE participants, hear from top government and business leaders the latest opportunities arising from the recently launched government strategy "Green Economy for Sustainable Development"...
February 21, 2012
DuPont CSO Linda Fisher on how to motivate your colleagues & staff to be engaged in sustainability
February 13, 2012
Hon. Terry Lake, BC Minister of Environment, confirmed to present at 10th Annual GLOBE Awards, March 16th in Vancouver
January 23, 2012
Suncor President & COO Steven Williams to Speak in Opening Plenary
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Life Cycle Approaches Key to Canada's Competitivenes
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy today released a new report that identifies the need for Life Cycle Approaches in environmental and economic decision-making by companies and government.
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Saudi Arabia Launches World's Largest Renewable Energy Program
Saudi Arabia is not known for thinking small. So when the oil-rich Kingdom announced a new initiative to expand the production of renewable energy, it laid out plans for what could become the most sweeping renewable energy undertaking in the world.
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Learning in the Library of the Future
Librarians, architects, planners, designers, technologists and educators from across North America are gathering this week in a Library of the Future at the University of Calgary.
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Forty Days and Forty Nights - The Countdown to Rio
"We are at a crucial stage with respect to the United Nations Sustainable Development Conference next month and countries must make better progress in negotiations on the outcome document to be endorsed at the conference." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
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BC Launches Incentive Program for Natural Gas Vehicles
The B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines today announced the Greenhouse Gas Reduction regulation that advances the adoption and deployment of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in BC.
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Microsoft Taxes Itself - Will it be enough to drive change?
This week, Microsoft is announcing an unusual initiative that it hopes will change how the company operates. Microsoft is charging every division and data center for the carbon emissions they generate. Will it be enough to drive change?
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Vancouver, Montreal among most “bikeable” cities in North America: UBC research
University of British Columbia researchers are making bikeability research easily accessible to consumers and city planners by introducing bikeability "heat maps" in partnership with Seattle-based Walk Score®
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Boom or Bust: Assessing Canada's LNG Future
Joint ventures and partnerships could make all the difference between capitalizing on global liquefied natural gas (LNG) opportunities in Asian demand markets and losing ground to foreign suppliers, says a new Canadian Ernst & Young report
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Protocol for community-scale GHG emissions launched
May 15, 2012
Global energy firms announce LNG Canada
May 15, 2012
Pacific Island Strategy Targets Fastest Growing Greenhouse Gases
May 14, 2012
Clean mining association launched
May 14, 2012
Growth of Carbon Capture and Storage Stalled in 2011
May 08, 2012
Protecting the environment makes good business sense
May 08, 2012
Social Media and Sustainability: Seven Key Lessons
May 08, 2012
Carbon Neutrality – Latest Microsoft Goal
May 08, 2012
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Urban America: US cities in the global economy
A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI ) sheds new light on the degree of economic vigor that the economy of the United States derives from its cities, which is unmatched by any other region of the globe.
Green Economy
Northern Co-Op sets stage for World's First Transportation Carbon Offset Program
A new business concept based in northern BC is showing that individual companies can make a difference by reducing their fuel consumption which in turn, reduces the harmful emissions.
Finance & Investment
Beyond Sustainable Development - Rio+20 must also consider 'happiness'
The world needs to move away from measuring success in purely economic terms, and should instead consider other criteria, including distribution of resources, sustainability, health, human rights and education.
Energy & Environment
Global Warming: New Research Blames Economic Growth
It's a message no one wants to hear: To slow down global warming, we'll either have to put the brakes on economic growth or transform the way the world's economies work.
Technology & Innovation
Structural Batteries-Building in Power
British defence giant, BAE Systems, claims to have developed "the most radical method of storing electricity since the invention of the battery!"
Sustainable Living
Accelerating Innovation With Human Chemistry
As someone with a particular interest in building tough, resilient brands of the future, I'm always curious how big companies keep their innovation, well, innovative.
Opinions
Green Affluents: The Newest Market Segment
Futureproof brands are built on insights into future consumers. Turns out, the future of affluence exists today, and BMW is getting ready to pitch it.