Institute for Sustainable Communication

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)

The initiative on 'The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity' (TEEB) is an important partner in implementing the CBD programme of work on incentive measures, and in particular its work on valuation. Launched at the G8 meeting of environment ministers in Potsdam, Germany, in 2007, this major international initiative, funded by

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Be Eco Sharp: Sustainability Summit 2012

The Sustainability Summit emphasis is on identifying innovative diverse small businesses and engaging industry leaders and stakeholders who support practical green initiatives and strategic partnering.

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How Social, Local & Mobile Technologies Are Changing the Media Business Landscape

ISC and NYU-Poly invite you to join an informed dialogue and a networking cocktail reception exploring how the convergence of Social, Local and Mobile (SoLoMo) technologies are changing the media business landscape.

NYU

Institute for Sustainable Communication Open Dialogue Series

The Institute for Sustainable Communication (ISC) and the Graduate Program in Integrated Digital Media at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) presented two part informal discussion on the emergence of "Social, Local and Mobile Media" and "Organic and Printed Electronics.

NYU

Mainstream Green: Moving Sustainability from Niche to Normal

An Informed Dialogue and Networking Cocktail Reception with Graceann I. Bennett, Managing Partner and Director of Strategic Planning Ogilvy & Mather Chicago and Don Carli, Senior Research Fellow, ISC.

Report

How dirty is your data?

“How Dirty Is Your Data?” is the first ever report on the energy choices made by IT companies including Akamai, Amazon.com (Amazon Web Services), Apple, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Twitter, and Yahoo, and highlights the need for greater transparency from global IT brands on the energy and carbon

NYU

Keeping America Informed 3.0

A dialogue with Robert C. Tapella, the 25th Public Printer of the United States on how electronic media, digital printing and sustainability imperatives will change the way the world communicates followed by a networking reception.

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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

Report

Biodiversity, Development and Poverty Alleviation

Biodiversity, Development and Poverty AlleviationRecognizing the Role of Biodiversity for Human Well-being3Biodiversity conservation and sustainable use with equitable sharing of benefi ts derived from its natural services are the basis of human well-being. Vital signs for biodiversity are plummeting and the related ecosystem services seriously undermined. Biodiversity benefi ts are

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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

NYU

Print vs. Digital Media

Save the date and join thought leaders Gil Friend and Don Carli for breakfast and a provocative dialogue on the environmental impact of print and digital media between 8:30 and 10:30 AM on May 11th.

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Print vs. Digital Media: False Dilemmas and Forced Choices

A heightened sense of awareness about the environment has developed in recent years. In particular, feelings of guilt and concern are on the rise about the use of paper and its alleged impact on the fate of trees, forests and the environment. Are these feelings justified? The False dilemma is:

Article

The Green Report Part 2: Is Your Green Sustainable?

Increasingly it seems that just about every organization or product is claiming to be “green.” Even if your company is not planning to address becoming greener this year, your customers, your competitors and your government probably are, but supply chain professionals and regulators are also growing increasingly skeptical of unsubstantiated

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Green and Mean: Can the U.S. Economy Be Both Climate Friendly and Competitive?

Rob Bradley, March 10, 2009Testimony of Mr. Rob Bradley Director, International Climate Policy Initiative World Resource Institute. Hearing before the commission security and cooperation in Europe: “Green and Mean: Can the U.S. Economy Be Both Climate Friendly and Competitive?” View Report

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The Footprint of Print and Digital Media Supply Chains

Print has profoundly changed the world since the days of Johannes Guttenberg, but now due to the prodigious volumes of energy and materials consumed and mountains of waste produced the printing industry is challenged to profoundly change itself. Current patterns of print and digital media production and consumption are unsustainable

White paper

How to Transform Business, Communities and Meet Organizational Green Initiatives

Free White Paper prepared by ISC through a generous grant from Adobe, shows "How to Transform Business, Communities and Meet Organizational Green Initiatives". Today's businesses face many challenges from process improvements that boost the bottom line to sustainable technologies that reduce waste. In this free White Paper featuring case studies

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Welcome to the Age of Low Carbon Publishing

Have you ever considered what the carbon footprint of a magazine or an eReader is? What about the carbon footprint of your publication? Not everyone cares about carbon footprints or defers to the authority of science on climate change, but when Coke, Pepsi and Apple begin to carbon footprint their

Report

Forests in the Balance Sheet

Lessons from Developed Country Land Use Change and Forestry Greenhouse Gas Accounting & Reportingby Florence Daviet, Lauren Williams and Kemen Austin - December 2009 This working paper analyzes developed country experience to date in relation to implementation of the LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) provisions of the

COP15

Paper Made from Red Algae Seaweed

One of the more interesting things I have seen at the COP15 is an exhibit of a patented process for the production of pulp and paper made from Red Algae (l. Gracilaria and l. Gelidium elegans) developed by a company named Pegasus Research Inc. Pegasus is a spin-out venture of

Report

Counting the Cash: Elements of a Framework for the Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Climate Finance

by Remi Moncel, Hilary McMahon and Kirsten Stasio - December 2009 This working paper explores the main issues associated with the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of finance in the post-2012 climate regime. View Report @ World Resources Institute SummaryThe role of finance in an international post-2012 climate change agreement cannot

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A Cablecar Called Desire

The Prime Minister of Denmark, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a limited number of Heads of State and Government, representing all groups and regions, speak on global issues in Copenhagen: UNFCCC Webcast COPENHAGEN, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Copenhagen climate change conference was moving again, said United Nations

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Take Ten with Don Carli in Copenhagen [Audio]

Source: whattheythink.com | Take Ten with Don Carli in Copenhagen (Audio) "While WhatTheyThink didn’t send a delegate to the Copenhagen Climate Summit, we do have a “man on the street” providing us with exclusive dispatches.Listen to our conversation using the player below or download the MP3 file (12MB)

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Climate Kabuki

I spent two days standing in the cold with thousands of people including members of the press, NGO leaders and delegates who were not able to get into the Bella Center venue due to terrible planning and coordination of security and registration. My first day at COP15 was yesterday and

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COP15 Dispatch: Don Carli on Media Carbon

Don’s passion is to raise awareness about the carbon embedded in the entire lifecycle of every communication act – for example, the energy and emissions to power your computer to read and listen to this dispatch.

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COP15: The "Hoping to Get In" Summit

After two consecutive days and over 14 ours of standing in the cold with thousands of members of the international press, delegates and NGO participants I was finally able to get through security and thaw enough to write a few words before heading into the content maelstrom that is COP15.