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Wednesday, 06 June 2007 |
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CO: Undoubtedly, corporations taking steps
to reduce their ecological footprints are a step in the right direction, but
how can we judge corporate sincerity?
- “Coca-Cola, the world's largest beverage
maker, intends to make up for the 290 billion liters (76 billion gallons) of
water…the company and its bottlers use each year to make Coke, Sprite, Fanta
and other drinks.”
- Can Coca-Cola be present in China without condoning human rights and environmental abuses?
- Coca Cola has a delicious flavour but it
may leave a bitter taste in its workers throats, as seen in its union relations
in Columbia - Coke's Columbia site
- Coke has stated: "Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
The Company respects our employees' right to join, form or not to
join a labor union without fear of reprisal, intimidation or harassment.
Where employees are represented by a legally recognized union, we
are committed to establishing a constructive dialogue with their freely
chosen representatives. The Company is committed to bargaining in
good faith with such representatives."
- Coca Cola recently won the Polaris Institute's Corporate Greenwashing Award
- ** Full disclosure, this author drinks more Coke than his teeth would prefer.
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Wednesday, 30 May 2007 |
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Conferences are a great opportunity to network and learn. Should corpobligation be there?
- Here the focus is on alternative energy sources and plans. Note the orientation of the speakers tends towards the big existing players although Bullfrog will also be present. See a related an analysis of this up and coming alternative energy company.
EECO 2007: Learn About Proactive Business Solutions that Address Environmental Issues in Ontario
(CSRwire) TORONTO, ON- May 29, 2007 - Climate change is becoming a global reality.
From rapidly increasing temperatures and elevating water levels to extreme
weather patterns, damaged ecosystems and declining agricultural output, it
is time for individuals, businesses and governments to learn about these
issues and plan for the future. Particularly, Ontario and the Great Lakes
region, the industrial epicenter of North America, must discover how to
balance economic growth and energy resources with clean air. While many
governments and businesses have adopted environmental policies, one must
ask: is this enough? Are sufficient preparations underway? How will these
changes affect business and society? These important issues and more will
be discussed by over 700 delegates at Ontario’s largest conference on
Energy & Climate Change, EECO 2007, June 19 & 20 at the Metro Toronto
Convention Centre.
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Friday, 18 May 2007 |
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CO: What happens when an industry-specific publication decides to define green building? Who is consulted? How does the publication's definition get legitimacy?
- Green Builder(R) Media, the
leading national purveyor of information and education about residential
green building and sustainable development, announces its new corporate
mission: "Defining Green(TM)." - Is a trademark of a phrase like "Defining Green" fair given the interests of government, industry and consumers, all of whom will likely have something to contribute to the debate.
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"We have found that our readers and advertisers want us to take a
bolder, more authoritative leadership position within the green space and
to actually define what green means," says Sara Gutterman, CEO of Green
Builder Media.
- This is not to criticize the concept of green building.
Other sources of standards:
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Tuesday, 15 May 2007 |
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CO: Small scale dams on rivers may disrupt the environment in unanticipatedly severe ways. When does green energy become bad for the environment? 
- what does the term small scale mean, when talking about projects ranging from producing 0.5 to 210 gigawatt hours each per year?
- Peak power production (spring melt) will not be in alignment with peak demand (winter). The author suggests that this is just an attempt to generate electricity for sale to the U.S.
- What are the potential long-term or knock-on effects of multiple watercourse diversions (dams)?
- Keep reading to find a list of sources on the issue
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