ISC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to developing the next generation of communication and media leaders required to create green jobs, foster environmental restoration and improve quality of life in the communities they touch.
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ECO360 TRUST

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The RE-shirt has arrived!

When you choose to wear the ECO360 RE-shirt, be proud that you support the Environment, Jobs in the USA and College Scholarships.

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Reporting from COP15

A selection of interviews and articles by our reporters who covered the 15th United Nation's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Social Innovation Awards

Review our submission to the Financial Times - Justmeans Social Innovation Awards 2010 here. Give it your VOTE NOW!

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Micro-scholarships

Our 'Urban Scholars' initiative provides micro-scholarships to academically promising but economically disadvantaged urban youth.

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Outreach and Education

Outreach and Education

We develop and participate in conferences, seminars, workshops and publications focused on the media supply chain practices of public and private sector organizations; conduct training in partnership with academic organizations, government agencies and business enterprises.

Research and Analysis

Research and Analysis

We provide research and analysis for organizations of all sizes in sustainability, life cycle analysis, carbon footprinting, lean six sigma, value stream mapping, opinion research and supply chain management.

Fellowship and Mentoring

Fellowship / Mentoring

We support the career development of young urban scholars through mentoring, internships, scholarships and fellowships that build capacity for the widespread adoption of sustainable communication media technology and business practices.

Below is a list of ISC's current programs and initiatives:

1Sustainable Advertising Partnership: advertising industry initiative supported by Ad-ID and responsible brand leaders.

2ECO360 TRUST : campaing to raise awareness and put sustainability principles into practice.

3SOSreach: grassroots movement to improve the economic, environmental and social quality of life for young people.

4NYU/SCPS Seminar Series: seminars and events on sustainable communication media and supply chain management.

5Urban Scholars: scholarship program which enables urban students to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees.

6ISCreach: outreach program that stimulates classroom discussion on sustainability in higher education.

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Print, Digital, or Both?

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Are you prepared to fight for the future of print media, digital media or both?

Sustainability, energy security and climate change are challenging issues that are compelling every business, every government and every individual to rethink the ways in which they employ energy, source materials, manage waste and to redefine what it means to be “greener.”

As printing sales continue their record breaking declines, it's a natural inclination to want to fight back against claims that print is a "dead medium" that "kills trees" and that somehow going paperless is "automagically" doing your part to save the planet.

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DRUPA 2012: A Watershed Event

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DRUPA 2012: A Watershed Event for Greener Printing & Sustainable Media Supply Chains

The new wave of green sweeping over business in the US is the crescendo of a movement that has been under way for over a decade, and there every reason to believe this wave of change has yet to crest.

Despite the global recession there is overwhelming evidence that graphic arts vendors and suppliers operating in the US will be required to develop an unprecedented new array of sustainable green innovations for the packaging of knowledge and goods over the next five years.

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Are you skeptical of corporate green claims?

New Report

Blue Carbon: The Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon

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Fast Facts

One Watt, One Year, One Dollar estimates that leaving a 100 Watt bulb on for a year costs $100 & generates 1/2 ton of CO2 emissions.

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Recommended Reading

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