Sustainability News provided by 3BL

One approach to innovation is to wait for it to come to you.  Another approach is to seek it out.  Such is the case with sustainability.  Some get it.  Some don't.  What is it that the early adopters of business sustainability get that others are missing? Specifically, leading organizations are finding ways to address current challenges and transform economic …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Calgary, AB – Sept 20, 2010 – Benevity Social Ventures, Inc. (www.benevity.org) today announced that it has been selected from a list of more than 300 nominees as one of ten companies to receive a Tech Rev Innovator award for 2010.  The award recognizes entrepreneurship, innovation, growth, promise, company culture, and pioneering ideas in technology …

“Can Footprinting Stomp out Water Waste?” This article explores a “water footprinting” exercise jointly undertaken by the Coca-Cola Company and The Nature Conservancy (TNC). The goal was to determine the total amount of water used throughout the company’s orange juice supply chain, from the water pulled from the ground to grow the oranges to the …

Is sustainable progress an absolute or relative measure?  Is it common or unique to a specific application or pursuit? As a business sustainability consultant, I am forever engaged in the conversation of sustainable progress.  Whether discussing it in terms of environmental responsibility, social engagement, eco awareness, or business sustainability, the conversation as a whole …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) September 21, 2010 - The Climate Change and carbon markets are vast and fast moving sectors involving a wide range of professionals and organizations.  The Carbon Salary Survey aims to plot these developing job markets including; job functions, salaries and job satisfaction levels amongst other key indices.  This year the survey seeks to reach an higher number and …

The Green Business League's Certified Green Consultant is an explosive and exciting Green career. Thousands of businesses in your area are anxious to earn a real Green business certification. Eventually, regulations or industry demands will require businesses to earn their Green certification. This is an emerging business that is getting hot right now. We seek people with leadership …

Vancouver participants focused on the challenges and innovations of the frontlines of health in British Columbia. It followed the thematic structure that was established at the first dialogue in Ottawa by focusing the discussion around three areas: building a community of practice around frontline health; engaging and educating the next generation of frontline health practitioners; and finding …

In today’s data center, the widespread deployment of virtualization combined with exponential growth in the cost of power demands a new level of intelligence that goes far beyond current products that simply collect data and report. Viridity EnergyCenter software provides an opportunity for managers to get actionable information about power consumption and equipment utilization from the …