The Myths and the Mission Behind the Sustainability Consortium

7 Desember 2009 in IGReC
Tags: Joel Makower, SC Johnson, Unilever

By GreenBiz Staff
Published December 04, 2009

http://greenbiz.com/news/2009/12/04/sustainability-consortium-myths-mission
OAKLAND, CA — Walmart shook up the retail landscape last summer when it announced it would begin surveying suppliers on their environmental performance in order to one day rate the sustainability of its products.
The initiative also launched the Sustainability Consortium, a group representing government, NGO, academic and business interests that [...]

Greening Higher Ed, from the Top Down and the Bottom Up

16 Oktober 2009 in IGReC
Tags: AGC, Echo Boomers, environmental conscientiousness, Generation Y, GRC rankings, Greening Higher Ed, Matthew Wheeland

By Matthew Wheeland
Published October 15, 2009

http://greenbiz.com/blog/2009/10/15/greening-higher-ed-top-down-and-bottom
The country’s institutions of higher education are often thought to be hotbeds of environmental conscientiousness, the breeding grounds for environmental activism or simply green living for years to come.
And yet, according to a recent survey by IBM, college-aged individuals, whether you call them Generation Y or Echo Boomers or some [...]

Asuransi untuk Mitigasi: Jangan Melakukan Perbaikan Sebelum Disurvei Petugas

16 Oktober 2009 in IGReC
Tags: Bona R Pandiangan, Cincin Api Pasifik, FAPI, Frans Y Sahusilawane, Insurance Day

Jumat, 16 Oktober 2009 | 03:33 WIB

http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/10/16/03334338/asuransi.untuk.mitigasi.
Jakarta, Kompas – Federasi Asosiasi Perasuransian Indonesia mendesak pemerintah segera merancang mekanisme dan alat mitigasi bencana secara serius. Industri asuransi sudah selayaknya menjadi pilar penting dalam mitigasi bencana.
”Selama ini industri asuransi nyaris tidak dipertimbangkan dalam pembahasan tentang mitigasi bencana. Padahal, industri asuransi bisa sangat berperan, terutama dalam pemulihan dampak [...]

PERUBAHAN IKLIM: Keuangan Negara Berkembang Bisa Terkuras

1 Oktober 2009 in IGReC
Tags: Antonio Hill, perubahan cuaca, perubahan iklim

Kamis, 1 Oktober 2009 | 03:37 WIB

http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/10/01/04151563/prioritaskan.perbaikan.iklim.usaha.
Bangkok, Rabu – Negara- negara berkembang bakal menghabiskan 100 miliar dollar AS (Rp 1.000 triliun) per tahun selama 40 tahun untuk bisa beradaptasi terhadap perubahan cuaca yang ekstrem dan berat. Pada tahun 2050, suhu bumi diperkirakan naik di atas 2 derajat celsius.
Hal itu terungkap dari hasil studi Bank Dunia [...]

Tsunami hits several South Pacific countries

1 Oktober 2009 in IGReC
Tags: Alec Thornton, FEMA, Frank Gaglioti, Pacific Disaster Centre, tsunami

By Frank Gaglioti
1 October 2009

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2009/oct2009/paci-o01.shtml
A tsunami of six-metres or higher, followed by several smaller waves, hit the South Pacific islands of American Samoa, Samoa, and Tonga on Tuesday morning. Around 140 people are dead, many more are missing, and at least 1,000 people have been displaced. The toll is sure to increase as several remote, [...]

Wheego’s All-Electric Solution for Vehicle Fleets

11 September 2009 in IGReC
Tags: Mike McQuary, Ryan Deatherage, Wheego

By Sarah Terry-Cobo
Published September 10, 2009

http://greenbiz.com/blog/2009/09/10/wheegos-all-electric-solution-vehicle-fleets
It won’t go zero to 60, but it will go for 40 miles on a single charge. The Wheego Whip zoomed around the City by the Bay on September 2, with a test drive tackling San Francisco’s steep hills and narrow dead-end streets. The all-electric low-speed vehicle is headed to [...]