How Education Can Make a Difference

What is intelligence as measured against the standards of biological diversity and human longevity? (Orr, 1994, p. 48). According to proponents of sustainable development (Fien, 1997, 2001;Sterling, 2001), the current lifestyles of most Americans are unsustainable. There are insufficient resources available to continue the level of consumption of goods that Americans are accustomed to consuming. Concerns about ozone depletion, global warming, and fossil fuel reduction are ...

When Recycling Electronics, Make Sure Your Data is Destroyed!

Although environmental protection is still the paramount concern when it comes to the appropriate disposal of electronic waste, a concurrent issue that needs to be addressed by all governmental, corporate and US citizens is data protection. If data from the hard drives of disposed consumer electronic devices is not properly shredded and destroyed ...

Conservation with a Purpose and Capitalism with a Heart

As the balance of the earth's resources shrink, amidst higher human consumption and growth in world population, technology alone will not supplant extractive resources quickly enough to replenish the planet. Suddenly, a new perception is taking hold - the frontier of greatest economic opportunity is with those enterprises that do the following ...

How to Increase the Diversion Rate of Recyclable Materials

A successful recycling program not only reduces the environmental impacts of a business, building or campus, it converts trash to assets. Yet, many facilities find that their recycling programs reach a point of reducing trash by roughly 25 percent and then level off.Better recycling performance requires a coordinated approach to the waste stream and the recycling infrastructure ...

Corporate Social Responsibility in a Downturn

Is the economic downturn affecting the willingness and readiness of companies to look at the economic, social, and environmental impact of their business practices? Or is this a perfect time to reassess current programs and adapt them to changing-and in many cases increasing-needs in society? V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan, the Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School, argues that corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are more ...

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Employees as the Engine of Corporate Sustainability

Viewing employees as the engine of corporate sustainability may seem like a stretch to some. The role of employees in driving sustainability is usually confined to daily choices that affect the company's environmental footprint - like recycling properly and saving power. These actions are important but are just the tip of the iceberg of the power of employee involvement ...

Going Green in the Sudan While Combatting Malaria

Implementing sustainable business practices with emphasis on minimizing climate and environmental impact is a concern to most corporations. What may come as a surprise, however, is that going green can also be readily incorporated within a company already working within the business of "doing good". One such company is Denmark-based Bestnet A/S, a company that works to reduce the incidence oflife-threatening malaria worldwide ...

Fostering a culture of Sustainability on academic campus

"Sustainability" is moving beyond its status as a marketing buzzword on college campuses. Colleges and universities throughout the U.S are adopting Sustainability as a way of life and doing business. Sustainability initiatives are influencing curriculum decisions, operating budgets, strategic planning, and campus life ...

Company known for its red logo shows its green side

The current decade has been one dominated by the information age which has exposed the actions taken by companies. The high level of transparency combined with the mounting evidence of many corporations attaining success at the cost of our environment's well-being has led to an ultimatum. A company can either change their practices in order to make a positive social impact and reduce their damage to the environment or watch their customers switch to products made by a different company which upholds their corporate social responsibility ...

Good Intentions

When the going gets tough, costly good intentions can go out the window. Company spending has been squeezed by the global recession and budgets for corporate social responsibility have suffered disproportionately. A survey of U.K. businesses by KPMG and Business In The Community found a third of companies cut their corporate social responsibility budgets in 2009. Corporate philanthropy has also been hit, with a study by the Giving USA Foundation revealing that charitable donations ...