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States and Cities Compete for Green Jobs
A recent report by the San Francisco based Apollo Alliance concludes that the emerging green economy will no doubt create green jobs on all levels and will add value to our communities and create economic wealth. It just needs a little push and buy-in on all levels.
Training and the Poor: Learning to change
This paper explores the role of training in assisting individuals who are economically vulnerable and socially excluded (EVSE) in developing countries. Roughly speaking, almost one in four of the population in the developing world lives in absolute poverty and this number continues to increase rather than decrease. Poverty reduction is now at the top of the policy agendas of most bilateral donor agencies and international development organisations within and outside the United Nations system as well as a growing number of governments. Ambitious targets to halve poverty by 2015 have been set by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD (see UNDP, 1998; OECD, 1997).

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What’s YOUR Sustainability Blueprint?
How to authentically take inventory of your business from a sustainability standpoint and using it to better promote your business. This article explains the importance of authentic sustainability practices, not doing what is known as "greenwashing".
Communicating Your Corporate Sustainability Strategy
As more companies publicly disclose their corporate social responsibility and sustainability efforts in annual reports, press releases, investor presentations and marketing collateral it will be crucial for good communications. There is a risk of under-and-over stating your sustainability story to the public. Increasingly the general public and all stakeholders are becoming more educated on best practices in corporate governance, social responsibility, environmental management, and sustainable business models and practices.

A Stimulus for a Better World: Give them Sustainability without Compromise
Sustainability sounded good when money was flowing in. But now that the economy is broken, business sustainability is taking a back seat to business survival. However, now more than ever, this is a time to advance your business case for sustainability as a top-line and bottom-line strategy for not just survival, but long-term growth and profitability.
Sustainability; a key issue in marketing
Corporate social investment has long been used by marketers for PR but real sustainability needs to be incorporated into strategy.
Sustainability – the new criteria
What is your position on SUSTAINABILITY? What community improvement activities is your company involved with? These are questions, among many others, that my team and I are responding to for a Request For Proposal (RFP) document for a sales training project with a large Australian Corporation. This is the first time we have been asked to respond to these questions in a formal manner and legitimise our position on ‘sustainability’. As sales people and as business owners, not only are we being asked to legitimise our product offering, our service standards, etc. we are now required to articulate our stand on ‘sustainability’.
Sustainable Business is Good Business
Sustainability is a worldwide movement that is changing the way we do business. Sustainability is a megatrend that reflects a general shift in thinking or approach affecting entire countries, industries, and organizations. Sustainability is the next transformational business megatrend comparable to mass production, manufacturing quality movement, IT revolution, and globalization.

Best Practices for Sustainability and Communicating Sustainability
A sustainable best practices program involves a comprehensive and holistic approach that encompasses everything a business does that impacts the environment. A successful sustainability initiative demands the willing participation of employees. Businesses also need to understand how to communicate sustainability in a way that conveys their environmental initiatives while enhancing their internal and external brand.

Workforce Sustainability...How Boosting Employee Health and Work Life Balance is an Effective and Profitable Business Strategy
Sustainability seems to be a real buzz word at the moment. Businesses are seeing the benefits of wiser, more energy-efficient use of our resources combined with recycling and other greener initiatives. But business is yet to really apply this sustainability concept to its most valuable resource...its workforce.
Helping Sustainability Make Sense to Small and Mid-Sized Companies
Sustainability is fast becoming a business strategy that is being embraced by many industries and organizations. It means different things to different companies. Learn how companies of any size can make sustainability work for them.
A Vision for Sustainability
Sustainability is a viable and proven business strategy, which takes into account economic considerations, governmental issues, as well as demands from customers and stakeholders. Can you describe the purpose of your sustainability initiative? Can your employees? Can your customers?
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