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(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) SAN FRANCISCO, California - June 1, 2010 - NextSpace Coworking + Innovation, Inc. (www.nextspace.us) today officially opened the doors of its newest coworking space, conveniently located at 28 Second Street (at Market) in San Francisco. Building on the success of its flagship location in Santa Cruz, NextSpace San Francisco’s 4000 square foot coworking …

Yesterday FMYI received an Innovation in Sustainability Award in the small business category at an event hosted by the Portland Business Journal and Sustainable Business Oregon. Recipients of these awards are organizations committed to pushing the envelope to provide innovative sustainability solutions for business and commerce as companies that demonstrate new and creative products, …

How does a business reduce emissions, increase worker productivity and integrate sustainability concepts into the workplace?   One way is to leverage technology.  As demonstrated as a business sustainability program, leveraging technology has its benefits: •    increase organization and productivity•    eliminate storage …

Small businesses are arguably more affected by the financial pressures and resource constraints in responding to dramatic changes in the market.  For many of these organizations, just weathering the storm is often the immediate goal.  For small business taking proactive sustainability actions, the opportunity to grow becomes much more visible.  In a recent conversation with …

Since the introduction of the concept of the triple bottom line, supporters and critics have debated the ability to link the environmental and social responsibility to business profitability.  Without a definitive financial incentive, companies have historically not been receptive to the idea of integrating sustainability concepts into core business practices.  However, recent trends …

A recent post, Exploring Sustainability Risk Management, we discussed how current market forces are affecting business sustainability.  The post, in particular, focused on business reputation as a component of sustainability risk.  To further build on the discussion, today’s leaders are also focusing greater attention on supply chain risks as a key factor in business …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) May 28, 2010 - LBG Canada will be offering two webinars during the month of June. The first is a webinar regarding AngelPoints’ – an online volunteer management tool.  The second will demonstrate the use of the 7-step approach to do performance measurement of priority projects.  All webinars are for LBG Canada participants …

As sustainability consultants, we're all about using technology to go green.   We're commonly asked in our eco friendly training for the best green apps for living a sustainable lifestyle.  Those with an iPhone: take eco action now and check out these top 5 green apps: Carbon Tracker: This GPS-enabled carbon footprint application allows users to calculate their …

As the business world actively pursues improvements in the supply chain, many companies are also taking an active role in managing their outbound logistics and distribution processes.  These comprehensive business sustainability programs include not only internal company operations but strategies to address processes that extend beyond the physical boundaries of the business.   …

Many Canadians are beyond the reaches of the mainstream healthcare system. They live in remote locations, small towns and in our busiest cities. They are street youth, isolated seniors, the poor and homeless, immigrants or people battling addictions, anyone who is geographically, culturally or socially isolated. Meeting their healthcare needs is a daunting challenge. Learn more … …

It’s easy to forget just how pervasive Microsoft’s reach is from Xbox to Office or their effect on everybody’s lives over the past 35 years.Ok, they may have lost market value top dog status to Apple, market share in the internet browser sector or have harbingers of doom awaiting the monster to fall as the Cloud approaches, but with competition such as Google acting like a …

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) Amsterdam, May 28 2010 – In a push to strengthen the quality of sustainability reporting in the corporate sector, the United Nations Global Compact and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) today announced an agreement to align their work in advancing corporate responsibility and transparency.  Under the terms of the agreement, the GRI will integrate …