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Category Archives: future
Are corporate sustainability efforts worth it?
Those of you who are accountable for corporate sustainability or social responsibility activities at your company are doubtless aware of an editorial that appeared in the Wall Street Journal maybe two weeks ago with the rather scholarly title, “The Case … Continue reading
Posted in CSR, business, future
Tagged corporate sustainability, CSR and business, CSR impacts, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.smartplanet.com
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75 months and counting …
Quarter of the way in, we are perhaps further from holding back the warming tide than when we began. But there is still time says Andrew Simms guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 1 September 2010 07.00 BST. Twenty five months ago, working with my … Continue reading
Is a £441,000 ad campaign the best way to get bums on saddles?
Transport for London’s new cycling adverts may have been expensive at nearly half a million pounds, but it’s the advertising execs’ vision of cycling that’s rubbed me up the wrong way. If you’ve been to a London cinema lately, you’ve … Continue reading
Reduce Noise and Air Pollution With Eco-Friendly Lawn Mowers
Did you know that mowing your lawn for one hour produces as much air pollution and carbon emissions as driving an average car for 100 miles? It seem shocking, but the reason is simple: small engines are not required to … Continue reading
Posted in fun stuff, future, gardening
Tagged back to the future, eco gardening, future trends, human power, lawn mowers
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“The new rule; mobile first” Eric Schmidt. CEO Google
The guys at Brave New World agree with Eric, they’ve been banging the drum to clients and media agency colleagues for some time about the future being a mobile one. Here’s what they say: we believe functions like location based click to … Continue reading
Posted in business, consumerism, future
Tagged Augmented Reality (AR) and Voice/Visual search, Brave New World, data, google, location based technology, mobile advertising, mobile internet, mobile phones, smartphones, SMS, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Think oblique: How our goals are best reached indirectly
In business, in mountaineering and even in the pursuit of happiness, the most direct route isn’t always best. Economist John Kay makes the case for obliquity http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/think-oblique-how-our-goals-are-best-reached-indirectly-1922948.html
Posted in future, happiness
Tagged happiness, reaching your goals, think oblique, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.independent.co.uk
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Temporary ban could see EU fish stocks bounce back
Scientists believe a ban on certain catches, including cod and plaice, could allow populations to recover, but their calls have been dismissed by the fishing industry http://www.theecologist.org/News/
Posted in food, food security, future, the ecologist
Tagged fish stocks, fisheries, fishing industry, food and farming, the ecologist, the future ocean
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Rich-poor divide ‘wider than 40 years ago’
The gap between rich and poor in the UK is wider now than 40 years ago, a government-commissioned report says http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8481534.stm
Posted in future, quality of life
Tagged BBC news, poverty, rich-poor divide, www.csrplus.co.uk
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$64.2 billion dollars in Wall Street bonuses
…and a $100m to all of Haiti, mmmmmmm!!!
Posted in Charity, future, human rights, leadership, lifestyle, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged haiti, wall street, www.csrplus.co.uk
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What’s your eco-resolution for 2010?
What’s your eco-resolution for 2010? What do you plan to do for the earth this year it could be personal, political, local or global. Any action you can think of that moves us closer to a sustainable future? Me personally, … Continue reading
Posted in future, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged Anita Roddick, be the change, csrplus, resolution, super kid agency, The Green Marine Animation Series, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Trends in 2010
Forget the recession: the societal changes that will dominate 2010 were set in motion way before we temporarily stared into the abyss. Urban culture is the culture. Extreme urbanization, in 2010, 2011, 2012 and far beyond will lead to more … Continue reading
Posted in future, happiness, health, innovation
Tagged 24/7, environment, http://trendwatching.com/briefing/, tracking and alerting, trend watching, trends in 2010, urban culture, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Rise in dumped TVs due to digital switchover, figures show
The number of TVs left in landfill has risen by 70% in the past year, says Cumbria county council. The major digital TV switchover in north-west England has coincided with a huge increase in dumped analogue TVs, environmental campaigners have … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical living, future, lifestyle
Tagged digital switchover, energy saving trust, the guardian, TV, www.csrplus.co.uk
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The Sausage Squad
Gloucester Old Spots are thin on the ground in Coventry. But then so are alpacas, pygmy goats, Jacob’s sheep or, indeed, sheep of any kind. Yet Cardinal Wiseman school, in the north-east of the city, is home to them all. … Continue reading
What’s your burning issue?
The destruction of the rainforests and seas threatens us all. We depend on these for our climate, our water, our food and the natural systems that keep us healthy. We are all part of the problem! But we can play … Continue reading
Posted in activism, climate change, future
Tagged be the change, climate change, food, natural world, water, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Can mushrooms save the world?
The potential of fungi for medicine, filtering polluted water, controlling pests and even biofuels is staggering reports The Ecologist http://www.theecologist.org
Posted in climate change, energy, future, the ecologist
Tagged biofules, controlling pests, fungi as medicine, mushrooms, polluted water, the ecologist, www.csrplus.co.uk
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PM warns of climate ‘catastrophe’
The UK faces a “catastrophe” of floods, droughts and killer heatwaves if world leaders fail to agree a deal on climate change, the prime minister will warn. Gordon Brown is to address the Major Economies Forum in London, which brings … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, future, global warming, politics
Tagged climate 'catastrophe', climate chage, Gordon Brown, no plan B, politics, UN summit in Copenhagen, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Peak oil before 2020 a ‘significant risk’, say experts
A new report highlights how woefully unprepared the Government is for a looming peak in oil production. There is a ‘significant risk’ that conventional oil production will peak before 2020, and forecasts that delay the event beyond 2030 are based … Continue reading
Posted in energy, fossil fuels, future, the ecologist
Tagged global oil depletion, International Energy Agency, peak oil, Science Policy Research Unit, the ecologist, UK energy research centre, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Climate Change: government policies and the impact on the ground
Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “There are only two forces that unite men – fear and interest”. There are still many speakers and experts out there who try to instill fear over climate change, the need for action, “act or die” … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, future
Tagged Centre for Biological Diversity, climate change, Energy Islands, fear and interest, solar tidal and wave power, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, wind, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Access the Hero within – Super Kid Agency
From the day we are borne there is a HERO inside us all waiting to be discovered. To access this HERO we need to cultivate creativity and enrich the human capacity, we need to re-think and educate the whole being … Continue reading
Posted in fun stuff, future, happiness, health, hero, www.csrplus.co.uk
Tagged awareness, behaviour change, future, super hero, super kid agency, twitter, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Last chance to change our behaviour
There is growing awareness of the damage we are doing to the planet and the natural resources on which we depend, says David Hillyard. Yet, he argues in this week’s BBC Green Room, we still carry on along the same … Continue reading
Posted in Deforestation, biodiversity, business, climate change, communications, conservation, consumerism, economics, education, environment, future, global warming, happiness, health, leadership, lifestyle, oceans, overfishing, quality of life, social responsibility, water shortage
Tagged attitude and habits, behavioural change, climate change, ecosystems and business, environmental destruction, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8242410.stm, human life, quality of life, species loss, www.csrplus.co.uk
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We need land to grow food. We need a Community Land Bank
A Community Land Bank to negotiate and release areas of land to groups of local people could help solve our growing land crisis. Use the word bank in a conversation these days and you are unlikely to elicit the most … Continue reading
Posted in environment, food security, future
Tagged community gardening groups, community land bank, cultivate for food, federation of city farms (FCFCG), not for profit, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.theecologist.org/
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The Green Marine spotted with Le Col
The Green Marine clothing range once again spotted around town. This time it was in the West End and sharing a table with leading cycle pro/guru and now fashion designer Yanto Barker www.lecol.net could this be a sign of things … Continue reading
Posted in The Green Marine, cycling, exercise, future
Tagged cycling, exercise and fitness, The Green Marine, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.lecol.net
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Incandescent rage as lights go out on old 100W bulbs
From today the 100-watt incandescent light bulb will join tape cassettes and typewriters as defunct consumer items, making way for more environmentally friendly compact fluorescent lamps, as mandated by the EU. From a green point of view, the phasing out … Continue reading
Posted in future, green living
Tagged 100W light bulb, compact fluorescent lamps, energy use and conservation, light bulbs, the guardian
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The green list: from bikes to patio heaters, what’s best – and worst – for the planet
They may be a simple way to keep you warm on an autumn evening in the back garden or offer the shortest travel time to a well-earned holiday, but patio heaters and short-haul flights are among the least ethical goods … Continue reading
Posted in carbon offset, climate change, cycling, environment, future
Tagged best and worse for environment, Ethical consumer, patio heaters to bikes, the green list, the guardian, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Eco friendly gift cards and bio hotel cards
Consumers spend some USD 65 billion on gift cards each year in the United States alone, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report; extrapolated globally, that adds up to a lot of plastic. While some retailers have begun recycling … Continue reading
Posted in future, innovation
Tagged eco gift cards, eco hotel cards, Springwise newsletter, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.springwise.com
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