Today's Top Five CSR - Sustainability Stories - 9/25/08

• Posted by Zach Lane
• On September 25, 2008


• Interests: Top News

New York Times, sustainable design, New York - What happens when you hand over a $4 million New York City apartment to some green architecture maniacs?  You get your own urban jungle.  Matthew Blesso turned over his apartment to two Yale professors and let them design an eco-friendly oasis.  Check out the Times article to see some great pictures of what they came up with.

BBC, sustainability, New York - The U.N. predicts a major boom in green jobs over the next few years.  More than a million people already work in biofuels, but experts believe that this number could grow to 12 million by the year 2030.  The growth of green industries can help to stabilize economies and reduce unemployment, providing major incentive to fast track green growth given the current economic crisis.

GreenBiz, CSR, Ann Arbor - A group of students at the University of Michigan showed American shipping company UPS that they could save over $7 million by using landfill gas.  The students analayzed savings gained from efficiency as well as savings from tax credits to identify the financial impact of the program.

businessGreen, environment, New York - Al Gore says it might be time for people to start taking direct action against new coal fired power plants that do not have carbon capture technology.  Gore said that civil disobedience might be necessary to stop the construction of environmentally damaging plants to show companies that Americans are serious about environmental sustainability.  Many politicians in the United Kingdom echo Gore's view, with one saying that he will "sit down in front of the bulldozers with other protestors and take what comes" to stop construction.

Financial Times, CSR, San Diego - Electronic books are changing the face of the world, and they could have a major environmental impact.  Digital books are quickly becoming viable alternatives to traditional print media, with many small companies now producing alternatives to Amazon's "Kindle" and Sony's "E-Reader."  Higher capacity batteries, better screens, and a wide variety of available content could push us toward a paperless world.

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