IBM’s CSR Consulting Leader Jeff Hittner talks about second annual global corporate social responsibility survey of senior executives again shows significant gaps between their goals and their ability to attain them. While most remain committed to incorporating CSR principles into their business strategies, they aren’t collecting and analyzing enough of the right data to make [...]
http://www.ted.com Jaime Lerner reinvented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way, he changed the way city planners worldwide see whats possible in the metropolitan landscape.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to give [...]
Following efforts to create more environmental sustainability on campus, Brandeis was recently awarded a higher grade on the annual College Sustainability Report Card.
Efforts to reduce Brandeis’ environmental impact are shifting into high gear, according to Sustainability Coordinator Janna Cohen-Rosenthal. Part of the plan is to make recycling even easier to reduce the tons of waste [...]
The Story of Stuff http://www.storyofstuff.com will take you on a provocative tour of our consumer-driven culture — from resource extraction to iPod incineration — exposing the real costs of our use-it and lose-it approach to stuff.
The movie is just the beginning of the story. Watch it, learn more and get involved here: [...]
RainReserveTM is easy to install and maintain, and is adaptable to any 2″x3″ or 3″x4″ downspout. The RainReserveTM Diverter Kits work in tandem with a rain barrel, and you can find large tanks to meet this need at many local vendors and suppliers. RainReserveTM does not ship these large reservoirs for sustainability reasons, but you [...]
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 [...]
Sustaining Sparty is a short documentary about sustainability at UNCG, Greensboro, NC. It was created for a class on Sustainability taught at Mary Foust Hall.
Created by:
Nick Stubblefield (orig. music/editing)
Wyatt Rollins
Kayla Newman
Duration : 0:10:0
Rachel was an avid contributor to various environmental initiatives at the University of California, Berkeley beginning in her freshman year. She realized that one underlying factor preventing her campus from becoming more sustainable was a lack of funding for necessary projects. To overcome this challenge, Rachel co-created The Green Initiative Fund, a [...]
Groundwater is of paramount importance to our planet and the people upon it. Management and use of groundwater should be based on thorough knowledge. An IGRAC initiative.
Duration : 0:5:20
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 [...]
