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Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Most Important Leadership Quality for CEOs? Creativity
For CEOs, creativity is now the most important leadership quality for success in business, outweighing even integrity and global thinking, according to a new study by IBM. The study is the largest known sample of one-on-one CEO interviews, with over … Continue reading
Posted in business
Tagged 100 most creative people in business, business, creativity and leadership, Quality for CEO's, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Pesticide residue exposure linked to ADHD in children report Ecologist
Parents urged to wash fruits and vegetables before eating after study finds commonly used pesticides may contribute to ADHD in children. Children exposed to organophosphate pesticide residues found in fruit are at increased risk of developing Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), … Continue reading
Posted in farming, food, pesticides, social responsibility
Tagged ADHD in children, food production, organophosphate, pesticide use and residue, the ecologist
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Safety in the Sun – Top Tips
It seems to be getting hotter, maybe summer if finally on its way? Doh! Safety in the sun is something some of us may forget while we are busy basking in the glorious weather. In fact, even on a cloudy … Continue reading
Posted in public health, top tips
Tagged great british sun, safety in the sun, summer, top tips, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Transforming Rio’s slums through community driven art
A splash of colour and design can go a long way toward beautifying a grey, ugly space, as Carspaze and Style-your-garage have already shown. Now aiming to do something similar for the slums of Rio de Janeiro through large, community-driven … Continue reading
Posted in community, regeneration
Tagged community art, favela artists, favela painting, regeneration, rio's slums, www.springwise.com
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BBC – Signs of Change with Chris Packham
The Home of Spring Watch – Chris Packham shows us how changes in nature around us provide solid proof that climate change is already happening. Some of the most powerful data has come from amateur naturalists and recorders. Chris investigates … Continue reading
Posted in BBC, climate change, nature
Tagged BBC, climate change, flora and fauna, nature surveys, signs of spring, springwatch, UK wildlife, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Marine scientists study ocean-floor film of Deepwater Horizon oil leak
One analysis suggests gusher is 70,000 barrels daily, or an Exxon Valdez every four days, and 12 times more powerful than estimates by Coast Guard or BP. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/may/13/bp-oil-spill-ocean-footage Contract workers in Hopedale, Louisiana, take a break from unloading oil booms … Continue reading
Posted in environment, pollution
Tagged biodiversity, BP, deepwater horizon, environmental damage, exxon valdez, oil leak, oil spill, the guardian, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Cloud-whitening trials ‘a dangerous experiment’ or good?
Microsoft founder Bill Gates providing funding for geoegineering experiment to increase whiteness of clouds, reflect more sunlight back into space and reduce global warming http://www.theecologist.org/News/
Posted in geoengineering, social responsibility
Tagged Bill Gates, cloud whitening, geoengineering, global warming, the ecologist, www.csrplus.co.uk
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The Amazing Cucumber
This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their “Spotlight on the Home” series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems. 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need … Continue reading
Posted in top tips
Tagged cucumber, New York Times, toptips, Vitamins and minerals, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Guerrilla gardening
Made from a mixture of clay, compost, and seeds, “seedbombs” are becoming an increasingly popular means combating the many forgotten grey spaces we encounter everyday-from sidewalk cracks to vacant lots and parking medians. They can be thrown anonymously into these … Continue reading
Posted in biodiversity
Tagged biodiversity, conservation, greenaid, Restoration, seed bombing, www.csrplus.co.uk
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Cardboard boxes laden with seeds
Hard on the heels of our recent story about Greenaid’s guerrilla gardening project comes word of yet another seed-planting effort: the Life Box, a replacement for the traditional cardboard box that is impregnated with seeds. http://springwise.com/eco_sustainability/lifebox/ Website: www.lifeboxcompany.com Contact: info@lifeboxcompany.com … Continue reading
Posted in recycling, waste
Tagged cardboard recycling, Eco tips, recycle innovation, seed planting, www.springwise.com
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10 campaign groups calling for cleaner water
Many of the groups below have worked tirelessly towards the creation of a world where we can protect our water supplies from pollution, ensure stocks last and enable as many people as possible to have fair and easy access to … Continue reading
Posted in water shortage, water use
Tagged clearner water, www.algalita.org, www.blueplanetproject.net, www.csrplus.co.uk, www.fluoridealert.org, www.internationalrivers.org, www.sas.org.uk, www.troubledwater.org, www.wateraid.org/uk, www.waterkeeper.org, www.waterwise.org.uk, www.wewanttap.org
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Excessive water abstraction threatens UK rivers
Out-of-date licensing rules mean water companies are taking too much water from rivers and threatening local ecosystems River ecosystems in England and Wales are being increasingly threatened with over-abstraction by water companies http://www.theecologist.org/
Posted in water shortage, water use
Tagged ecosystems and business, http://www.theecologist.org/, Rivers, water absraction, water use
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