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Call for submission of interest for the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) Sub regional node/thematic node

The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) is a key regional initiative to help vulnerable countries in Asia and the Pacific enhance their adaptive capacity to respond to the increasing impacts of climate change, by mobilizing knowledge and technology. APAN is now calling for submission of interest for its Sub regional nodes and thematic nodes. Sub regional nodes will lead the implementation of ...

May 9, 2011

By Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

UCAR Joins Alliance for Earth Observations

The University Corporation of Atmospheric Research is the newest organization to join the Alliance for Earth Observations. With the backdrop of the record-breaking extreme weather events of 2011 and an already active 2012, the need to better monitor and understand the changing state of the Earth's resources and environment has never been clearer. "As demonstrated by recent experiences alone, ...

May 17, 2012

By Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Students capture environmental change in national photo contest

Hundreds of entries to a national environmental photo contest reveal not only signs of change across the United States, but also a growing awareness in students about complex life-environment connections. Young photographers in grades 5-8 captured images of change in their environment as part of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies' (IGES) annual Earth Day Photo & Essay ...

Jun. 7, 2013

By Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

IADC Comments on Lebanese Petroleum Authority’s Environmental Strategy Assessment

Houston (14 May 2019) –The Lebanese Petroleum Authority (LPA) recently issued a draft Environmental Strategy Assessment, which will likely contribute to a regulatory framework for the country’s burgeoning offshore oil and gas operations. The LPA requested input from a variety of industry stakeholders, and IADC responded with comments to clarify observations contained in the ...

May 14, 2019

By International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)

Green nudges and corporate environmental strategies’ prospects for behavioural change

Nudges can foster greener public behaviour but they also raise some moral questions, concludes a recent analysis of behaviour-change schemes. How businesses’ behaviour is influenced by consumer concerns for the environment is less clear – and may only result in ‘greenwash’ – the researchers suggest. Policymakers around the world are increasingly interested in ...

Jul. 3, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

Green nudges and corporate environmental strategies’ prospects for behavioural change

Nudges can foster greener public behaviour but they also raise some moral questions, concludes a recent analysis of behaviour-change schemes. How businesses’ behaviour is influenced by consumer concerns for the environment is less clear – and may only result in ‘greenwash’ – the researchers suggest. Policymakers around the world are increasingly interested in ...

Jul. 3, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

An exciting trip to Korea in June

Eldan has been chosen by the European Union (European Commission External Relations) to participate in the EU Gateway Programme in Korea. The programme helps companies to succeed in the chosen region, by giving support at the critical first stages of the market penetration strategy. From the 7th to the 11th of June Henning Nørgaard (Territory Manager at Eldan) will visit Seoul, Korea, to ...

Apr. 28, 2010

By Eldan Recycling A/S

Leading corporations gather in Amsterdam to discuss best practices in environmental strategies for businesses

The conference is a response to the growing attention European companies place on environmental issues in recent years. According to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, the majority of executives now rank the following activities as very important in their corporate agenda: communicating environmental performance to stakeholders (61%); improving environmental footprint of products (57%); ...

Sep. 5, 2008

By Ethical Corporation - Reuters Events Sustainable Business

Floodplain Model From Virginia Student Wins 2012 Thacher Environmental Research Contest

Heavy rains and severe flooding inundated Northern Virginia last September, damaging homes, sweeping cars away, and leading authorities to evacuate residents in certain areas. Such severe weather events are somber reminders of the need for accurate floodplain models. These models are important to help communities in flood-prone areas anticipate and prepare for changes in water levels. Inspired ...

Jun. 5, 2012

By Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Students´ Science Research Projects Contribute to Policy Considerations

High school students from across the United States explored real policy challenges in a national environmental research contest. Validating the existence and distribution of lunar tidal waves, developing the first spatial ecology model of cape vultures, and establishing the correlation between wildfires and surface ozone were the focal points of the top entries of the 2013 Thacher Environmental ...

Jun. 3, 2013

By Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

EPA Announces 2nd Environmental Youth Symposium for Colleges and Universities in the Southeast

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host the 2nd Environmental Youth Symposium for Colleges & Universities in the Southeast on September 13, 2013. The event will be held at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center in Atlanta, GA. The conference is an opportunity for students, faculty members, higher education administrators, and other environmental and sustainability stakeholders ...

Sep. 10, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

LSPECS & pLog for ESdat

LSPECS and pLog continue to be taken up across the industry. LSPECS provides for planning of samples and the generation of electronic Chain of Custody files, while pLog provides for field data collection of monitoring or borehole data. LSPECS and pLog combined yield real productivity improvements around sampling. Typographic errors are eliminated from COCs, laboratory requests are rigorously ...

Jan. 13, 2016

By Esdat Environmental Data Software

Waste and recycling measures are most favoured by manufacturers

A new survey has found that reducing business waste, recycling and making energy efficiency improvements are the most common measures in environmental strategies enforced by manufacturers. Waste is the main environmental concern for manufacturers with over 90% of respondents having taken some form of action on waste management. Manufacturing body EEF’s Environmental Survey 2009 believes this is ...

Mar. 25, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

EPA, North Carolina AandT State University, Bennett College, and the United Negro College Fund Host Third Symposium on Sustainable Environmental Practices at Colleges and Universities

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Gwen Keyes Fleming, North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Dr. Harold Martin, Bennett College Interim President Dr. Esther M. Terry, and United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Hester will co-host the 3rd Annual Symposium on Sustainable Environmental ...

Sep. 11, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Esty environmental partners launches free scorecard assessment tool in conjunction with publication of `the green to gold business playbook`

Esty Environmental Partners, the strategy consulting firm specialized in creating business value through environmental sustainability, today announced the launch of its Esty Environmental Scorecard. The Environmental Scorecard is designed to help companies assess their sustainability strategies, performance, execution capability, and business results against peers in their industry, as well as ...

Apr. 19, 2011

By CSRwire - Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire

Environmental Management Strategies

Environmental Enginuity Welcomes Environmental Management Strategies - Environmental Enginuity Group announced today that it has completed the transaction to incorporate Environmental Management Strategies (EMS) as its first company in Southern California. EMS, founded in 2001 by Anthony (Tony) Severini, is one of the country's premiere environmental service firms specializing in vapor intrusion ...

Jul. 10, 2016

By The Enginuity Group

Carbon footprint: sustainable supply chain 2008 29-30 May 2008

Rising food and energy prices and the impacts of climate change are heightening the demand to create a more sustainable business environment, especially in the food & drink supply chain. Environmental drivers are now synonymous with economic drivers as businesses strive to reduce their environmental impacts across the entire lifecycle, and gain commercial benefit from being more efficient across ...

May 8, 2008

By London Business Conferences Group

HHS Secretary Sebelius announces environmental justice strategy

Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, along with other federal agencies, today released the Department’s 2012 Environmental Justice Strategy and Implementation Plan, outlining steps that will be taken to protect communities facing greater health and environmental risks. The strategies outlined in the implementation plans represent a significant step forward in the ...

Feb. 29, 2012

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Mission markets musings: Andrea Alexopoulos

Mission Markets Blog My job here at Mission Markets gives me the unique opportunity to be inspired on a daily basis. I am in charge of Member Services -- that means I assist companies seeking capital that demonstrate a social or environmental mission to list their offering on our platform. Aside from providing these groups with the listing requirements, walking them through our platform, and ...

Mar. 8, 2011

By 3BL Media

Green 30 - employees rate Canada`s eco-friendly companies

The list of Canada's "Green 30"-organizations whose employees are most positive about their record on environmental stewardship-has been released by Aon Hewitt, the global human resource consulting and outsourcing business of Aon Corporation. The list was compiled from employee feedback using Aon Hewitt's Employee Green Index, which focuses on employers' environmental strategies and activities, ...

Apr. 28, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

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