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Songdo International Business District Receives Certification for Ninth LEED Project

Gale International, a New York-based international real estate investment and development company, and POSCO E&C of Korea are together building the Songdo International Business District (IBD), a $35 billion venture, in Incheon, South Korea on reclaimed land spanning 1,500 acres.

27 Jun 2012

Leadership Florida® Goes Carbon Neutral with Just Energy

For the first time in its thirty year history, Leadership Florida® is pleased to announce that its 2012 Annual Meeting has gone 100% carbon neutral.

26 Jun 2012

New Cooperation Program to Develop Eco-Friendly Technologies for Sustainable Textiles

In association with Instituto e, a non-profit arm of Brazilian high-end fashion brand Osklen, and the Italian Government and Osklen, Forum das Americas’ President, Mario Garnero has helped in the creation of a ground-breaking cooperation program at the Rio+20 and Sao Paulo Fashion Week Junctures.

26 Jun 2012

Ernst + Young, Earthwatch Ambassadors to Implement Eco-Friendly Sustainable Practices to Local Businesses

Ernst & Young partnering with the Earthwatch Institute has announced that they are sending 30 volunteers based on their skills for expeditions to Costa Rica and Brazil in order to carry out field research and suggest strategies so that economically sustainable and eco-friendly practices can be implemented to local businesses.

26 Jun 2012

SodaStream Creates Virtual Environmental Cage on Facebook

SodaStream, a manufacturer of beverage carbonation systems, has formed a virtual ‘Cage Challenge’ on Facebook following Coca Cola’s attempts to close SodaStream’s environmental Cage Exhibits. Facebook visitors from across the globe can fill up this virtual cage with images of utilized cans and bottles.

26 Jun 2012

International Workshop: Cooperation for a Green Transformation

We are increasingly exceeding our planet’s limits, with results such as advancing climate change and the destruction of biological diversity which jeopardises our natural life support systems.

25 Jun 2012

Chicago Lakeside Development Honored As A Top Sustainable Solution at Rio+20

At its Rio+20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, the United Nations launched its newest worldwide initiative focused on sustainability solutions and sustainable cities. International sustainability legend Gro Harlem Brundtland, media guru and philanthropist Ted Turner, EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, and 150 VIP guests celebrated the launch of "Sustainia100" by naming 100 world leading projects and undertakings. Among the named winners of this prestigious global honor is Chicago Lakeside, a development on the southeast side of Chicago, IL.

24 Jun 2012

Blue Planet Prize award to Lovejoy at Rio+20

The Blue Planet Prize, one of the most prestigious awards for work in the environment, has been given to ecologist and Counterpart International Board member Dr. Thomas Lovejoy. (www.Counterpart.org)

24 Jun 2012

Author Daniel Rirdan Answers the Call for a Viable Planetary Sustainability Plan in "The Blueprint: Averting Global Collapse"

Worldwide alarm about the planet's future and our human-engineered habitat is the impetus for discussion at today's Rio+20, the United Nations' global sustainability conference. Talks among conference delegat...

22 Jun 2012

Making The Spirit of Rio Actionable: New Tool for Strategic Carbon Planning in Metropolitan Regions

Rio+20 provides much-needed momentum to international cooperation on sustainable development post global financial crisis. The question is how decision makers can translate goals into action in a cost-effective, fast and...

22 Jun 2012