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Changing the Way Corporations Source Energy
Rasmus M. Schophuus , Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Vestas Wind Systems A/S
WindMade asblWindMade™, the first consumer label for wind energy, is moving the discussion from how much energy a product uses during its lifetime to the embodied energy of the product. Created to drive the global adoption of wind energy, WindMade™ is designed to inform consumers about the source of the energy used to make the products they buy and thus encourage corporations to source renewable energy to run their operations and production. Launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2011, WindMade™ is backed by the UN Global Compact, Vestas Wind Systems, WWF, Global Wind Energy Council, Bloomberg, the LEGO Group, and PwC. more[...]
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New Technology Brought Cleaner Air and New Jobs to Facture
Paula Niemistö
Metso CorporationResidents of Facture, a city in southwest France, have been breathing cleaner air since October 2010. A biomass-fired combined heat and power plant – which is one of Europe’s largest and represents Metso’s latest technology – was commissioned at the energy company Dalkia’s new biomass power plant, located at the local Smurfit Kappa paper mill. For Metso, a global engineering and technology company, this delivery was an excellent opportunity to demonstrate its ability to support its customers in combining business objectives and environmental targets. more[...]
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Who really should resign for the Barclays interest rate scandal?
Prof. Dirk Matten, Hewlett-PackardThe Author
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Pussy Riot and Russia's surreal 'justice'
Rachel Denber, Human Rights WatchWhat this case said about the state of the rule of law and freedom of expression in Russia was disturbing – as was what the judge said about the role she believed feminism played in the case. more[...]
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The Prohibition of Amnesties by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Prof. Christina Binder, University of ViennaThe Inter‐American Court of Human Rights has proven a particularly active defender of human rights in Latin America. The Court has developed an innovative and creative jurisprudence with respect to all kinds of human rights violations, including forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, violations of indigenous peoples’ rights or those of undocumented migrants. Legal scholars have praised the Inter‐American Court for its effective protection of human rights and even the International Court of Justice has drawn on the judgments of the Inter‐American Court. more[...]
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Cotton Initiatives Form a New Partnership to Bring Greater Sustainability to Smallholder Farmers
The Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) and its Cotton made in Africa (CmiA) initiative and the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), have signed an interim partnership agreement that should see increased effectiveness and efficiency in promoting greater sustainability to African smallholder farmers as well as delivering sustainable solutions for the textile and fashion industry in Europe and North America. more[...]
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Habshan 5 – Going Green
Tony Awad, Consolidated Contractors Company
Consolidated Contractors CompanyOver the years, the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has participated in and contributed to the countries and communities in which it has operated. Contributions have come in the form of monetary and in-kind donations. The “Habshan 5” project is an example of CCC’s sustainable engagement. more[...]
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The Argan Program in Morocco
Raquel Ark, BASF
Charlotte d’Erceville, BASF
Viola Möller, BASF
Anne-Laurie Rodrigues, BASF
BASF SEWith the integration of Cognis and its active ingredients business, Laboratoires Sérobiologiques (LS), BASF has broadened its product portfolio based on renewable raw materials in the last years. One of renewable raw materials is Argan oil from Morocco. more[...]
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