Global Sustainability

The report says that in regions with high levels of sunlight, high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) systems could provide electricity at a cost comparable to fossil fuel generators. While there have been some large-scale system deployments, the HCPV market’s potential depends on two principal factors; first, vendors in this space must achieve cost targets below $6 per watt installed by 2010 or 2011. This must be followed by a clear roadmap...  

The Holland Community Sustainability Committee is looking to the community for direction. “One of the things we’re charged with is getting community input for the whole sustainability issue,” committee Chairman Warren Stuk said. “We’re also charged with educating the public.” The committee will host public forums in each of the city’s six wards as well as Park and Holland townships in January and February.  

Getting and staying fit will save you money, increase your happiness, and give you additional energy to take on more resolutions. -- Make your own meals. Despite low-sodium and low-fat labels on processed foods, nothing beats homemade food when it ...  

Babe Ruth once said, “The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” With the backdrop of Copenhagen and Congress tackling the issue of climate change, now more than [...]  

Credit: The 2009 winner, a plan to use existing infrastructure to create clean energy. Courtesy metropolismag.com. Open your mind to the three-legged stool of sustainability. Stool is better than pillar, because a house with two pillars can still stand. But take away the environment, economy or society from the three-legged stool, and you end up on your butt. Do you hav...Read the full story on TreeHugger  

Business leaders from major economic sectors in Canada have put forth what they see as the key challenges facing business community with regards to sustainability. The Network for Business Sustainability’s Leadership Council said that, no matter how you look at the challenges, it’s important for academic experts and business leaders to find common ground to collaborate. “Organizations [...]  

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis earned the two highest scores in the pharmaceutical sector for sustainability reporting, according to a report from the Roberts Environmental Center (REC) at Claremont McKenna College. The report, “Sustainability Reporting of the World’s Largest Pharmaceutical Companies,” compiled Pacific Sustainability Index (PSI) scores that evaluated the environmental and social reporting of the 26 [...]  

By Dennis Salazar Another year has come and almost gone but it has been an exciting and interesting one, especially in our area of packaging sustainability. In spite of many consumer and alarmists’ claims, packaging is a relatively small portion of our overall environmental problem but it tends to make good headlines. So, especially in a [...]  

BIONIS Mission Statement ‘To promote the application of Biomimetics (Design Inspired by Nature) in products and services and its use in education and training' Biomimetics: Design inspired by nature Biomimetics (design inspired by nature) is an enabling discipline which looks towards nature for ideas that may be adapted and adopted for solving problems: ‘Inspiration rather than imitation' Seen indirectly via http://www.kurzweilai.net...  

Tom Tomich is director of the Agricultural Sustainability Institute at the University of California - Davis. At a fall 2009 meeting of agricultural experts at Columbia University, he talked to EarthSky about how he believes global sustainability begins with food. [...]  

BOSTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced that it has issued its 2009 Sustainability Report, "Sustainability Matters: Cabot Corporation's Commitment to Progress." The report is available on its website at www.cabot-corp.com.  

VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/22/09 -- League Assets Corp. announced today the appointment of Barbara Hendrickson as its new Vice-President, Legal and Sustainability, to complement its legal team -- thus demonstrating its commitment to the community and the environment by helping move the investment industry through greener and more sustainable business practices. "We're very pleased to have Barbara join us at League...  

Today Pike Research : http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pikeresearch.com%2F&esheet=6124977&lan=en_US&anchor=Pike+Research&index=1&md5=a0621849679be6b1c177c71e013844f3 announced the launch of its new Corporate Sustainability Advisory Service.  This subscription-based service is an independent and objective business information tool designed to provide industry clients with actionable insights on best...  

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR), the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances, today announced the release of the company's first global, comprehensive sustainability report. The report provides an overview of the company's efforts to make a sustainable difference in the world.  

DANVERS —The eagerly anticipated 2010 Department of Public Works sustainability calendar has finally arrived. Which is a relief for Pam Irwin, the customer service adviser for Danvers Electric. She has been receiving requests for the student-designed calendar since the beginning of September.