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Connect With These Organizations at DGDW

On February 21, 2013 By

Join us at the Sustainability Fair & Career Forum on Friday afternoon to find out how these organizations are “doing good” & “doing well”.

Looking for a summer internship or full-time offer in this sector? Many of these organizations will be presenting their job opportunities at the fair!
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Keynote Speakers at DGDW 2012

On January 30, 2012 By

DGDW 2012 will welcome four Keynote Speakers who will share their personal insights on responsible business and other issues affecting our society. The Keynote Speakers cover a diversity of backgrounds including Academics, key representatives from Corporations, members of NGOs and International Organizations, as well as Civil Society. This year’s Keynote Speakers promise to cover diverse [...]

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Climate Change: Pick Your Argument

On March 6, 2011 By

One of the topics that I can’t get enough of is climate change. I wouldn’t say that it is because I enjoy discussing it, but more so as I am completely overwhelmed by it. Within my circle of influence, climate change is an undeniable fact, and has the potential to shift continents and destroy [...]

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Nature as Inspiration for Sustainable Design

On February 10, 2011 By

More on the subject of sustainability. Here is an interesting TED Talk on using nature as inspiration for sustainable design of buildings and infrastructure:

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“No need to panic”, or “No! Need to panic!”

On February 7, 2011 By

Nice little statistic for you blogophiles out there: by the end of 2011 there will be 7 Billion people living on this planet.

There are some that would argue that this is a great reason for concern. The magnitude of people, coupled with a culture of ravenous consumption years-in-the-making, is eating away at the health [...]

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Humanity’s Biggest Buzzkill

On February 6, 2011 By

Climate change is an infinitely complicated topic. Only recently have we seemed to receive some general consensus that climate change does, in fact, exist as a global phenomena. Although to a lesser extent, most also agree that trends point to climate change being influenced by human activity. Receiving these concessions has been quite an [...]

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Guest Post: What will Sustainability Look Like and Why it Matters

On February 2, 2011 By

By Manuel Camacho - President of  IE Business School’s Social Responsibility Forum 2011 [mcamacho.imba2011@alumno.ie.edu]

Sustainability is a catchy word. Hands down, it is the coolest word in the 21st century. Don’t agree? Fine, coolest word along with… iPhone.

It is a word that has provided common ground for many walks of life. [...]

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The Environment on Sale

On January 28, 2011 By

In our rush for growth, the environment is frequently forgotten. Economists will point out that the environment is an externality, namely that we do not considered it in the price of an activity and is therefore not efficiently rationed. I do not disagree, but I can’t help but dwell on why the environment isn’t [...]

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How Green is Bike Sharing? (Comments)

On December 13, 2010 By

Ok, I am being a little bullish using comments (plural) instead of comment, but anyway, a reader writes the following in response to “How Green is Bike Sharing”;

your argument about Bicing striving to be revenue-neutral while depending for revenues of a whole different system is disturbing indeed. Regarless of [...]

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Bimbo Going for the Green

On December 8, 2010 By

Grupo Bimbo, a gigantic baking company from Mexico, has recently announced plans to build a large enough wind-farm to power all of its manufacturing and distribution facilities within Mexico. In other words 100% of its energy consumption within the country will be sourced renewably.

This is a notable goal considering that Bimbo, while [...]

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