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Implementing Sustainability StrategiesCompanies sometimes regard sustainability as Dec 6, 2007 |
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Sustainability is Only Half the Solution, Regeneration is the Other HalfIt Nov 8, 2006 |
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Sustaining Cities: Environment, Economic Development, and EmpowermentThese five speakers grapple with shifting notions of sustainability. Judith Layzer advocates Apr 4, 2008 |
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Opportunities in Building More Sustainable Supply ChainsWhen a global corporation implements sustainability standards, it pays to work closely with supply chains, as these panelists attest. From his research, Richard M. Locke knows that the traditional methods of achieving decent labor conditions don Sep 19, 2008 |
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Stuck: Why ItAfter 20 years studying large organizations that undertake significant transformations, Rebecca Henderson has of late turned her attention to the issue of sustainability, which may play a crucial role in society Dec 6, 2007 |
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Leading an Environmentally Sustainable EnterpriseClimate change poses perhaps the premiere threat to coming generations, says Martin Madaus, but to avoid its worst impacts, we must confront the issue now. To that end, Madaus exhorts business leaders to focus immediately on building environmental sustainability into their operations, as he has begun to do at Millipore. The challenge is figuring out how to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions at safe levels while expanding economies worldwide. In practice, reconciling these objectives involv... Apr 9, 2009 |
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Peace and Chemistry Global Environmental Issues: Effects on the Atmosphere and the BiosphereIn this lecture Mario Molina defines the causes of global warming as a direct result of human behavior. He points out that local environmental concerns have become global ones and reminds us that "we only have one planet." Eric Chivian discusses the ... Mar 6, 2003 |
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Climate Variability and Change and their Impact on the Global HarvestFor agricultural interests the world over, climate change is not a dim threat, but a reality with diverse long and short-term impacts, believes Cynthia Rosenzweig. Without the agricultural revolution of eight to 10 thousand years ago, there would ... Oct 9, 2007 |
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Why Bad Things Happen to Good TechnologiesJohn Sterman pokes holes through some popular proposals for addressing climate change, with sobering case studies that demonstrate why Jan 30, 2008 |
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Agents of Change: Model Partnerships with AcademiaThis panel offers some evidence that sustained alliances between academia and other organizations may help us more effectively address climate change issues. In Sweden, Lennart Billfalk says, universities have historically cooperated with industr... Jan 30, 2008 |
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Volvo's Environmental Business StrategyWith the global harmonization of legislation, rapid technical developments, and an increasing number of customers with environmental awareness, opportunities open for the transport-related industry to contribute to a sustainable society, while mainta... Apr 9, 2001 |
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The University as Patron of Cutting Edge Architecture
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(eco)Logical: Greening the 21st Century CityWithout much national fanfare, Chicago has transformed itself into a paragon of green virtue. The remarkable achievements cited by Mayor Daley include: converting nearly every inch of the city Apr 7, 2005 |
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Technology, Policy and Education: Leaders in Technology and PolicyThis panel offers three perspectives on life after TPP, with a consensus among the speakers that this MIT program has had a powerful impact on their careers. Nicholas Mabey boasts a unique resume, in spite of claims that it Jun 8, 2006 |
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The Role of New Technologies in a Sustainable Energy EconomyNo single new technology can deliver limitless and clean energy, but Daniel Nocera and Angela Belcher are optimistic that they can harness the physical and natural worlds to move toward this goal. Belcher looks to ancient ocean organisms for her i... Oct 25, 2006 |
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Growing Pains - Transitioning to a Sustainable Energy EconomyBoth small, private and large, public actions are essential if we Nov 1, 2006 |
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Building Technology, Talent and Policy Bridges to a Low-Carbon FutureAfter 20-plus years in the utility industry, James Rogers is emphatic that we must Apr 12, 2008 |
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Building Responsive Cities: Technology, Design, and DevelopmentEven as new supercities pop up around the world, with populations in the tens of millions, urban planning remains stuck in an older time. As Dennis Frenchman says, Apr 4, 2008 |
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Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunities for Business and SocietyIf Sep 19, 2008 |
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A View From IndustryGM knows you Sep 19, 2008 |