Sustain-a-Links #14
November 8th, 2006 by Vihar ShethPosted in Recent Readings
It was a busy weekend and a really busy Tuesday. Congrats to all the Democrats who won. Now the real work begins. Prove you have what it takes to put this country back on track. Show the Republicans what they could have been but weren’t. Let’s get on with it. Over the last week I’ve saved a few great news stories about sustainability in a variety of industries. Here they are.
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Blog | Green Wombat | Similar my own green|rising, this blog posts about environmental issues, with recent topics ranging from software to help companies manage energy use to eco-friendly electronics recyclers. Good stuff. Of course my focus on sustainability definitely gives me a competitive advantage, just not a marketing advantage. | Business 2.0
Building | Tower of tomorrow | “When Fortune invited my design firm, which specializes in sustainable architecture, to share our vision of a building of the future, we decided not to guess about conditions decades or centuries away. Instead, we looked at the possibilities that exist now. Buildings consume 40 percent of our energy and can have life spans longer than humans. Because we live, work and associate with others in buildings, they form part of the fabric of human life—and thus have an enormous effect not only on the quality of individual lives but also on the state of the earth.” Totally. Freakin’. Awesome. Every building on earth should be designed this way. 40% our energy. Yikes. | William McDonough, Fortune
Corporate Responsibility | 75 years of Saving and Sustaining Lives | “At Baxter, sustainability is part of our business, and our business success. Since our founding in 1931, we have provided the world with medical technologies and therapies that have saved and sustained countless lives. Today, as we celebrate our 75th anniversary, we are also focused on the social, environmental and economic impacts we have on our stakeholders as we work to meet the challenges of a complex and changing global healthcare environment.” Uh huh. I only read the highlights brochure but gaining perspective on how companies view sustainability is good. Some of what’s written is p.r. gobble-de-gook but some is the result of a concerted effort by concerned people. Let’s see more of that. | Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., Baxter
Food | Report: World faces seafood species crisis | ‘If current trends continue, all current fish and seafood species could collapse by 2048, posing serious economic and health threats and irreversible damage to marine habitats, according to a major international study to be released Nov. 3. The report, “Impact of Biodiversity Loss on Ocean Ecosystem Services,” is to be published in the journal Science.’ Stop fishin’ so damn well! Fishing depletes the ocean, upsets the delicate balance of the ecosystem and is just plain dangerous to do. Why don’t we stop? The ocean will balance itself out after a brief period of overpopulation. It’s called nature - stop screwing with it. | San Antonio Business Journal
Travel | See the world with ‘green’ eyes | ‘Ecotourism, according to The International Ecotourism Society, is “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people.” For travelers, that can mean things like choosing socially and environmentally responsible travel providers, respecting the natural environment by sticking to trails and leaving plants and animals undisturbed, buying locally and respecting the culture by dressing appropriately and learning to say a few words in the local language.’ Hell, there should be a sin tax on travel that messes with someone else’s environment. If governments can charge differently for visas, and airlines and hotels can charge various taxes because of fuel use or property taxes, consumers should be taxed when they contribute to “unsustainability”. That’ll happen. | Marnie Hunter, CNN
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Many very rich links today. Great information though. Learning is fun!
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