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Sustainability
Sustainability looks at the consequences of economics through a social and ecological lens. In general, sustainability integrates public policy, urban planning and transport, quality of life and ethics; for corporations, it involves improvements to work practices and analysis of economic, environmental and social impact (the "triple bottom line") to ensure process, and ultimately financial, efficiency.
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Teaching urban sustainability to tomorrow's leaders
A new graduate program challenges students to think about urban environmental issues, such as city buses crawling (and polluting) down Manhattan avenues.
4 | January 19, 2010 4:00am |
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Bon Appétit nourishes Silicon Valley cafeterias with locally-farmed food
SmartPlanet takes a tour of Yahoo's kitchen to see the sustainable options, food management company Bon Appétit has implemented. Innovations include locally farmed food options, a low...
January 15, 2010 1:40pm
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Ford's leader aims to equate industrial with sustainable
Can Henry Ford's great grandson use sustainable thinking to propel Ford back to No. 1?
2 | January 15, 2010 6:10am |
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Sustainable design ideals gain mindshare, despite economic concerns
More professional mechanical engineers are designing with sustainability in mind, according to a survey just released by design software giant Autodesk and a 130-year-old mechanical engineering...
January 14, 2010 1:52pm |
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Revolving door concept harvests energy as it spins, sparks urban 'revolution'
A design firm called Fluxxlab has devised a sustainable revolving door that harvests energy as it spins.
19 | January 14, 2010 11:34am |
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IBM CEO's challenge: Get smart or get left behind
In an address to business executives in London, IBM CEO Sam Palmisano outlines the real progress being made on smart planet initiatives around the world and challenges companies, communities and...
1 | January 13, 2010 3:10pm |
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What we're reading: battlefield brain scanners
Navy brain scanners; NASA's Boeing 747 hole; South Korea's sustainable city; Internet code energy efficiency; Hawaii marine trash.
January 13, 2010 12:08pm |
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The Econosphere: how the economy really works
Why do economies succeed, why do they fail and how do we profit in the days ahead. Craig Thomas, a veteran private-sector economist and author of The Econosphere joins us to answer these questions...
23 | January 11, 2010 3:00am |
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Urban renaissance -- one crêpe at a time
Green shoots in the Motor City -- powered by many smaller engines
January 10, 2010 6:36pm |
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Why management is so 20th century, and what we can do about it
Edward Lawler, renowned management expert, explains why current management styles aren't working, and calls for re-thinking the way we work together
2 | January 7, 2010 8:54am |
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One man's lessons in value
Author, speaker and consultant, Dan Coughlin, has been a regular contributor to Smart Planet throughout 2009. In this more personal post, Dan shares what he learned about VALUE last year and...
2 | January 5, 2010 3:00am |
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Can a race car that runs on recyclables go Formula One?
British researchers have created a Formula 3 race car made out of the stuff commonly found in your compost bin.
2 | January 5, 2010 2:28am |
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Top 12 management trends of the decade
Harvard Business Review editors: in the '00s, companies sought both analytical and creative thinking.
1 | January 4, 2010 1:28pm |
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Dubai claims world's tallest skyscraper: Technological feat or folly?
Dubai's inauguration of the world's tallest skyscraper is supposed to be a symbol of a new chapter for the debt-ridden country. Is the Burj Dubai tower a technology feat with "wind sourced"...
11 | January 4, 2010 7:25am |
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If you want great results, don't coddle your employees, challenge them
Happiness isn't the best motivator of your employees, according to a new book. Instead, give them difficult goals to achieve.
11 | January 4, 2010 5:27am |
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Disney: See our movie, help save a coral reef
Disney builds buzz for next Disneynature film by pledging portion of opening week proceeds to The Nature Conservancy.
December 31, 2009 8:50am |
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Want more investors? Get better about disclosing your sustainability numbers
New report from Social Investment Forum shows jump in sustainability reporting. Now, if we could just make it an ongoing process, not just an annual event.
December 30, 2009 4:25pm |
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U.S. and them: how we differ in our view of consumption
Global research firm RISC international recently completed their annual, “Scan of Consumer Evolutions and New Trends�. This global look at consumer behavior and trends lead to the coining of a...
December 30, 2009 3:00am |
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Suggested mantra for capitalists of the new decade: Worry about your customers, first
By focusing first on what's best for the customer, businesses will get smarter for the shareholder.
1 | December 29, 2009 3:17pm |
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When planning smart cities, we do well to remember the real residents
Who are we building smart cities for, anyway? We would do right to remember.
6 | December 28, 2009 2:22pm |
