The Natural Step

Type: Organization

Name: The Natural Step

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

European project proposal to develop zero-emission economy on Baltic Island

During June, the EU Bonus fund will decide if it will go ahead and finance a bold project proposed by the Swedish Sustainable Economy Foundation. The Foundation plans to initiate a study based on the Baltic Island of Gotland to see how a combination of ... [Published MyNewsDesk - May 16 2013]

Entities: Zero-Emission, Phosphorus, Emission

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Hospice

To Scale Up, Don't Spread Your Organization -- Coach The Future Leaders Of Your Field

Nadine Freeman (@nadinehopefree) and Roshan Paul (@roshpaul) explain why building up leaders, rather than your organization, may be a more effective way to change the world. In 1967, a physician and nurse named Cicely Saunders founded St. Christopherâs ... [Published Forbes.com - May 07 2013]

Entities: Cicely Saunders, Hospice, Education, Colombia, Teach For America

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Plastics

800K Tons of PVC to be Recycled by 2020 Under 'VinylPlus' to Keep Track with 2012 Recycling Record

BRUSSELS, Belgium -- VinylPlus, the European PVC industry sustainable development programme, had a record 362,076 tons of PVC recycled last year, keeping it on track to meet the challenge of recycling 800,000 tons per year by 2020. A more comprehensive ... [Published Special Chem 4 Polymers - May 02 2013]

Entities: Polyvinyl Chloride, Recycling, Plastics, The Natural Step, Sustainable Development

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Europe on PVC recycling target, says VinylPlus

VinylPlus, the European PVC industry sustainable development programme, registered 362,076 tonnes of PVC recycled last year, keeping it on track to meet the challenge of recycling 800,000 tonnes per year by 2020.A more comprehensive and wider scope for ... [Published Plastics and Rubber Weekly - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Polyvinyl Chloride, Recycling, The Natural Step, Durability, Sustainable Development

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

From Great Ideas to Great Communities - A Groundbreaking Implementation Guide For Municipal Sustainability Plans

/CNW Telbec/ - Golder Associates Ltd. and the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities' (UNSM's) Municipal Sustainability Office are launching a new guidebook this week - From Great Ideas to Great Communities - to help municipalities implement their Integrated ... [Published Canada NewsWire - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Sustainability, Golder Associates Inc, Communities, Chris Lindberg

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 18 2013 - 1 reports

CONCORDCAN!: Let's maintain sustainability

With Concord Town Meeting just around the corner, it is time for all of us who are committed to sustainability to brush up on the four sustainability principles for municipal decision-making that were adopted by the town in July, 2011 through a Board ... [Published Wicked Local Concord - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Sustainability, Ecosystem, Landfill, Bob Andrews, The Natural Step

First reported Apr 14 2013 - Updated Apr 14 2013 - 1 reports

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts

Movenpick Hotel Munich-Airport earns sustainability award for Europe

LOS ANGELES, California – “It’s a great achievement for the Movenpick Hotel Munich-Airport to be re-certified and reaching such a high score,” said Albert Wechsler, Director at the Movenpick Hotel Munich-Airport in Germany. “Our Green Globe recognition ... [Published ETurboNews - Apr 14 2013]

Entities: Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, Sustainability, Certification, Movenpick Holding, The Natural Step

First reported Mar 21 2013 - Updated Mar 21 2013 - 1 reports

Leverage Sustainability Reports to Drive Performance

SOURCE: CSRHub DESCRIPTION: Imagine if you knew more about corporate social responsibility. What are CSR Raters evaluating? What are new CSR trends? This workshop will help you understand how to improve your Sustainability Report. You may want to ... [Published theCSRfeed - Mar 21 2013]

Entities: Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, Weyerhaeuser Company, Seattle

First reported Feb 20 2013 - Updated Feb 20 2013 - 1 reports

Registration for the ACCELERATE: Collaborating for Sustainability Conference is Now Open!

Secure your spot today! SOURCE: The Natural Step Canada DESCRIPTION: The Natural Step Canada is convening this conference because we keep hearing increasing calls for greater collaboration to solve complex sustainability challenges. But collaboration ... [Published theCSRfeed - Feb 20 2013]

Entities: Sustainability, The Natural Step, Canada, collaboration

First reported Dec 19 2012 - Updated Dec 20 2012 - 2 reports

The Natural Step Canada's MBA Sustainability Bootcamp is Coming to Edmonton!

SOURCE: The Natural Step Canada DESCRIPTION: Are you ready to join an incredible group of students and recent graduates in creating and implementing sustainability solutions? If so, join us in Edmonton, AB from February 20 to 23, 2013, to explore ... [Published theCSRfeed - Dec 20 2012]

Entities: Sustainability, The Natural Step, Edmonton (Canada), Canada

Quotes

"If you can make an old invention like the diesel engine run clean, you can make an even older invention, the national economy, run clean too." So says inventor Anders Höglund, one of Sweden's leading experts on control engineering of complex systems like engines, and inventor of the Flexible...

European project proposal to develop zero-emission economy on Baltic Island [Published MyNewsDesk - May 16 2013]

...Echoing words from the EUEU Environment Commissioner, VinylPlus Chairman Filipe Constant said the industry "is effectively moving from a model of resource consumption that follows a 'take-make-use-throw away' linear pattern into a truly circular economy model which puts end-of-life materials back into the production stream extending the added-value of PVC's inherent durability and versatility."

800K Tons of PVC to be Recycled by 2020 Under 'VinylPlus' to Keep Track with 2012 Recycling Record [Published Special Chem 4 Polymers - May 02 2013]

"We want each and every one of our municipalities to be successful in reaching their sustainability goals, and we anticipate that this guide will serve as a roadmap to help them along the journey" declares Councillor Frank Fawson, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg and Chair of UNSM's Sustainable Practices Committee

From Great Ideas to Great Communities - A Groundbreaking Implementation Guide For Municipal Susta ... [Published Canada NewsWire - Apr 24 2013]

">The half-day workshop at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel in Chicago will be taught by cohort leader Jennifer Woofter, President of Strategic Sustainability Consulting . Jennifer teaches and writes extensively on the topic of sustainability consulting, and has provided training and mentoring for aspiring consultants for the last five years. The workshop will be held the day before ISSP will host ISSP Conference 2013 on May 9-10 at the same hotel. ISSP Conference 2013 will feature prominent keynote speakers, interactive panel discussions, induction of new members into the ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame(TM), and an exhibition of products and services of interest to sustainability professionals. "

ISSP Consultants Cohort Program To Launch the Day Before ISSP Conference 2013 This May in Chicago [Published theCSRfeed - Feb 21 2013]