Chandra Kishore's Blog (15)

Green Croporate Network Members,



We have had a tremdous response to our newly started weekly series where we are requesting successful organizations with a Green Mission to share their stories of success. If you want to join the discussion in this weekly series email me today at ckdenv@greencorproate.net .



I have also received a lot of queries from organizations who would like to Go Green but don't know where to start. So, if you are a Green consultant or sell products or… Continue

Dr. Charles Fishel- Chairman, Abundant Biofuels Corporation



Abundant Biofules Coporations Goal is to build partnerships in energy-dependent countries that will produce bio-diesel and create renewable oil fields.



It's Vision is to become the dominant producer of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas in developing countries throughout the world that must import the majority of their diesel oil. Unlike most other international… Continue

Green Corporate Network is just not another networking group or discussion group. We started this group with a mission to share just one secret with fellow corporate members:



"What is my organization's GREEN CORPORATE MISSION" ?



I promised myself that we will start this discussion when we have members of more than 500 TOP Corporate Organizations and Sustainability Leaders as an audience to take part in this philosophical discussion. We have now reached that milestone. Let… Continue

Live EDGE Electronic Design for the Global Environment will be hosting a series of technical learning and networking events in a virtual global community - The Live EDGE EcoSphere.Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), the leading multi-channel, high service distributor and its companies (Farnell, Newark, Premier Electronics, Farnell-Newark CPC, and MCM), today announced that design entries are now being accepted at www.Live-EDGE.com for the international design competition, Live EDGE – Electronic… Continue

The Climate Change Media Partnership invites journalists to apply for a climate change fellowship.

The deadline for applications is Monday 13 October.

An international panel will select the fellows and successful applicants will be notified by 31 October.

Check the details at http://www.greencollegenetwork.com in the Green Scholarship Group

Want to meet other professionals in Washington, DC who are interested in sustainability?



welcome to the first Washington Metro EcoTuesday Event.



What is EcoTuesday?

It's a monthly networking event, which brings together sustainable minded people from all areas of business. It started February of 2007 in San Francisco and has grown it's way across the country.



What to expect?

You'll meet professionals from all areas of the market. It's a place where… Continue

In 1998 The World Resources Institute (WRI) created Grey Pinstripes with Green Ties, a report that examined the inclusion of environmental management topics in37 MBA programs. In 1999, WRI partnered with the Aspen Institute's Business and Society Program (Aspen BSP) to balance the report by examining MBA programs for the teaching of social impact management. This led to the creation of Beyond Grey Pinstripes.



Here is the mission for this survey from their… Continue

Here are some of the Agencies which helps you in measuring your companies Sustainability efforts.



FTSE4Good Index Series



Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes



The Carbon Disclosure Project



Accountability Rating for measuring companies’ social and… Continue

Time Warner is a media company . Good to see that they have worked out a Environmental Statement and feel the need to be environmentally responsible. A good primer on writing your own "Green" mission statement.



"Time Warner is committed to conducting our businesses in an environmentally responsible and proactive manner, consistent with our commitment to corporate citizenship, social responsibility and sustainability. Our experience has demonstrated that sustainable business practices… Continue

We visited the website of REI , a major outdoor and adventure company and immediately fell in love with the way they have expressed and designed their Goals and purpose around their business operations. Entrepreneurs around the world can get inspired by taking a lesson from their frame of reference. You can download their 2006 "Corporate Stewardship Report"… Continue

Shaklee is a pioneer in the "Green" and natural nutritional industry. It's green legacy impressed us because of it's commitment to sharing ala " Mahatma Gandhi" who advocated that businesses should work like trustees and share their wealth.

CNNMoney has an excellent article on them.

While going through the interview of Eric Henry, President , TSDesigns at the ever popular GRIST, what stuck me most was how his organization re-invented himself as a "Green Venture" and adopted a "Green Corporate Mission" to not only become environment-friendly but also earn a lot's of money by filling a niche… Continue

While we feature individual businesses, it is equally important to highlight the work of consortiums , groups and associations who are working to bring scientific understanding and development of standards. Green Grid is one such association in the IT industry with members like microsoft working to bring energy efficiency in Data Centers. Here is their Corporate MIssion:

The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to developing and promoting energy efficiency for data…

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“Just as IBM helped organizations grapple with new innovations around the Internet and Linux, we will again assist clients navigate this new era of energy efficient computing,” Bill Zeitler, senior vice president, IBM Systems and Technology Group.

"It's green, it's 3-D, and it's real. The avatar of IBM researcher Donna Dillenberger stands in a new video-game like virtual environment that she and her team built.… Continue

I came across a very interesting Green Mission, where the organization, "Green Building Media" has set to trademark a concept , a la "eco-magination" of GE.

“Defining Green™.” In this process of Defining Green, Green Builder Media will set parameters around the concept of green building, helping to dispel the many myths and vast amount of confusion that exist in the marketplace today.

Check their… Continue