Building on the success of the inaugural event in March 2009, the 2nd annual FT Investing in a Sustainable Future international conference (March 24, 2010) will reveal how some of the top minds in today's corporate, financial and investment arena are generating bottom-line profits by putting sustainable and ethical investment strategies at the heart of their organizations.
This international conference will be of particular interest to:
CEOs, CIOs, Institutional Investors, Asset Managers, Public and Corporate Pension Funds, Investor Relations Directors, Chief Responsibility Officers, Sustainability Directors, CSR Directors, Foundations and Endowments, Financial Advisors, SRI Funds, Investment Banks, and NGOs.
FT Investing in a Sustainable Future
March 24, 2010
Hudson Theatre
145 W 44th St, New York, NY
For more information, please contact Chrissy Sexton at chrissy.sexton@ft.com or (212) 641-6369.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Save the Date: FT Investing in a Sustainable Future International Conference
Monday, November 9, 2009
Clean Energy Ph.D. Fellowships Available at UCLA
The "Clean Energy for Green Industry at UCLA" is a brand new fellowship program that just started this year for students pursuing a Ph.D. at UCLA. It is an interdisciplinary program for first year graduate students and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The program focus is on clean green science as well business and policy. You can find more information at the program website, http://cleanenergy.ucla.edu/
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Georgia-Pacific PSO™ Program Increases Client Profitability in Tough Economy
Press Release
Georgia-Pacific PSO™ Program Increases Client Profitability in Tough Economy
Comprehensive Evaluation Enables Packaging Process Optimization
Atlanta, GA (April 6, 2009) – Georgia-Pacific is helping industrial and consumer product companies through this tough economic environment with its Packaging Systems Optimization (PSO™) program, which identifies opportunities to streamline packaging operations to reduce total supply chain costs.
PSO is an assessment tool that looks for sources of inefficiency and waste across the entire packaging supply chain, from manufacturing to distribution. The program comprises a rigorous process, wherein a team of packaging engineers analyzes areas including package design, material optimization, shelf impact and SKU consolidation, as well as line productivity, material handling and distribution.
After an initial analysis, the Georgia-Pacific PSO team delivers a detailed report that clearly outlines areas where cost-savings may be achieved. Recommendations may include anything from developing new box design concepts and refining packaging prototypes to automating manual processes. A Total Cost Analysis (TCA™) report is then developed, which quantifies the total cost-savings for those opportunities that have been identified.
“If comprehensively evaluated for efficiencies, the packaging process can be a source of considerable cost savings,” says Pat Smorch, director, packaging sustainability at Georgia-Pacific’s Innovation Institute®. “The PSO program was developed to look across the entire packaging supply chain, providing a holistic perspective on where modifications may be made.”
The PSO process also supports sustainability efforts. Recommendations to streamline material handling and warehousing practices can lead to significant energy efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reductions.
The PSO program draws on the extensive in-house expertise and resources of Georgia-Pacific’s Innovation Institute, a creative, collaborative package design and innovation lab that simulates retail, warehousing and transportation environments. Georgia-Pacific’s engineering and design experts work together to identify opportunities to reduce supply chain costs, optimize package designs, increase shelf velocity and measure sustainability factors.
About PSO
Georgia-Pacific’s PSO program was developed at Georgia-Pacific’s Innovation Institute, which simulates retail and packaging environments, allowing customers to experience sustainable innovation and novel package design solutions in action. Designed to facilitate break-through thinking and next-generation packaging solutions, the Innovation Institute helps customers realize the full value of their packaging investment. For more information on Georgia-Pacific’s Innovation Institute visit www.gpinnovates.com.
About Georgia-Pacific
Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 45,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Soft 'n Gentle®, Mardi Gras®, So-Dri® and Vanity Fair®. Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. Georgia-Pacific has long been among the nation’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium® plywood, DryPly® water repellent plywood, Ply-Bead® panels and Wood I Beam™ joists offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus® interior drywall, DensGlass™ Exterior Sheathing and ToughRock® wallboard offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. For more information, visit www.gp.com.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Business & Climate Change: A Blog Action Day Message
The authors encouraged businesses to look at climate change in terms of risks and opportunities. Companies whose assets are affected by weather, such as insurance, real estate, agriculture, and tourism, were warned to plan for the consequences of climate change. And all businesses, regardless of industry, were encouraged to prepare for anticipated regulations to curtail practices believed to be contributing factors to climate change; new opportunities may arise for a variety of companies and industries as a result of these changes. The authors also advised companies to be honest and transparent with stakeholders and to be public about their intiatives toward climate change mitigation. Lastly, they stated that there are "no excuses for inaction" in managing the business risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The authors concluded by stating that thinking through the complexities of how climate change will impact the business is a test of management acumen; some executives are meeting this challenge head-on while others are not--and shareholders should ask why.
If your business is ready to plan for climate change, then I recommend A Three-Pronged Approach to Corporate Climate Strategy (Business for Social Responsibility, 2006). In order for the world to decrease global emissions by the recommended 70%, companies need to think in terms of zero emissions as they plan their climate change strategies. In a nutshell, it is recommended that companies analyze their value chains to identify opportunities to become more energy efficient, to invest in carbon emission offsets, and to invest in renewable energy.
Don't forget to participate in your local 350 Climate Action Rally on Saturday, October 24. The Little Rock, AR event will be held at MacArthur Park from 2-5pm. Hosted by Audubon Arkansas, 1 Sky, Sierra Club, and Village Commons, the event will feature local musicians, speakers and educational booths with presentations by State Representative Kathy Webb, Sierra Club, and Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Fresh, Healthy, & Local from a Vending Machine
What if you could get fresh healthy local food from a vending machine? If you live in Germany, you can! A German farm, Peter-und-Paul-Hof, is collaborating with a vending machine company to sell sell fresh milk, eggs, butter, cheese, potatoes and sausage along hiking trails in Switzerland and in thirteen German towns and communities through Regiomat vending machines. This approach provided a cost effective solution for the farm to reach end consumers at reduced costs.Thursday, October 8, 2009
You're Invited: Halloween at Habana Outpost
Free Habana Halloween Kid's Party!
October 31st from 12- 6pm
Bring your little monsters and ghouls down for our free Habana Halloween party. Candy, games, crafts, prizes and more!
Monster Bash Dance Contest with DJ Juice E: 4- 6pm
Costume Contest @ 5pm
THE OFFICIAL Halloween and Last Call Party
Free – No Cover
Sat. October 31st from 9pm- 4am
Help us celebrate the end of another great summer at Habana Outpost on Halloween night with DJ Juice E in the Lowpost lounge (below Habana Outpost) There will be free giveaways throughout the night and a costume contest at Midnight!
Where : Habana Outpost
757 Fulton Street (Corner of South Portland ) Brooklyn NY
718 858 9500
www.HabanaOutpost.com
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Green & Sustainable Business Webinars for October 2009
Check out this great list of upcoming webinars. Remember, save the emissions...do it online!
LEED for New Construction: Energy & Atmosphere (Oct. 1)
Chief Sustainability Officer Master Class (Oct. 1)
Financing Sustainable Forestry (Oct. 7)
Getting better visibility for your programs: Improving Communications for Community Involvement Managers (Oct. 7)
How to Conduct an Energy Audit (Oct. 8)
Sustainability Consulting 101 (Oct. 13)
Business Case for Clean Energy: You've Tackled the Low-Hanging Fruit, Now What? (Oct. 15)
How to Conduct a Waste Audit (Oct. 15)
LEED for New Construction: Materials & Resources (Oct. 15)
Using Change Management to Start up an Environmental Sustainability Program – Case Study on AtlantiCare (Oct. 16)
Strong Citizenship = Increased Reputation: How companies have leveraged the good work they are doing (Oct. 21)
How to Green Your IT (Oct. 22)
How to Create a Paperless Office (Oct. 29)
LEED for New Construction: Indoor Environmental Quality (Oct. 29)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Take a Roll in the Hay: New Trends in Sustainable Tourism
Remember the old (and not always clean) jokes about the traveler who must sleep in the barn? Well it's no joke any more! In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, every traveler is invited to take a roll in the hay as hay hotels (or "heuhotels") are growing in popularity. As the name suggests, hay hotels allow you to sleep in the hay in the barn.
Like all lodging, hay hotels can range from luxury accomodations to bare essentials with fewer amenities than a hostel. You can even choose to sleep among the barn animals.
Without the need for new construction, heavy laundry bills or other forms of high energy consumption, hay hotels are also an effective means of low-impact, sustainable tourism.
And the best part? No beds to make! In the morning, you simply fluff the hay with a pitchfork.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
"The Age of Stupid" Movie Global Premier on Sept. 21
The docu-drama, The Age of Stupid, is coming to a theater near you. The Age of Stupid is about "a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?"
The movie will be broadcast live to over 700 locations in 40 countries from a solar-powered cinema tent in New York City on Monday, September 21. Visit the movie website to find a location near you.
The Age of Stupid USA Trailer from Age of Stupid on Vimeo.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Lil Peppi: 10-Year Old Eco-Rapper
Cardell Hopkins, aka "Lil Peppi," has been rapping since he was 3 years old. While his lyrics have always been positive, Lil Peppi has taken an environmental turn and has become an eco-rapper. Now at the mature age of 10, he has performed nationally, has made a video for Whole Foods, and has won a Sierra Club award.
When you visit his website, what messages will you see? "Skool is kool" and "Save the Earth," of course!
Lil Peppi - Environmental Rapper Interview from Captain Planet FDN on Vimeo.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What Happens to Your Recycled E-Waste?
When you upgrade your cell phone, computer, printer, iPod, mp3 player, calculator, or other electronics, what do you do with the old one? Like any responsible person, you recycle it.
So what happens to all that e-waste from responsible e-cyclers? In case you missed it, 60 Minutes just aired an expose on the electronics recycling industry. It has been estimated that as much as 75% of used electronics received in developing nations for the purpose of recycling actually ends up as hazardous e-waste. Watch this 13-minute video documenting one example in Hong Kong.
To ensure your e-waste is recycled responsibly, look for a recycler that has met e-Stewards certification.
Watch CBS Videos Online
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sustainability & Green Business Webinars - September 2009
Now that the kids are back in school, this is the perfect time for you to sign up for a webinar and brush up on your sustainability knowledge or learn something new. Here is a list of upcoming webinars for the month of September. Remember, save the emissions...do it online!
Scoring Suppliers on Sustainability (Sept. 1)
Office Greening 101 (Sept. 2)
How to Write a Sustainability Report (Sept. 3)
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: A Webinar for Small Businesses and Nonprofits (Sept. 9)
Creating an Effective Plan for Your Company's Sustainability Efforts (Sept. 9)
Guide to Green Purchasing (Sept. 9)
Profiting from Power Savings (Sept. 10)
LEED Success Strategies: Indoor Air Quality, CO2 Monitoring, & LEED (Sept. 10)
How to Engage Your Community (Sept. 10)
Greening the Clinic: An Introduction to Green Health Care in Primary Care Settings (Sept. 16)
Carbon Offsetting 101 (Sept. 16)
Practice Greenhealth Greening Operations: Healthy Environments - Eliminating DEHP and PVC from the NICU (Sept. 18)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
SunEco Energy and J.B. Hunt Algae Power Hits the Road
Press Release
SunEco Energy and J.B. Hunt Algae Power Hits the Road
Biodiesel, powered with SunEco algae oil reduced emissions 82% with no loss of power
CHINO, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: JBHT) and SunEco Energy today announced the signing of a cooperative agreement, which could lead to J.B. Hunt becoming a significant purchaser of biodiesel made from natural algae oil using SunEco Energy's proprietary technology.
The two companies conducted a series of successful tests using biodiesel made by SunEco Energy from 100 percent natural algae oil produced at the company's pilot plant in Chino, California. These tests, using a 20 percent and 50 percent blend of algae oil with petroleum diesel, measured an 82 percent reduction in particulate emissions with no loss of power.
"Transportation fuel is virtually 100% oil-based," said Gary Whicker, senior vice president of engineering for J.B. Hunt. "Finding alternative energy sources to put in our fuel tanks is good business for our company and our nation. SunEco's innovative process to produce renewable fuel supplies from algae grown in American ponds is an intriguing new option. Our initial experience with their algae-based biodiesel is promising, and we are excited about the opportunity to work with SunEco Energy to move towards a lower cost, less carbon intensive, and more secure energy supply for our business."
"We are very pleased that J.B. Hunt, a leading transportation company, took the steps to test our fuel in their trucks and are taking further steps to become a leader in the use of renewable fuels," said Dan Gautschi, Chairman and CEO of SunEco Energy. "The SunEco technology has been in development for over five years, with an operating pilot facility over the past two years which has allowed us to continually produce barrels of oil rather than beakers, enabling us to provide oil for tests in a variety of applications."
SunEco's proprietary technology utilizes naturally occurring algae strains in a monitored environment to produce an oil product suitable for making renewable transportation fuels and other oil-based products, and, as a byproduct of the process, a high-quality animal feed supplement. SunEco is currently raising additional funding to enable the large scale deployment of the technology in U.S. and international markets, including a large development in the Imperial Valley region of California.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. focuses on providing safe and reliable transportation services to a diverse group of customers throughout the continental United States, Canada and Mexico. Utilizing an integrated, multimodal approach, J.B. Hunt provides capacity-oriented solutions centered on delivering customer value and industry-leading service.SunEco Energy is committed to leading the deployment of commercially viable bio-products made from natural algae strains. The Company's primary objective is to deliver reliable clean and sustainable energy products for transportation fuels and livestock feed, thus breaking the trade-off between food or fuel. Looking forward, the company intends to expand its product range to include a full scope of uses currently obtained from petroleum, such as, plastics, inks and dyes, as well as nutri-ceuticals.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Ramen Noodle Coin Purses: The Latest Fashion Accessory
If you thought that backpacks made from recycled juice drink pouches were cool, wait til you see the change purses made from recycled Ramen noodle packages. These ultra cool coin purses are available from Boutique Mix (Washington DC). And, of course, if you like the Ramen noodle coin purse, you'll love the Kool Aid messenger bags made from...you guessed it...Kool Aid juice pouches.
With all the nifty items out there made from recycled packaging, there's no better time to show off your favorite products and enjoy them a second time around!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Obama White House Seeking LEED Certification
According to National Geographic's Green Guide, the Obama White House seeks to be the greenest White House in history.
To do this, the White House is currently pursuing LEED certification. Changes planned or currently underway are in the areas of procurement (considering toxicity and life cycle in purchases, using biodegradable cleaners, low VOC paints and sealers, and recycled content products and equipment), energy efficiency (lighting, power, heating, cooling, computerized energy management systems, occupancy sensors), water conservation (low-flow fixtures), and a reduced waste stream (increased recycling).
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