83 Articles match "Sustain","United Nations"

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• United Nations Global Compact launches new management model for sustainability management
  
  For a decade now, companies have committed to the principles of the Global Compact to advance greater sustainability in their strategies and operations. The Management Model has broad applications for all companies, regardless of scale, industry, geographic location, or sustainability maturity. View an in-depth overview of the model.
  The Green Changemakers - Friday, June 18, 2010
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• United Nations Celebrates Fibers and Biodiversity with Eco Chic Fashion Show in Geneva
  
  I just ran across this video from the eco fashion show that was held a few weeks ago at the Palais de Nations, the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. See if you can spot eco models Summer Rayne Oakes and Kate Dillon among the grey-coiffed walkers.). Ready to wear collections by Edun, Nixxi, The Battalion, and more were also shown.
  Eco Chic - Friday, February 26, 2010
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• Curitiba – Designing a sustainable city
  
  If cities are to become more sustainable, people must take action in the neighborhoods where they live. Neither of these examples could be classed as sustainable development. The sustainable option would have been to have renovated the properties and retained existing communities. It is all too easy to find the bad examples.
  The Green Changemakers - Saturday, April 17, 2010
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• Sustainable Urban Development
  
  In addition, policymakers, regulators and developers should support sustainable site planning and construction techniques that reduce pollution and create a balance between built and natural systems. Other Resource Guides in this Series: Read ASLA’s Statement Check Out Web Resources Sustainable Residential Design Resource Guides: U.S.
  The Green Changemakers - Sunday, March 28, 2010
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• A 'Green New Deal' can save the world's economy,
  
  A 'Green New Deal' can save the world's economy, says UN "Top economists and United Nations leaders are working on a "Green New Deal" to create millions of jobs, revive the world economy, slash poverty and avert environmental disaster, as the financial markets plunge into their deepest crisis since the Great Depression.
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, October 15, 2008
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• Sustainable Transportation
  
  Image credit: Inhabitat Transportation corridors and facilities are major components of the nation’s landscape and public realm. Integrating comprehensive transportation planning with natural systems analysis and land use planning is essential for creating livable communities in sustainable environments.
  The Green Changemakers - Sunday, March 28, 2010
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• 10 Myths About Sustainability
  
  [link] In a recent article for the Scientific American, Michael Lemonic wrote about the Top 10 Myths About Sustainability. The article is a great reminder that we still have a ways to go - not only in our understanding of what sustainability is, but in how to live a more sustainable life. billion by 2050.
  The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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• Education for Sustainability
  
  UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund). Teacher-Developed Learning Units The DEP program had the privilege to work with a number of secondary school teachers from Ghana and Uganda who participated in our distance learning course entitled “Integrating Sustainable Development and Technology into the Curriculum.”
  The Green Changemakers - Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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• Feeding the Sustainable City
  
  Persuade the urban farmers to organize and become more efficient, help them find and share available space, provide support for food processing and marketing, create effective rules and regulations, and provide facilities that will enable them to contribute to the city’s sustainability and food security. If it worked then, why not now?
  The Green Changemakers - Saturday, March 27, 2010
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• Sustainable Consumption and Production Publication
  
  UNEP/Wuppertal Institute Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production, Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development, Wuppertal Institute. Encouraging Sustainable Consumption and Production and promoting ‘Green Growth’. MB) Exploring the business case of sustainable consumption in Asia. Unternehmen Armut.
  The Green Changemakers - Tuesday, July 13, 2010
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