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Walter Stahel on Sustainable Taxation

by Piotr

- 10/13/2011 - 13:18

In the current landscape where governments across the industrialised world are juggling fiscal austerity with supporting welfare, the idea of reducing taxes to favour an environmentally sustainable circular economy might seem less relevant. However as Walter Stahel of The Geneva Association demonstrates in this article, sustainable taxation is in fact most relevant to the present situation. He argues that we might be in a once in a generation opportunity to fundamentally re-examine our taxation policies to promote an economy that supports its most important resource: its labour.

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SBP: Sponsorship Enquiry

by Piotr

- 07/26/2011 - 22:14

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Our global economy consists of over 90% of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Most of them have no idea when it comes to sustainable practices. Those who have heard of them are very skeptical of their cost saving benefits, others do not have the time to investigate. In most cases ‘going green’ is being associated with extra efforts and expenditures. Indeed, most mangers are not aware of the long-term cost saving benefits nor of the fact that many efficiency improvements can be made without investing into new technologies.

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New: IT-Toolkit for Energy Efficient Retrofit Measures

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- 07/03/2011 - 10:27

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The IT-Tookit for Energy Efficient Retrofit Measures out of IEA Annex 46 is a collection of computer tools for public buildings. The free of cost toolkit supports owners and planners of public buildings at the following tasks: Identification of ...

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Green investment dollars safer offshore

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- 07/02/2011 - 05:13

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How To Go Green For The Fourth Of July

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- 07/02/2011 - 01:44

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The Fourth of July is a much-celebrated holiday in the U.S. It also can be catastrophic to the environment -- the holiday tends to bring with it tons of trash, hazardous fireworks, and polluting cars. While some traditions should be embraced, others may need to be tweaked so that future generations can enjoy both this holiday and this earth, as well. Here are a few tips to make your Independence Day more pleasant for you and the world in which you live.

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Mary Ellen Harte and John Harte: Make a Green Economy a Top Political Priority: the Green Patriots

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- 07/01/2011 - 23:51

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November 2012 is over a year away, but the media is already focusing attention on the roar of a minor political wing, the Tea Party, on its Republican party, via the horn of Michele Bachmann. It's a page that liberal progressives are ready to rip out of the marketing book for themselves. And progressive community leader Van Jones has started, by announcing a Rebuild the American Dream movement.

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Danielle Nierenberg: Reducing Food Waste: Making the Most of Our Abundance

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- 07/01/2011 - 23:14

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According to staggering new statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly one-third of the food produced worldwide for human consumption is lost or wasted, amounting to some 1.3 billion tons per year. In the developing world, over 40 percent of food losses occur after harvest--while being stored or transported, and during processing and packing.

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Rebuilding A Marketplace From Japan's Tsunami Rubble

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- 07/01/2011 - 20:10

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It's only been 3 months since a devastating earthquake and tsunami ripped through Japan, but the horrifying images have already begun to fade from the news and the public's mind -- a situation that unfortunately isn't rare following these types of catastrophic events.

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