Telecom Report - The Green Show Part 3
Maroc Telecom was one of the first operators in the world to use the sun to power its base stations, enabling remote villages to get connected.
Telecom Report is an online magazine that looks at trends and issues in the telecom business. Brought to you by Ericsson. Ericsson is shaping the future of mobile and broadband internet communications through its continuous technology leadership.
Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
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Hillary Clinton - Sustainability and the American Dream
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/02/13/Secretary_of_State_Hillary_Clintons_Asia_Society_Address
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discusses the Obama Administration’s approach to global environmental sustainability, and rejects the notion that environmentally-conscious policies must negatively impact American lifestyles and economic freedom. “Changing to compact fluorescent bulbs is not the kind of sacrifice that is going to undermind the quality of our life,” she jokes.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her first major foreign policy speech on the eve of her first visit to Asia as a member of the Cabinet.
In her first major foreign policy speech, made on the eve of a four-nation tour of Asia, with visits to Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and China, Secretary Clinton said that the U.S. will resume mid-level military-to-military discussions with China. The talks were suspended by Beijing last year after U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
“It is in our interest to work harder to build on areas of common concern and shared opportunities,” said Clinton. - Asia Society
Hillary Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. She was a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2008 election.
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Oracle’s Frank Buytendijk on Sustainability and Business
VP and Fellow, Oracle Enterprise Performance Management, talks about why sustainability is important to businesses, how forward-thinking organisations can use sustainability reporting to gain competitive advantage by focusing on the customer value proposition and how companies can measure, report and enhance their operations by bringing sustainability into their business.
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Telecom Report - The Green Show Part 1
Green business has been around for generations, but it’s just now hitting the tipping point. A call from the Worldwide Fund for Nature urges telecoms businesses to take the lead in this trend.
Telecom Report is an online magazine that looks at trends and issues in the telecom business. Brought to you by Ericsson. Ericsson is shaping the future of mobile and broadband internet communications through its continuous technology leadership.
Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
Read more at http://www.telecomreport.com
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AEP CEO Mike Morris on Sustainability
The Chair of Business Roundtable’s Sustainable Growth Initiative and Chairman, President and CEO of American Electric Power, Michael G. Morris, discusses what his company is doing to promote sustainability. This video is part of a series released on Earth Day 2009 in conjunction with Business Roundtables Enhancing Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future: 2009 Progress Report. In this report, 77 CEOs from leading U.S. companies reported on their personal and corporate commitments to sustainable business practices. Business Roundtable member companies represent virtually every sector of the economy, with more than $5 trillion in annual revenues and nearly 10 million employees.
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Ray Anderson on the business logic of sustainability
http://www.ted.com At his carpet company, Ray Anderson has increased sales and doubled profits while turning the traditional “take / make / waste” industrial system on its head. In a gentle, understated way, he shares a powerful vision for sustainable commerce.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10
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The Business Case for Sustainability
The Buisness Case for sustainability explained By Bob Willard leading business sustainability champion. this clip explores themes and highlights the full DVD available on www.sustainabilityadvantage.com
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The Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS)
Faculty Director Michael Lenox and Managing Director Erika Herz of the Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS) discuss how ARCS serves as a powerful vehicle for advancing rigorous academic research on corporate sustainability issues, developing greater understanding of the opportunities and limits of strategies to create sustainable businesses.
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Sustainability Series - The Lempert Report
The Lempert Report Food News: Marketing, analysis, issues & trends and the impact on food and retail environments, specifically for the B2B food world with reporting and commentary on consumer and retailing trends by Phil Lempert. Phil can predict the future —and then help businesses and consumers understand it. For more than 25 years, Lempert, an expert analyst on consumer behavior, marketing trends, new products and the changing retail landscape, has identified and explained impending trends to consumers and some of the most prestigious companies worldwide. Known as The Supermarket Guru®, http://www.supermarketguru.com , Lempert is a distinguished author and speaker who alerts customers and business leaders to impending corporate and consumer trends, and empowers them to make educated purchasing and marketing decisions.
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The Lempert Report for Thursday January 29, 2009.
We anounce our Sustainability Series, a new monthly feature that takes a look behind the scenes at America’s leading companies. Today we profile Procter & Gamble.
What began as a small, family-operated soap and candle company now consists of 130,000 employees providing products and services in over 180 countries. We talked to Len Sauers, PhD, Vice President for Global Sustainability.
P&G defines sustainability as ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come. For P&G, this integrates economic development, environmental protection and social responsibility.
From a product standpoint, they look to improve the environmental profile of products through innovations that impact one or more of the following indicators:
• Energy
• Water
• Transportation
• Amount of material used in packaging or products
By 2012, P&Gs stated goal is to generate at least $20 billion in ulative sales of products with a meaningful improvement in their environmental profile.
Today, over 95% of materials that enter P&G plants leave as finished product.
During the last year, P&G operations reduced water consumption by seven percent, energy usage by six percent, CO2 emissions by eight percent and waste disposal by 21 percent (per unit of production). Including last years results, P&G has reduced water consumption by 51 percent, energy usage by 46 percent, CO2 emissions by 52 percent and waste disposal by 50 percent since 2002 (per unit of production).
An important part of sustainability for P&G is social responsibility. In the last year, they reached more than 60 million children through Live, Learn and Thrive™ their global cause that focuses on improving the lives of children in need. Their Childrens Safe Drinking Water program has delivered more than 1 billion liters of clean water in more than 30 countries, with the goal of delivering 3.5 billion liters by 2012.
Well done.
Paging Dr. Gupta, is more meaningful than ever.
When Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, and Time magazine columnist, was offered the role of US Surgeon General, one word came to mind: Brilliant.
Dr. Gupta is an inspired choice for an important role thats lacked vision for decades. Hes an accomplished physician at Emory University School of Medicine and a media star, someone who helps millions understand key health issues of the time through his broadcasts and writings. Much like our new president - he knows how to listen and how to communicate.
He performed brain surgery five times while serving as a journalist with a U.S. Navy unit called Devil Docs during the 2003 Iraq invasion.
He presents clear, simple images that connect with people. Critics, take down your scalpels against this potential appointment, and let Dr. Gupta proceed to make his timely health points with the nation.
What good is a U.S. Surgeon General as the chief public health officer if that individual only keeps in line with administration policies, shies away from controversy even if it would serve the nation, and fails to communicate in clear, cogent ways to an American public struggling with obesity, dietary plans gone awry, diseases that persist, and runaway health care costs?
To reach me directly, please email me at Phil@SupermarketGuru.com
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