Newsweek - Giving Globally: The Search for Solutions
September 28th, 2007http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20911841/site/newsweek/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20911841/site/newsweek/
The University now has a website devoted to campus-wide sustainability efforts. It looks like it’s going to be a great resource for NI. The address is www.sustainability.umd.edu
It’s been almost a year since the last massage, but we are back in action.
The new officers have plenty of message to give : )
Let’s roll!
The Nonprofit Congress
When:
October 16th - 17th, 2006
Where:
Hyatt Regency Washington
400 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
The 2006 Nonprofit Congress
GreenBiz News | World Resources Institute Identifies Prime New Venture Capital Targets
This fall, the World Resources Institute is recognizing several companies from the energy efficiency, agriculture, and construction sectors in three countries as prime candidates for venture capital investment.
Institutional investors have a far greater opportunity — and in some cases a legal obligation — to incorporate environmental, social, and governance issues into their investment decision-making than is traditionally believed, according to a new study done on behalf of the United Nations Environment Program’s Finance Initiative
The State of Corporate Citizenship in the U.S.: Business Perspectives in 2005 marks the second biennial survey of the attitudes, commitments, and experiences of executives in small, medium-sized, and large businesses toward corporate citizenship.
Executives tend to define a broad array of corporate citizenship attitudes and practices that include serving the interests of shareholders, employees, the environment, customers, and communities. The data in the 2005 survey show that companies are actively involved in public life, participating in a wide range of social issues. However, the data also suggests actions tend to lag behind expressed attitudes.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce - The State of Corporate Citizenship in the U.S. 2005
GE Water Scarcity Solutions Creating Critical Supplies of Fresh Water
http://www.csrwire.com/article.cgi/4509.html
SAM, a leading financial provider in the growing area of sustainability investing, today expanded its family of Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) with dedicated benchmarks for North America and the United States.
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes - North America
Launched in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes are the first global indexes tracking the financial performance of the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide.
http://www.sustainability-indexes.com/
Edge Foundation, Inc., was established in 1988 as an outgrowth of a group known as The Reality Club. Its informal membership includes of some of the most interesting minds in the world.
The mandate of Edge Foundation is to promote inquiry into and discussion of intellectual, philosophical, artistic, and literary issues, as well as to work for the intellectual and social achievement of society.
A call to all members to answer the Annual Question:
Summary: In a major new work, Benjamin Friedman presents a compelling moral case for growth-oriented economic policies. But even he sometimes needs reminding that the kind of growth matters as much as the amount.
The Ethical Economist
The World Wildlife Fund and the Center for Energy and Climate Solutions have announced that IBM, a participant in their Climate Savers program, has surpassed its reduction target and avoided more than 1.28 million tons of CO2 emissions since the company joined the program in 1998, saving $115 million in reduced energy costs.
http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=28882
The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) expects to save over $1 million by implementing new energy-efficiency measures at its U.S. plants.
TIME.com: Meet the Hard-Nosed Do-Gooders — Dec. 19, 2005 — Page 1
Meet the Hard-Nosed Do-Gooders
A NEW GENERATION OF GRADUATES IS FINDING MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR PROBLEMS IN THE NONPROFIT WORLD–AND GETTING PAID FOR IT
By AMANDA BOWER/ SAN FRANCISCO