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Investors told to drive a more sustainable economy
Investors will be urged today to throw their financial weight behind activities that can build a more resilient and sustainable economy by 2040.
The Vision for a Sustainable Economy report to be published later today by the Forum for the Future and insurance giant Aviva will highlight the role large investors such as pension funds and banks can play in steering companies and governments away from an economy that increasingly pushes the environment beyond its limits.
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U.S. must commit to sustainability to overcome mounting economic and ecological strains
Entire sets of assumptions, beliefs, and practices will need to be overturned if the United States is to build a sustainable economy in the decades ahead, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute, Creating Sustainable Prosperity in the United States: The Need for Innovation and Leadership. The report assesses the country’s environmental record and calls for a broad range of policy innovations in the areas of renewable and non-renewable resource use, waste and pollution, and population that would help boost the sustainability of the U.S. economy while maintaining people’s ... |
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The Auditing Roundtable’s International Workshop and Course 2011
Royal Windsor Hotel Grand Place • Brussels, Belgium •October 6-7, 2011
Still doing more with less: the expanding & evolving role of EHS audits-addressing supply chain compliance & the unique issues of non-manufacturing operations whilst assuring more cost-effective performance assurance. Cost 295 Euro
Basic EHS Auditing Skills
Training Course • October 4-5, 2011 (Additional Cost) This course has been designed to provide auditors with the EHS auditing skills consistent with certification programs. It is also an excellent refresher course.
Click Here to Register Visit our website or contact Kathy Rieth at + 1(480) 659-3738
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Internet giants fail to grasp growing demand for carbon disclosure
The global internet sector, including Amazon, Baidu and Facebook, is failing to grapple with carbon disclosure demands and emissions reduction plans, ...
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EU-OSHA launches landmark project to facilitate risk assessment in Europe’s small enterprises
Officially launched today at the XIX World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Istanbul, the Online interactive Risk Assessment (OiRA) project marks ...
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Cleaner, more energy-efficient transportation pledged for Asia Pacific Region
Transportation in the 21 economies of the Asia Pacific Region must and will become cleaner and more energy efficient.
This was the pledge made by transportation ...
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Urban farming to expand in Montreal
Lufa Farms Inc., creator of the world`s first commercial-scale rooftop greenhouse, has announced a partnership that will result in several new rooftop ...
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EPA holds webinar on identifying priority chemicals for review
On September 7, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar regarding its plans to use a two-step process to identify priority ...
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PepsiCo to open can of new water goals
As a major drinks manufacturer, PepsiCo is more than aware of the risks that water stresses such as drought and pollution can have on its supply chain ...
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DNV Software and Synergi Solutions
DNV Software has acquired the global risk management software provider Synergi Solutions AS. The acquisition brings together two leading players within ...
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Former EPA fugitive sentenced to more than seven years in prison for asbestos training scam
The former owner of the country’s largest asbestos abatement training school was sentenced to prison today, after having fled the United States ...
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