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When 45 corporate social responsibility (CSR) thought leaders from around the world were asked how they think CSR will evolve in the future, the majority agreed that 5 – 10 years from now it will be increasingly integrated into business practices, if it not in the public consciousness. CSR management systems will be more standardized and routine within 10 years. Codes and standards will be established by then. CSR concepts will be easier to adopt. Opinion leaders agree that the increasing importance and influence of stakeholders will be a top trend. Companies will move from identifying and managing stakeholders to collaborating with them. Some thought leaders see companies including stakeholders on design teams to design products with enhanced environmental and social properties. Highlights of the survey include: * people that make purchasing decisions based on their values will remain a small (5-10% of the population) but slightly more powerful group. “This vigilante consumer will be high income with increasing influence in the marketplace.”* NGOs will be increasingly sophisticated, well-organized and work together on common campaigns. There will be more watch dog groups around the world. * increasing numbers of employees will be concerned about employer values. Companies with a good […]
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Asking a question like "How much can I give?" guides entrepreneurs toward business models that grow ecological and social revenue while generating economic health.
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Glenn proposes a new meaning for the acronym, GOP: Green Our Power! Backing renewables can help close the gap between the GOP & Democrats on the environment.
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*News and Events Secretary Wants International Partners for Hydrogen Economy DOE Asks Eaton to Advance Hybrid Truck Systems University of Wisconsin Wins FutureTruck 2003 Solar Cars Zoom Down Route 66 Illinois Passes Biodiesel Tax Incentive and Grants Package Portland Sewage Plant Powers Itself with Biogas*Site News Virtual-Web Energy Demonstration Construction Center*Energy Connections Low Natural Gas Stores Concern DOE, Federal Reserve ———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-Secretary Wants International Partners for Hydrogen EconomyU.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham has called on the European Commission (EC) to join the United States in forming what he called The International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy. The Secretary issued the challenge Friday during his keynote to the EC’s Conference of the High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (HLG-HFC) Technologies convening in Brussels. In 2002,HLG-HFC Technologies–a coalition of EC auto and transport companies, utilities research institutes, and policy makers–made advances in hydrogen a top priority. At the same time, U.S. President George Bush established the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative to develop hydrogen infrastructure and hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles and introduced the Freedom CAR program to develop automotive systems that use hydrogen fuel.In his address the Secretary said an international partnership that includes devotion of substantial financial resources would […]
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*News and Events DOE Selects Seven Universities to Advance HTS Wires ChevronTexaco Powers Oil Field with Large Solar Power System First Solar to Expand its Solar Manufacturing Facility State of Ohio Supports Fuel Cells with $20 Million in Grants Six North American Green Roof Projects Win Awards World’s Largest Hydropower Project Now Filling Up in China*Site News Builders Without Borders*Energy Connections BP Report: World Oil Supply Comfortably Exceeds Demand ———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-DOE Selects Seven Universities to Advance HTS WiresDOE announced on June 5th its selection of seven U.S. universities that will help develop the next generation of high-temperature superconductor (HTS) wires. The universities — located in California, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin — will share $1 million for their research, which could play an important role inrelieving congestion in the nation’s electrical transmission and distribution systems. See the DOE press release at:[sorry this link is no longer available]Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to carry current with no resistance at low temperatures. When used for wires, superconductors experience much lower energy losses than standard copper wires. Although typical superconductors require extremely low temperatures, HTS materials achieve superconductivity at temperaturesthat can be achieved with liquid nitrogen, making them […]
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Biodiesel Industries' community-based business model uses modular production units and recycled local resource, employs local people, and keeps the energy in the community.
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Local designers, contractors, and materials participated in building Oregon's Bank of Astoria, empowering and serving the community.
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One of the persistent questions about replacing our dependence on fossil fuels with a reliance on hydrogen is how to make the transition. Energy visionary Amory Lovins lays out a scenario to accomplish that shift in manageable steps.1. Install fuel cells as power sources in buildings where uninterrupted electric power is crucial, such as hospitals and data centers. The fuel cells would run on hydrogen extracted (or “reformed”) from natural gas, which is already supplied to the buildings.2. Next, sell cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells to companies based at those buildings. The same natural gas reformers that supply hydrogen to the building’s fuel cells would also provide hydrogen for the auto fleet. When the cars are parked at the building, they can earn back much of their cost by serving as electric generators and selling power to the grid.3. As reformers enter mass production, they come down in price, and can be installed at filling stations which are on the natural gas mains. This would create a widespread network of places where hydrogen is available.4. Once the demand for hydrogen grows to a certain threshold, different sources will begin to compete with each other for the market: renewable or […]
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Material World, highlights the findings of the fourth Benchmark Survey of Global Environmental and Social Reporting (the 2003 Survey). The research project evaluates global reporting among the 100 largest companies in the world. The concept results from the simple proposition that global economic actors have global environmental and social impacts and should be encouraged to produce global, as opposed to national, environmental and social reports. The report examines leaders and best practices of the most sophisticated reporters, identifies the leading companies, sectors and issues that the leaders are reporting on. This years Survey reports many different topics including geographical trends and non-reporters, progress towards integrated sustainability reporting, and building trust through independent assurance. The 2003 Benchmark Survey found that 75% of reporting companies are now reporting on efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and other climate change mitigation activities. For the second survey running the Computers and Electronics sector has topped the list in Greenhouse Gas reporting and Climate Change mitigation, with 80% of companies reporting in this area. This year the scope of the Benchmark Survey was expanded to include climate change mitigation activities as well as reporting on GHG emissions. An additional category on mobile sources of […]
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*News and Events Hawaiian Efforts Support Renewables, Efficiency, Fuel Cells New One-Megawatt Solar Installations Online on Both Coasts New Minnesota Law Supports Renewables, Requires Xcel Energy to Boost Funds and Install 300 Megawatts of Wind Power Iowa Utilities Propose a Wind-Powered Energy Storage Plant Efficiency Vermont Wins Award for Excellence in Government FutureTruck Competition Now Underway Near Detroit*Site NewsCenter for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy*Energy Connections California Power Outlook Positive Despite First Power Alert ———————————————————————-NEWS AND EVENTS———————————————————————-Hawaiian Efforts Support Renewables, Efficiency, Fuel CellsRecent public and private efforts to advance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and fuel cells in Hawaii — including plans to spend up to $10 million in support of renewable power projects — are giving the state a new prominence in the clean energy arena. The Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) is involved in many of these actions, including low-interest loans and rebates for solar hot water systems in Honolulu and the opening of the Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility, also in Honolulu. And in late May, HECO announced that its subsidiary, Renewable Hawaii, Inc., is requesting proposals forrenewable energy projects on the island of Oahu. The company has approval to invest up to $10 million in grid-connected power projects […]
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