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Join a community of millions who are already a part of creating a sustainable future for their children's children.
Case Study
AFCEE - The Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence provides Air Force leaders with the comprehensive expertise and professional services necessary to protect, preserve, restore, develop and sustain the nation's environmental and installation resources.
Best Practice
The Alcan Prize for Sustainability is a US$1 million prize competition to be awarded each year to not-for-profit, non-governmental, and civil society organizations that are working diligently to make our world a better place. Alcan provides the funding but has entrusted the decision-making to the world's leading proponents of sustainable development.
Book
Ants, Galileo and Gandhi by Karl-Henrik Robért, explores how a number of companies, including Hewlett Packard, Norm Thompson Outfitters, Interface, and Verdant Power (up-and-coming sustainable energy company), are triggering innovation while ensuring future prosperity for people and the planet. This book is essential reading for academics looking for robust teaching material, businesses and practitioners looking for inspiration and case studies, and the general reader interested in exploring the state-of-the-art in designing the future of business.
Report
Niagara Region is focused on the future, yet cognizant and respectful of its history. Niagara's Vision articulates a clear direction .There are a number of significant activities that have progressed relative to Niagara's Vision. Notably, these include the Regional Policy Plan, the development of the Smarter Niagara Financial Incentives, the further work being carried out relative to Niagara Region's 'Corporate Social Responsibility' framework, and participation in the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Quality of Life Survey. Many other parallel initiatives contribute to a broader sustainability direction, among them:
- the Niagara Water Quality Protection Strategy
- Bi-National Forum
- development of the Greater Niagara Circle Route
- Opportunities Niagara
- Early Years Action Group
- Sustainability of Agriculture (supported by the Agricultural Economic Impact study) Water and Wastewater Servicing Master Plan
- Waste Management Master Plan
- Transportation Strategy
- Exploring viability of wind energy and co-generation options
- Niagara's successful bid to host the UN-endorsed 2004 International Awards for Liveable Communities
Research
The Athena Sustainable Materials Institute is finding answers to critical questions about the environmental impact of buildings and building products. The not-for-profit Institute is a world-leading source of data, expertise and tools for designing buildings with the environment in mind.
Book
Amazon.com's Bestselling Book for 1999 in the area of "Environmental Planning and Management" ... and still popular with sustainability professionals, educators, and students. Believing Cassandra takes the reader on a guided tour of global trends, and explains how people in business, government, and every walk of life can turn the tide. Author Alan AtKisson never shies away from the stark truth -- but he presents it in a fresh and compelling format that will leave you both informed and inspired to take action.
Best Practice
Report to Regional Council (endorsed November 18, 2004): Niagara s Partnership with Environment Canada To Assess Niagara s Overall Approach to Sustainability using The Melbourne Principles (A Blueprint for an Even Better, Smarter Niagara)
Case Study
Researched and written by John Parr. From Boundary Crossers: Case Studies of How Ten of America's Metropolitan Regions Work (Academy of Leadership, 1998)
Report
In 2003, Cinergy was ranked at the top of its industry sector on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
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