October 2010
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Mercer On The Move: Access (Denied) to the... →
gmtma:
Access to the region’s core (ARC) is now inaccessible. The ARC Tunnel is being brought to a complete stop. In a press release yesterday, the state has ordered to “…. begin an expeditious and orderly shutdown of the project.” For more details, visit GMTMA’s website.
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July 2010
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June 2010
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Shifting Corporate Culture
I attended an ‘unconference’ called Green Innovation in Business Network (GIBN): Solutions Lab on May 21, 2010. Organized by EDF, Dig In and Ashoka, and generously hosted by Bloomberg. People I met there include Dave Witzel and Beth Trask from EDF, Odin Zackman and Mara Guccione from Dig In, Stuart Yasgur from Ashoka, John Davies from GreenBiz, Michael Sater from Maurgood LLC and the list goes...
May 2010
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Efficiency, Sufficiency and Sustainability
Jevons Paradox also referred to as “The law of unintended consequences” discusses the subtle failure of “efficiency approach” in achieving the goals set for reducing consumption. Most proponents who believe ‘Energy Efficiency’, or for that matter, “Efficiency” in any form is the ultimate source of reduction tend to overlook the aggregate consumption patterns. For most part, all quarters of...
Making sustainability a 'Business-as-usual' case.
Most CEO’s take ‘Sustainability’ and ‘Efficiency’ as added responsibilities and extended governance. Doing things repeatedly eventually turns into a habit. Sustainability is no different. Practicing sustainability will eventually make it ”business-as-usual”. It is just another way of generating brand value, stakeholder interest and profits. Does that not...