Green isn't just an emerging trend anymore. Companies such as Coca-Cola Enterprises, Ford, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble, and the U.S. Postal Service all have VPs of sustainability. With energy costs punching holes in profits, enterprises need to find creative ways to reduce consumption and at the same time lower costs and yield green benefits.
I like to inform you to one of eye-opening contest held in Japan. From ?????? 4th-October 3rd 2008, with the aim of curbing global warming as much as possible and keeping the earth "cool", we are calling for ideas from around the world for reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
An Amsterdam based firm scours 400 business resources and has 8000 on the ground eyes and ears looking for the best new sustainable (or at least inspirational) business ideas on the planet. What will you find?
It's national Turn off the TV week (April 21 - 27)... so why not go ahead unplug the thing, and get started on some of those green projects you've been holding off on. Make some recycled art with the kiddo's, put up the poles outside so you can hang your laundry, go for a hike, laugh, relax, play!! Submit you're green accomplishments & be an inspiration to others.
List of "green" fundraisers;Â articles.
Why are sustainable ideas rarely recognized by mainstream design awards programs?
The idea is simple and based upon the problem that most of the fruit that makes it into our grocery stores is transported great distances (1,000+ miles on average). All this energy, while a large percentage of fruit in people’s backyard simply goes to waste because most homeowners lack the time and interest to properly share or store this food.
The new site from BKFK challenges teens to come up with ideas in many categories, share ideas with friends, and submit them to competitions. One category is "Change It" which is where kids can go to start ideas on how to change the world. The first competition is Going Green and launched October 1.
Starting with the not so new idea to "Make Waste Useful', Bangalore (India) based The Daily Dump offers not only Composting Tools but also a lot of practical advice and bits of simple wisdom reminding us that composting turns our waste into something useful, top soil, and as important rekindles our connection with the earth and how things grow?
