Continued from Part One. The first step to our 4 simple green strategies is to keep track of the relevant risks and take immediate actions to reduce them. Here, we present our second step: 2. Reduce Costs Look at your business operations and the use of resources such as electricity,…
Continue ReadingEarth Hour – The Asymmetry Principle vs The Rebound Effect
Earth Hour Singapore is back again and takes place this Saturday, 27 March 2010. Individuals, organisations and businesses are encouraged to switch off their lights for one hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm, or longer. Earth Hour is organised by WWF and is “a call to stand up, to take responsibility,…
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Author: John Grant ISBN: 978-0-470-68436-8 Hardcover; 350 pages Published in March 2010 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Recommended Retail Price: US$27.95 / S$49.17 including GST Available at all major bookstores Book Review John Grant, the award winning author of The Green Marketing Manifesto, is back with his latest book…
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The panel discussion on the Economic Strategies Committee’s (ESC) recent recommendations for a Smart Energy Economy, was held this morning at NUS. The panelists include: Prof. Linda Yuen-Ching Lim: Professor of Strategy at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan Dr. Natasha Hamilton-Hart: Associate Professor…
Continue ReadingSingapore to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 16% Below 2020 Business-As-Usual Levels
Before the Copenhagen Conference On 2 December 2009, the Singapore government announced that Singapore will reduce its carbon emissions by 16% below 2020 business-as-usual levels, provided that: Singapore will only commit to this if there is a legally binding global deal that obliges all countries to cut emissions, and if…
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