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Key Changes in Global Reporting Initiative’s G4

posted to Triple Pundit on Wed 22nd May 13

This is the final post in our series on the countdown to the G4. Previous iterations of the Global Reporting Initiative’s standards have been all-inclusive, encouraging reporters to report widely on their environmental, social and governance issues. Some
Samsung Galaxy S4 Scores First Smartphone Sustainability Certification

posted to Triple Pundit on Wed 22nd May 13

Last week, TCO Development granted Samsungs Galaxy S4 the organizations first ever sustainability certification for smartphones.The post Samsung Galaxy S4 Scores First Smartphone Sustainability Certification appeared first on Triple Pundit: People, Planet,
Global Reporting Initiative’s G4 Guidelines Revealed

posted to Triple Pundit on Wed 22nd May 13

The first confirmed whispers of G4 content have been released by GRI. The post Global Reporting Initiative’s G4 Guidelines Revealed appeared first on Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit.

Kite-Driven Beluga Skysail Completes 12,000 Mile Journey and Proves Concept

posted to Triple Pundit on Fri 14th Mar 08

“We can once again actually ‘sail’ with cargo ships, thus opening a new chapter in the history of commercial shipping”Thus is the verdict from MV Beluga Skysails captain Lutz Heldt upon completion of the vessel’s 12,000 mile
SAP Pledges to Hire Adults with Autism For 1% of Workforce

posted to Triple Pundit on Thu 16th May 13

This week SAP announced that one percent of its workforce will eventually be adults diagnosed with a form of autism. That number could eventually be as high as 6,500 employees spread across 60 of its locations The post SAP Pledges to Hire Adults with Autism
Solar Power to Hit Cost Parity Next Year

posted to Triple Pundit on Sun 17th Mar 13

Like the little engine that could, or the middle aged rock star that, after twenty years of struggling in sleazy dives has suddenly become an overnight sensation, solar power, has finally arrived and is good to go, in many places, without subsidies.The post

Assorted links

posted to Marginal Revolution on Wed 22nd May 13

1. More from Ryan Avent on liquidity leaks.2. Why many Germans wish to keep their small denomination coins.3. Applied lessons from the Joplin tornado, and the same authors on the lessons from Soviet sports and chess dominance.4. Quick quiz: did this help Spain
Free solar power tomorrow!

posted to Knowledge Problem on Mon 18th Mar 13

Michael GibersonWell, not free-free, but subsidy-free. Maybe.When I read a headline promising “Solar Power to Hit Cost Parity Next Year,” it reminds me of the sign above the bar promising “Free Beer Tomorrow.” Like tomorrow, “next
Drumbeat: December 28, 2012

posted to The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future on Fri 28th Dec 12

Peak oil group presses EIA to temper optimistic crude outlookWashington (Platts) - In a first-ever meeting, peak oil proponents met with the US Energy Information Administration earlier this month to urge the nation's top statistical agency to temper its rosy