Minnesota utility Xcel Energy recently said that it had started including a sustainability quotient in its salary reviews and bonus allocations.
Edifier's factory is located in a special high tech economic zone with emphasis on environmental sustainability including state of the art recycling, solar power generation and treated water reuse.
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Until then I suggest business had a much more complex vector of aims, including long-term sustainability.
In 2008 they added public metrics, including the two Dow Jones Sustainability indexes.
There has been tremendous growth within business schools focused on the creation of economic and social value including corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and social entrepreneurship.
The Symposium targeted a wide range of sustainability topics, including clean energy, water efficiency, climate and adaptation, sustainable buildings, greening the supply chain, and more.
The Symposium will target a wide range of sustainability topics, including clean energy, water efficiency, climate and adaptation, sustainable buildings, greening the supply chain, and more.
The meeting brought together 55 ASPnet students and teachers from 4 countries (Andorra, Portugal, Spain and United States of America) to launch the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity with students and a teacher from each country presenting their research on topics including Evolution, Biodiversity and Sustainability, Sustainability of the Systems of Animal Production, Public Health and Fight Against Poverty and Protected Areas and Biodiversity Maintenance.
The Sustainable Endowments Institute just released its annual "College Sustainability Report Card, " which grades the 200 schools with the largest endowments in the U.S. and Canada on a variety of factors, including the administration's commitment to sustainability, the school's energy-related policies and its investment priorities.
Another intriguing finding: The survey asked respondents about organizational commitment to various issues, including diversity, work-life balance, sustainability and corporate responsibility and volunteerism.
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Fifth, the rising pressure to improve sustainability demands that companies show how they are using all resources, including power, as efficiently as possible.
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As a result, couples and individuals and communities will become more resilient - they will be better able to prepare for unpredictable events, including climate change disasters, and to adapt towards economic, social and environmental sustainability.
As detailed in the recently released 2010 Sustainability Report, the company has taken on various eco-initiatives, including an aggressive (and early) phase-out of incandescent light bulbs, the installation of solar panels on numerous U.S. stores, and the introduction of the IKEA Product Sustainability Scorecard.
Robison also has responsibility for worldwide corporate marketing activities, including brand strategy, internal and external communications, digital strategy and hp.com, environmental sustainability, social innovation and customer intelligence.
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Several public relations firms, including Edelman, Burson-Marsteller, Ketchum, Golin Harris, Cone, have been offering CSR and sustainability services for years.
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The involvement of stakeholders (including and especially teachers), in the development of the written curriculum is of paramount importance for ensuring ownership and sustainability of curriculum processes.
The schools would develop an annual program based around a series of sustainability themes and work with government, community and private sector partners to develop school activities around these themes including special events, lesson content, competitions and exchanges between the schools.
The Summit brought together policymakers, scientists, experts and business executives in order to promote water sustainability in arid regions, and to tackle the urgent water and wastewater challenges they are facing -- including the water energy nexus that is gaining prominence on the international agenda.
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