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Articles about sustainability (0-50 of 618)
- Issues Related To Sustainable Development
By: Kevin long | - The term sustainable development covers various global issues such as inequality, hunger, poverty and degradation of the environment. It is not difficult to follow a development strategy that is sustainable and causes less damage to the environment. However, one cant deny the fact that several challenges and issues are involved in successful implementation of it.
In simplest terms, sustainable development is a development pattern which ensures that present needs are met wi ...
Tags: Environmental sustainability, sustainable development
- Secure Your Online Presence With Good Web Hosting Provider
By: li baocai | - Website hosting services is used by every website present on the world wide web for their sustainability. One can find thousands of companies offering web hosting services online which have varied plans and schemes to select from.
For the first time users or companies looking for change of web host service provider have to keep in consideration some basic points. Select the web host after seeing the platform on which the web server would operate. The choice is generally between Wi ...
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- Carbon Footprint: How Creating A Sustainable Business Makes You Money
By: Dr. Ken Pollock | - You dont have to wait for Cap and Trade to pass the US Congress to embrace carbon neutrality. Carbon Credits are a responsible and cost effective way to not only help produce non-oil energy projects, but reduce your corporate costs, engage your employees and gain a Green Marketing advantage over your competitors.
Reduce, Recycle and Reuse are the first part, and below Im going to give you 5 ways to do it. But if you cant, dont want to, or would rather just write a ...
Tags: carbon offsetting, carbon neutral, carbon credits, climate c
- Trends Of The Healthcare Industry
By: Kevin long | - The healthcare industry may be showing an upward growth in countries across the world but several areas are still not being taken care of that will enhance the provision of health care to the common people. Almost 1/5th of the worldwide sale of healthcare is comprised by countries like Russia, Mexico, India, Indonesia, China and Turkey.
It was in the 1990s that the heath care cost started increasing. The 42 million mark was attained by Americans who did not have any health insuranc ...
Tags: health reports, health news and updates, health trends, good work for health, social well being, environmental sustainability, sustainable food
- Sustainability Of Concrete Masonry
By: Willox Perez | - CCMA stands for Carolinas Concrete Masonry Association. It is a non-profit trade organization. This association focuses on promoting the premium utilization of technical information, masonry materials, the benefits as well as economics of the using masonry, codes and designs for the commercial and residential construction markets.
Carolinas Concrete Masonry Association offers not only education but also promotional assistance as well as advocacy to all its members. Concrete masonry product ...
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- Sustainability And Affordability Take Center Stage In New Flooring Trends
By: SA HOME | - Let's face it: homes aren't selling like they used to. Homeowners are staying in their homes longer, which is leading to a growing trend in affordable home improvements. As homeowners focus on more budget-friendly home improvements, like minor remodels and decorating, adding affordable flooring continues to be popular.
Flooring Retailers Go Green in Hopes of Building Customer Base
With retailers suffering in a weak economy, many flooring companies are providing a ...
Tags: flooring, floors, carpets, carpet care
- Monkey Grass: Friend Or Foe?
By: SA HOME | - Monkey grass is perhaps one of the more recognizable lawn and garden plants across the United States. It's resiliency is legendary, making it a favorite ground cover or bed border. However, if it's not kept in check, it can quickly take-over an entire lawn region. Friend or foe? You decide.
The Essence of Sustainability
Landscaping trends are quickly leaning toward self-sustaining varieties of plants and flowers. Monkey grass, also known as mondo grass, certainly falls ...
Tags: grass, lawn care, lawn, backyard
- Sustainable Relationships
By: Maryanne Comaroto | - If you have had a few relationships you know what I mean by sustainability, especially ones that have been a source of pain or suffering to some degree. (Some of which have compelled you to dispose of them by almost any means, organic or not.) But what of the ones you wish to keep, nurture and grow rather than watch die prematurely or unexpectedly? Given all the energy most of us spend putting ourselves out there on the emotional limb (oftentimes left with nothing more than a seed ...
Tags: relationship, self-help, dating, romance, maryanne comaroto,
- Building A Sustainable Business
By: Kevin long | - Business organizations across the world need to follow an effective approach in order to run an environmentally sustainable business. They need to reduce their carbon footprint and also come up with products that will help the consumers in minimizing the same. This will be possible only when they include the environmental aspect in the entire product lifecycle.
A sustainable business is one that makes profit without causing any damage to the society or the environment. Traditional ...
Tags: Environmental sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable business, sustainable development trends
- Importance Of Environmental Sustainability
By: Kevin long | - Business organizations have a very important role to play towards ensuring environmental sustainability. They need to come up with a business model that will not only be beneficial for the business but also contribute to safety of the environment. According to experts, environmental sustainability can be considered a strong basis to ensure sustainable development and the emphasis should be on environmental and social welfare along with economic growth. There is no doubt that sustained growth of ...
Tags: environmental sustainability, sustainable development
- Sustainable Development And Global Issues
By: Kevin long | - Sustainable development may be an over-used term but it can prove extremely beneficial in solving global issues such as degradation of the environment, poverty, inequality and hunger. According to experts, the entire world is facing social, environmental and economic challenges in the 21st century. The present need is to acquire a development approach that is not only sustainable but also viable from the social, environmental and economic point of view.
It is not difficult to follo ...
Tags: environmental sustainability, sustainable development
- Understanding The California Global Warming Solutions Act (ab 32)
By: Daniel Stouffer | - Understanding the Relationship Between the California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32) and the Stationary Equipment Refrigerant Management Program
The California Global Warming Solutions Act (AB 32), first passed in 2006 with additional early actions taking effect in 2010, is a broad and comprehensive directive with the goal of reducing greenhouse gasses (GHGs) by approximately 25% by the year 2020. This objective of the early action stems from increases in carbon equivalent e ...
Tags: fugitive emissions, CARB, AB 32, refrigerant management, sustainability resource planning, verisae
- Tips And Information Regarding R-22 Refrigerant Regulations
By: Daniel Stouffer | - The U.S. Clean Air Act is a congressional law that explains the EPA's task in protecting air quality and the ozone layer. This Act is maintained by the House of Representatives. Major amendments were passed in 1990 and several other changes were made after that with still more pending related to mandatory reporting of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions.
Refrigerant gases are those used in climate control in commercial and business facilities such as warehouses, stores and office build ...
Tags: sustainability resource planning, refrigerant gases, HCFC, EPA, Section 608, verisae
- Making A Difference With Corporate Social Responsibility Report
By: Kevin long | - CSR reporting also referred to as sustainability reporting is an essential part of the business industry. Initially, CSR reports either focused exclusively on philanthropy or environmental issues. These reports were mainly driven by the objective of reducing potential risks and building strong investor relations. But with time these reports have taken the form of strategic documents, offering an objective and balanced evaluation of a companys performance in the non-financial sector s ...
Tags: Corporate social responsibility, Sustainability reports.
- Environmental Sustainability: Integrating Development With Conservation
By: Kevin long | - With more and more people addressing climate change and future environmental concerns, it has become crucial for companies to incorporate sustainability policies. Nobody can deny the significance of balanced environmental and social aspects. By embracing environmental sustainability, companies can maintain qualities highly valued in the physical environment. It can be of great help in creating a balance between the protection of natural systems and economic development.
Benefits of ...
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- How The Rainforest Alliance Is Impacting Our World
By: Hugh Mcinnes | - In today's growing climate of environmental sustainability awareness and the recent upsurge in green products and earth friendly consumers, it seems like organisations doing good things for the world are a dime a dozen. The Rainforest Alliance is a lot of things, but it's certainly not one of the hundreds of organisations that are riding the wave of the publics ever fickle favor. Founded more than twenty years ago, the Rainforest Alliance works hard to conserve biodiversity, encourage sustainabl ...
Tags: environmental, sustainability, social, rainforest alliance,
- Sustainable Green Development: Definitions, Strategies, And Implementation
By: Jim Simcoe | - As a green building consultant one of the biggest fundamental flaws I hear in the green building discussion is that green building costs more and is less profitable. Our goal is to help you design projects that are profitable AND green. Yes, you can be profitable and green at the same time, they are not mutually exclusive.
With that said, one question still mystifies developers- what exactly is sustainable planning and development? What does sustainable development mean? Why are w ...
Tags: sustainability, green, eco-friendly
- 3 Low Cost/high Value Green Home Solutions
By: Jim Simcoe | - I love low tech/high value green solutions. Why spend more money than you must to conserve energy and lower your bills? This is the single biggest mistake I see clients make. They spend more money than they need to on lighting, water and electricity. So here are my 3 favorite low cost/low tech/high value items for use in your home. I'm leaving out the obvious ones like CFL's and low-flow showerheads. With that, here are 3 simple, boring solutions, each with an immediate payback.
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Tags: green, home solutions, conserve energy, eco friendly, sustainability
- What Cradle To Cradle Recycling Can Do For Us?
By: Michael Arms | - We promote and practice the three R's - "reduce, reuse, recycle" to mitigate the disastrous effect of our profligate way of life and frivolous products on nature, after which we sit back, satisfied in the notion that when we go green we're making the right choice. And why not? We've just helped reduce the volume of waste that's going to be dumped into our landfills (or worse, in the oceans), we've done our part in helping protect the environment.
But, are we really choosing the be ...
Tags: recycling, cradle to cradle, sustainability, environment,
- Our Ecovillage A New Model Of Co-operation
By: josval | - Co-operation and sustainability are two philosophies which complement each other, allowing decisions to be made by a diverse group with many ideas, while caring for social, economic, and environmental livelihoods. O.U.R. Ecovillage is a prosperous intentional community in the Cowichan Valley, and an example of the intertwining of these two philosophies with an emphasis on the environmental aspect of sustainability.
The Global Ecovillage Network describes an ecovillage as urb ...
Tags: community, sustainability, ecovillage, environment, society, future
- Small Businesses Build Sustainable Communities
By: Blaine Arnot | - It is clear that we are embarking on a Brave New World of doing business. When Aldous Huxley wrote his famous book, he could not have imagined the current economic and environmental crises we humans collectively face.
Rather than infinite horizons, our world has hit a wall, and is now facing the difficult task of retracing steps to figure out how it all went wrong, as well as produce a sustainable roadmap for the future.
Safe to say, that whatever happens, the future wil ...
Tags: sustainability, environment, marketing, fund raising, non profit
- Sustainability Ideas For Restauranteurs
By: Blaine Arnot | - Sustainability as a concept is really about survival. Simply put, its about finding the belief, tools and actions that allow for us to continue to exist as a species.
Its like we collectively journeyed so far in the wrong direction, and are now trying to find our way back to a place long past. It really begs the question: Were not our communities sustainable at one point and time?
Being environmentally responsible is really about making better choices and many require a si ...
Tags: sustainability, environment, food issues, local farming
- Renewable Energy Use: What The Average Individual Needs To Know
By: Joost Hoogstrate | - It has long been observed and proven that nature has already provided man with enough resources for energysunlight, geothermal heat, tides, and wind. Because these energy are abundant, in fact, so abundant that they could be replenished perpetually, they have come to be known as renewable energy.
Though extended discussions about renewable energy and its sources can become winded and more complex, every average person interested enough should at least know the basics in o ...
Tags: Climatarians, climate, change, sustainability, sustainable, renewable, solar, wind, energy, global, warming, planet
- What Can I Do About Global Warming?
By: Joost Hoogstrate | - During the mid-20th century, scientists have begun to observe and record the steady increase in the average temperature of the oceans as well as on the atmosphere. This change is now termed global warming and is recognized to be one of the leading factors in which the planet has been undergoing drastic climatic changes such severe typhoons and flooding. With all these alarming developments, I could not help but wonder what I can specifically do in order to contribute toward decreasing this adver ...
Tags: Climatarians, climate, change, sustainability, sustainable, renewable, solar, wind, energy, global, warming, planet
- The Effects Of Global Warming And What It Means To You And Me
By: Joost Hoogstrate | - Have you ever listened to discussions and read articles about global warming and wondered why the resource person or the writer appears so emphatic and urgent in their call for fighting it? Well that is because global warming is an urgent problem that needs immediate action and resolution before it gets worse and could spell the end of human life and civilization as we see it today.
Broadly speaking, global warming is the steady increase of the atmospheres and ocean ...
Tags: Climatarians, climate, change, sustainability, sustainable, renewable, solar, wind, energy, global, warming, planet
- Sustainability News Websites
By: Joost Hoogstrate | - It has been no secret that the nature seems to be bearing the brunt of human existence and that the state of the environment has slowly been degrading as time went by. Environmentalists have long championed environmental sustainability as the solution to this dilemma and its concept has slowly been spreading and being accepted in different parts of the world. In order to help increase awareness and understanding of sustainability, a lot of news websites has been created and maintained diligently ...
Tags: Climatarians, climate, change, sustainability, sustainable, renewable, solar, wind, energy, global, warming, planet
- Top 10 Solar Energy Websites
By: Joost Hoogstrate | - Solar energy is one topic that is receiving increasing interests from legislators, scientists, and even the average persons from all over the world. This is because solar energy is one of what is considered sources of renewable energy, a concept that might spell the survival of the human species in the future. In order for one to know more about this particular energy source, here are the top 10 solar energy websites.
On top of the list would be the website of the American Solar E ...
Tags: Climatarians, climate, change, sustainability, sustainable, renewable, solar, wind, energy, global, warming, planet
- Developments In The Renewable Energy Sector
By: Joost Hoogstrate | - This past few years saw rising interest expressed for renewable energythe kind of energy that is abundant and free, being taken from natural resources like sunlight, water, rain, geothermal heat, wind, and tides. Because of concern over dwindling fuel supply and the increasing problem of global warming, numerous governments and organizations from all over the world are now looking for viable energy source options using these natural resources.
Countries like Denmark and Sp ...
Tags: Climatarians, climate, change, sustainability, sustainable, renewable, solar, wind, energy, global, warming, planet
- Sustainability And Aesthetics
By: Christopher Carter | - Over the past five years, climate change has become a perceived reality; we face a melting polar ice cap, a rise in the average sea level... yes, global warming has become a realization. Last week, President-elect Barack Obama held a press conference to formally announce members of his energy and environment team. The people he chose for these posts represented a drastic change from the previous administration, pledging serious commitment and allegiance to finding solutions to global warming, an ...
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- Green Communities And New Urbanism - New Terms For Old Fashioned Neighborhoods
By: Nestor Santtia | - Back in the day, neighbors sat on their front porches, and got to know each other. When they needed something, they would walk a short way to the corner store. Communities were built around a central gathering area, where schools, parks, libraries, and community centers, and other shared neighborhood spaces were popular.
This isn't just a nostalgic memory from a "Leave It to Beaver" TV episode, we really have lost our sense of community, somehow. The loss of the old neighborh ...
Tags: green, green communities, green neighborhoods, new urbanism, sustainability, eco-friendly
- Why Effective Business Systems Are Critical To Achieving Entrepreneurial Success
By: Nickolove Lovemore | - Entrepreneurs and business owners are often intimidated by systems but, in reality, they should welcome them. The right systems will improve your business operations by leaps and bounds. Effective business systems are critical to entrepreneurial success.
To start creating effective systems for your business you need to be able to understand and document the activities of your business. Doing this will provide clarity about each activity.
It allows you to objectively ...
Tags: Business systems, entrepreneurial success, outsourcing, business model, sustainability, scalability
- Financial Storm Hits Young Millionaires
By: Larryburke | - Baby boomers who became millionaires during the advent of the 21st century had looked forward to early retirement even though they were only in their late 40's and early 50's. But those plans have been blown to dust by the financial storm sweeping the country the worst man-made disaster of our lifetimes.
Their stock options are underwater and their retirement accounts are cut in half at the same time they're saddled with jumbo mortgages. In the San Francisco area, their m ...
Tags: bright green, green, green consultant, sustainability consul
- Where Sustainability Meets Spirituality, It's Not Easy Being Green
By: Andrea Dean | - Most people start New Year's resolutions on January 1st, but this year I started on June 1st.
This just happened to be the day that I decided I didn't want to be a total hypocrite any more. I want to align my life with my inner eco-values. Is that so hard? Actually, it turns out that it is.
After forgetting my canvas shopping bags in the car more times than I care to remember, I finally bought these great nylon reusable bags that fold up into little pouches and fit ...
Tags: eco coach, green life coach, sustainability coach, sustainability coaching, green coach,
- Sustainability Assignment
By: Jeff Stats | - Countries all over the world, regardless of their economic development, are striving to achieve and maintain successful operation of the economic, socio-cultural and political stability and integrity within its boundaries. This goal is undoubtedly the mail prospect of countries' officials and its people in most developed and prosperous countries. An entirely different picture can be observed when looking at the African continent or at almost any South American country. Why is that so? This ...
Tags: case study, sustainability, African countries, Nigeria
- Cape Town Still One Of The Top 10 In The World
By: Lavana James | - The accolades for Cape Town keep pouring in. And they're not only there in recognition of the natural beauty and cultural diversity of this iconic South African city, but because they acknowledge Cape Town's cutting edge programme to become one of the global leaders in environmental sustainability.
International sustainability leader
The Mother City, facing spatial and economic constraints to development, has recently been earmarked as one of the cities in ...
Tags: Cape Town, top ten, sustainability leader, world heritage sites, global conference destination, blue flag beaches, vacation destination
- An Introduction To The Concept Of Sustainable Industrial Cleaning
By: Shaun Parker | - Today the word at the forefront of marketing campaigns in every industry is environment. For many it is just a gimmick and the latest buzz word however in certain industries it is at the forefront of concern. This is true for industrial cleaning as many of the chemicals used in cleaning products have been harmful to the environment and the response has been significant.
A common misconception by many people is that naturally occurring chemicals are safer and less harmful to the en ...
Tags: industrial cleaning, cleaning equipment, environment
- Sharing The Sustainability Of Our Environment
By: Vikram kuamr | - Have you wondered if this world is going to end? Just as any world is capable to age and end, so it is with the earth as well. This is even more possible if the environment in which we live in cannot be sustained. All the aspects and components of the natural environment as well as the man-made environment will be affected if we will not take care of them in the most appropriate way. All it takes is the right knowledge and understanding about what our environment is about and how we live affects ...
Tags: Environment, sustainability, natural health, organic food, Green Living
- Wikiverde: Avenue For Views On Green Living And Natural Health
By: Vikram kuamr | - In the world where people discriminate races and color, there is no better way to look for common ground than to focus at the place we live inthe Earth. Despite living in different places, seasons, and areas on the globe, people experience environmental catastrophes at least once in every year. If the catastrophe is naturally occurring, there is nothing much that can be done about it yet it poses some great sympathy and concern from every human being on earth. No one can bear the effects of t ...
Tags: Environment, sustainability, natural health, organic food, Green Living
- Natural Health And Green Living Are Ways For Sustained Life
By: Vikram kuamr | - The best way to protect your self from diseases is to live a healthy lifestyle and clean environment. These two factors are somehow related and directly affect one another. If you have a healthy lifestyle but you live in an environment that is untidy and dirty, you can still be prone to diseases. In the same way, if you live in areas that are generally clean but you smoke, do not eat well, or have little sleep, you can easily get sick. Both scenario shows that you cannot live one and disregard t ...
Tags: Environment, sustainability, natural health, organic food, Green Living
- Wikiverde: Concerning Sustainability Of The Environment
By: Vikram kuamr | - In essence there are two type of environment: the natural environment and the man-made environment. The natural aspect comprises non-living and living things that exist naturally. These compose the ecological units and the resources. The ecology is the component of the environment that occurs without the intervention of man which includes the animals, plants, rocks, atmosphere and microorganisms. All natural phenomena are basically involved in the natural environment. Likewise, resources compose ...
Tags: Environment, sustainability, natural health, organic food, Green Living
- Dare To Engage Personal Sustainability: The Lynchpin Of Effective Leadership
By: Anese Cavanaugh | - If you are going to lead the way, youre going to need some tools to support you on your path. Competence, instinct, inspiration, integrity, joy and the ability to engage people and create results are just a few of these things. There is something deeper. Often taken for granted, screaming for attention when its missing, foundational to all other qualities: Personal Sustainability. When you have it, you dont notice it; when its borderline, you ache for it; and when its gone, ...
Tags: executive coach, effective leadership, work/life balance, executive coaching, performance improvement
- 8 Ways To Shrink Your Carbon Footprint
By: Solar Living | - With Americans creating almost three times the amount of carbon emissions as citizens of other countries, and climate change on everyone's lips and minds, now is the time for action. Here are eight ways you can shrink your carbon footprint and reduce your family's impact on the planet.
Food not lawns. The production, transportation and distribution of food releases millions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere. Consider taking out your lawn (which consumes vast amount ...
Tags: biodiesel, environmental education, green living, solar power, renewable energy, solar classes, solar renewable energy, sustainability
- Profit, People & The Planet - Increase Your Triple Bottom Line
By: Laura Adams | - "Being Green" is becoming more and more popular as large and small companies realize that environmentally responsible practices can help our planet AND make them more profitable.
This shift of focus is creating opportunities for entrepreneurs who create new businesses, services and products that enhance sustainability and improve people's lives.
In April of 2007, Gallup surveyed 600 small businesses, and what they found was very encouraging. The poll revealed that ...
Tags: environment, sustainability, being green, going green, business strategy, how to be green at work, employee retention, green business education, tips to be gr
- Sustainable Business Growth - It Is All About Building Your Team
By: Martin Haworth | - Your business has potential. The idea that you had worked - and worked well. The business has really started to kick off and you are getting successful. It is a great feeling.
Beneath that great feeling is a level of unease. You know that what is keeping your business going is all about you - and the stresses and strains of that are starting to show. It's a feeling of exhilaration tinged with fear and disillusion. You know that you cannot keep up this pace forever. What happened t ...
Tags: succession planning, team building, team, management, leadership, employee development, sustainability
- Succession Planning Values - Time Invested Is Well Worth It
By: Martin Haworth | - YOU - are where your particular buck stops. You are the 'accountable one' and therefore you have to have a great team supporting you.
Wait though, there's more.
You also need new, capable people ready to take your key people's places when fate or something else works against you. That's why succession planning is here to help you and a key tool to make more of your business, much more of the time.
Have no time?
- Well, first up is to a ...
Tags: succession planning, succession, team building, business success, sustainability, employee development
- Stretch Hooder Vs Stretch Film
By: David Banig | - The use of Stretch Hooder film is more environmentally safe, cost effective, energy saving and convenient way to palletized materials. Stretch Hooder Films combine with UVI protection and with the right blend of plastic raw materials strongly improves load stability which is an advantage for pallet covers while it replaces Shrink Films that use a heat source which uses more energy and the use stretch film that carries an adhesive coating to it which is harder to recycle. Stretch Hooder films mak ...
Tags: Stretch Hooder Film, Stretch Wrap, bags, plasticfilm, valve bags, paper bags, recycle, sustainability, plastic bags, batch inclusion bags, ABC, BestPack, stretch
- The Sustainable Path
By: Rob Barton | - Sustainability starts with you, from the smallest change you can make in your own home or office can have a huge effect further up the chain. Simply by buying the right products you can help you and your family save heaps of money, and also help the environment through these purchases.
Natural and alternative health and lifestyle products can really benefit you and your family.
Did you know that the industry in health foods and natural products in their retail and b ...
Tags: sustainable, natural health, building, eco friendly, cosmetics, organic,
- Achieving Sustainability For You And Your Business
By: Colette Chandler | - By definition, to sustain means to give support or relief. So it's no surprise that sustainable businesses support or improve the current and future quality of people's lives. Many architects, builders, interior designers, and others are frequently asked to use natural products that protect and improve the environment. And in many industries, special designations exist for recognizing these certified companies.
Cleveland is one of the few cities in Ohio that is taking strong stri ...
Tags: green consumer, sustainability, consumer marketing
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