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How CEO’s Can Leave a Legacy of CSR, Innovation

How CEO’s Can Leave a Legacy of CSR, Innovation

December 17, 2010

Executives can ensure their companies remain innovative long after they depart, thanks to a study of more than 13,000 academic and industry publications.


Predicting the Future of Oceans - UBC and Nippon Foundation Partnership

Predicting the Future of Oceans - UBC and Nippon Foundation Partnership

December 06, 2010

University of British Columbia researchers have launched a $13-million, nine-year research program with Japan’s Nippon Foundation (NF) to study the future of the world’s oceans and to monitor the impact of human activities on seafood resources.


 Managing water shortages - the problem is people, not climate

Managing water shortages - the problem is people, not climate

December 02, 2010

A recent study of water shortages around the world over the past two millennia has shown that population growth has been the most significant factor affecting water supplies, not climate change.


Non-CO2 Pollutants Are Promising Target in Cancun

Non-CO2 Pollutants Are Promising Target in Cancun

November 29, 2010

A growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50 percent of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO2).


Carrot or Stick - Which is Better?

Carrot or Stick - Which is Better?

November 26, 2010

Firms that voluntarily adopt environmental policies appear to develop more innovative and proactive measures than firms where policies are imposed. Firms that self-regulate, especially in co-operation with other firms, seem to perform better environmentally.


EU regions back Schwarzenegger initiative to save climate

EU regions back Schwarzenegger initiative to save climate

November 19, 2010

Six European regions have joined Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in a global initiative to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and promote energy efficiency, renewable energy and clean transport


Cutting the Cost of Clean Energy 1.0

Cutting the Cost of Clean Energy 1.0

November 16, 2010

Center for American Progress analysts have put forward a Clean Energy Deployment Plan For Jobs, Security, and Broad-Based Economic Growth in 2011 as a guide for the incoming members of Congress.


Greater collaboration needed among stakeholders in Canada’s oil sands

Greater collaboration needed among stakeholders in Canada’s oil sands

November 12, 2010

A new report suggests that growing pressure from environmentalists, escalating costs of production and legislative uncertainty on both sides of the border requires companies in Canada’s oil sands to consider greater collaboration to improve business and environmental performance.


Ethical product features may attract consumers, but functionality comes first

Ethical product features may attract consumers, but functionality comes first

November 09, 2010

A new study examines whether consumers are willing to make tradeoffs to purchase ethically. Results show social product features can affect a person’s buying intentions, but that most will not trade off functionality.


When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts

November 07, 2010

A Yale Environment 360 video report on the conflicts now arising in parts of East Africa as temperatures climb and water supplies dwindle. This powerful 16-minute video, “When the Water Ends,” shows the plight of four tribes of nomadic herdsmen in Kenya and Ethiopia who now must range more widely in search of water and grazing land, bringing them increasingly into conflict with each other.


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