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We are constantly scanning the web for sustainability-related information and news that could be of interest to our members and you the reader. Our intention with this news area is to provide the reader with the most interesting news items of that day or from the past few days. We are only including the news that is truly interesting and not corporate spin and green washing. If you have any news items you would like to share with us please do get in touch.

A new proposal for sustainability indicators published ...

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 30, 2010 in
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Some interesting news from the CSR / Sustainability Standards front today:   A new approach to developing sustainability KPIs for all corporate sectors has been put forward by a team of senior in ...
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Will IT safe or bake the planet?

Written By floriankaefer
Published On July 29, 2010 in
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Is Information Technology going to save or bake the planet? Over the past few years, an increasing number of voices from industry have risen to argue that IT's beneficial environmental effects vastly ...
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Empire State Building: Can the tallest be the greenest? ...

Written By floriankaefer
Published On July 27, 2010 in
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Can New York City's Empire State Building as the city's tallest also be the greenest, asks the Guardian
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Will the departure of Tony Hayward really change anything at ...

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 26, 2010 in
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Tony Hayward is on his way out. That is crystal clear. The question is whether anything will change at BP in terms of their CSR / Sustainability practice.   I believe that that this new appointment whoever it may be, will on ...
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More bad news for BP

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 23, 2010 in
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You can think about the actions BP is taking to fix the damage it has inflicted on the Gulf of Mexico and its residents any way you like but currently they seem to dig themselves an even deeper hole then ever before.   One s ...
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Green Credentials and Marketing Campaigns

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On June 3, 2009 in
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This is an interesting article from the Financial Times addressing the topic of companies making school children the focus of their green marketing campaigns to further bolster their green credentials.
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BP shuts alternative energy HQ

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On June 29, 2009 in
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BP has shut down its alternative energy headquarters in London, accepted the resignation of its clean energy boss and imposed budget cuts in moves likely to be seen by environmental critics as further signs ...
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Germany Leads G8 Climate Ranking

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 2, 2009 in
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With the Copenhagen climate talks looming, the blame game has begun. China condemns Japan’s climate plan, France demands that Canada and the United States do more to stop global warming, Europeans squabble ...
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The 13 Most Sustainable Banks of the Year

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On June 14, 2009 in
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According to Lionel Barber, the Editor-in-Chief of the Financial Times, "The financial crisis has necessitated a re-assessment of the way in which banks and investment houses operat ...
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There’s No Such Thing as Sustainability

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 20, 2009 in
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"I'm kind of like a samurai," says Yvon Chouinard, founder of outdoor-apparel maker Patagonia. "They say if you want to be a samurai, you can't be afraid of dying, and as soon as you flinch, you get your hea ...
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Germany Leads G8 Climate Ranking

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 2, 2009 in
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With the Copenhagen climate talks looming, the blame game has begun. China condemns Japan’s climate plan, France demands that Canada and the United States do more to stop global warming, Europeans squabble ...
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UK Needs Zero Tolerance for Corruption

Written By Chris Milton
Published On November 30, 2009 in
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Transparency International’s 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), launched today, reveals that the UK is struggling to recover from last year’s all-time-low score.
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Bank of America promises to keep giving

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On September 10, 2009 in
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The new president of Bank of America Corp.’s national charitable foundation said the bank will continue to commit the ...
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Thailand offers "eco car" producers tax breaks ...

Written By FabianPattberg
Published On July 21, 2009 in
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Thailand has increased tax incentives to attract global car makers to invest in the production of small passenger vehicles for its domestic and export markets. < ...
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Greenwashing was yesterday, localwashing gaining ground? ...

Written By floriankaefer
Published On February 2, 2010 in
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How local is  “local”? A question raised by Jeffrey Hollender - himself a business man and author of several book - in a contribution to the popular talkback section of
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