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Yearly Archives: 2012
Circulation and Circularity
I was really cheered to see a comment on my post about the need to understand the economy as a complex system, pulling me up for not mentioning the limitations of a Keynesian approach in an era of ecological crisis. I covered this point in my earlier post ‘A green paradox of thrift’, but I am still encouraged to know that the no-growth position is now so established that people are reminding me about it!
Tagged Circular Economy, economics, society
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Recycling on the US–Mexico border
The United States (US)–Mexico border is one of few places in the world where a developed country has a common border with a developing country. The US economy is 25 times larger than Mexico’s and US income per capita is nearly 10 times that of Mexico, according to the World Bank.
The True Value of Saving Energy
The task of encouraging sustainability while appealing to current American values is tricky. A case in point is an ongoing Department of Energy advertising campaign encouraging consumers to save energy that has the unfortunate side effect of inducing wasteful consumption.
Tagged consumption, energy, marketing
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10 Minutes to Make Your Employee Volunteering Event Great
We understand that CSR managers face day to day logistics that don’t always feel inspiring. Let us provide some practical tips that will bring you one step closer to a wildly successful employee volunteer program.
It’s the System, Stupid!
So the Eurozone is on the brink of slipping back into Recession. The latest growth figures indicate the growing inequality that the single currency is causing between Europe’s countries.
Tagged Economic System, economics, Eurozone, Recession
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Introduction to Sustainable Supply Chains
A good introduction to sustainable supply chains is available from 2degrees. The PDF document is called “Supply Chain Management.” It is part of 2degrees Sustainability Essentials Series.
What’s “Rio+20″ and Why Should We Care?
For those of us working in ecological and economic sustainability, Rio+20 is a big deal, and in our circles, just about everyone knows about it. Yet we have to wonder, what proportion of the general public has even heard of Rio+20, much less knows what it is?
Tagged economics, Environment, Events, RIO+20
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Ten Sources of Green Supply Chain Information
Here is a summary of some good information on sustainable supply chains. These links include everything from the basics to more sophisticated research on green sourcing, best practices and metrics. Most of the links provided below are free of charge and contain a wealth of searchable information.
Tagged Handbook, management, supply chain
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