Hi Folks:
When I first started writing the ‘Being Green‘ section of our blog it grew out of my own interest in green building and it focused primarily in that direction. However, as I’ve gone along I’ve expanded this series to include more general ideas concerning living ‘green’, sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). Now, I’m far from a CSR ‘expert’, but I wanted to highlight a really interesting report put out this year by a group called the ‘International Society of Sustainability Professionals‘ (ISSP). The report, entitled, “What are the Core Competencies Sustainability Professionals Need to Have?” is available as a .pdf download, here. It’s 65 pages long, and I must admit I haven’t finished reading it yet, but I have found what I’ve read to be quite valuable. The report is targeted primarily toward two groups of people: a) those who are working in the CSR field as either independent consultants or corporate employees; b) those who work in HR and who are most likely to interact with those in group ‘a’. I don’t work in either of those fields, but I think the underlying ideas of communication, financial and environmental sustainability, problem solving, etc. (some of the key findings) really affect everyone, no matter their industry or their position in a given company or corporation. One thing we continue to discover more and more is that we are all connected, whether we’re discussing a corporation (with its suppliers and clients), an ecosystem or a planet. In short, I think it’s a valuable report for everyone to read.
Okay, the links for this week include:
- New Green Teams Report Presents Framework for Delivering Value
- The #csr Daily
- ‘Aftershock’: What Happens To The Social Contract When CEO Compensation Is Out Of Control
- Putting Hershey’s CSR Report in Perspective
- Just Gimme Some Truth
- Take Control of Your Energy Consumption
- Achieving Environmental Excellence (webinar – Oct. 27, 2010)
- Predictive Energy Optimization Pilot Project Announced
- Why packaging matters for CSR
- Communicating Sustainability 2010: Three Best Practices Shared on Day 1
- Greening of Detroit is celebrating its 20th anniversary (Tomorrow – September 25th!)
- Merck Tops List of 1K Most Sustainable Companies
- Green Teams: Three Examples eBay is Using to Meet Corporate Sustainability Goals
- Google Begins Construction on Finland Paper Mill Data Center
- CSRwire
- Sodexo Commitment to Combining Economic and Corporate Citizenship Performance Recognized Again
- Why it pays to take stress management seriously
- Social Investment Forum Uses GRI Guidelines and Practice What They Preach
- The Big CSR Debate Takes on Responsible Capitalism
- Diageo: vendor ethics are main supply risk
- Avon’s Calling – Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
- Top-10 Green Building Priorities: #10 – Make it Easy for Homeowners to be Green
- Pine-beetle kill wood used in Okanagan College building showcasing sustainable design
- The Race to Rank: The Global 1000 Sustainable Performance Leaders Unveiled
- What in the World is Corporate Social Responsibility?
- Greenbuild International Conference and Expo: Generation Green
- Yahoo’s new facility shows growing importance of green data centers
- How Businesses Are Unleashing Their Employees’ Social Media Potential
- ‘Green toilet’ for Watford allotments
- Sequim hotel goes green
- How Weatherizing Your Home May Compromise Its Indoor Air Quality
- Design By Nature at the Omega Center (Oct. 15-17, 2010, Rhinebeck, NY)
- USGBC: ADVANCED ENERGY MODELING FOR LEED Technical Manual v1.0: August 2010 Edition (.pdf)
- USGBC: Publications
- Why Haven’t Shareholders Revolted Against Social Responsibility?
- Atlanta Urban Land Institute – 16th Annual Development of Excellence Awards
- Save Women and Girls, Save the World
- Healthy Home 2010: Designer Showcase & Tour
- Architects and Cell Biologists Team Up to Make Biological Skins for Buildings to Wear
- International Living Building Institute: Collateral Resources
- CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: VENTURE PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS’ youthCONNECT INITIATIVE
- Greenroofs.com Project of the Week
- Cities Alive Green Roof and Wall Conference Nov. 30-Dec. 3, 2010, Vancouver, BC
- Building Green.com e-News
- ED+C eNews
- Planet Green
- The Big Wild eNews
- Green Building Advisor eLetter
- science progress eNews
- inhabitat weekly news
- Cascadia Green Building Council News
- CaGBC: Fourth Canadian-German Conference on Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Green Building Sept. 27, 2010, Toronto, ON
Okay, that’s it for now. Have a great week!
Hugs,
Mike.
P.S. When was the last time you had this much fun? Jim Henson on Making Muppets – 1969