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Kenya: Massive Flooding in Samburu as Ewaso Nyiro River Bursts its Banks

Publicado Posted by Samuel Maina on 05/03/2010

At dawn on Thursday, 4 March 2010, a massive flash flood hit Samburu in northern Kenya destroying 6 tourist lodges, some wildlife research camps and leaving thousands marooned on roof tops and on trees. This wave of rushing water came from the Ewaso Nyiro River which has burst it's banks follow ...

Etiquetas Disaster English Environment Feature General Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Weblog Africa climate floods rain Samburu


Shareholder Climate Resolutions Up 40%

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 04/03/2010

U.S. investor groups have filed 95 global warming shareholder resolutions with public corporations, a 40 percent increase over last year, according to a press release from the Investor Network on Climate Risk.The resolutions, lodged with 82 U.S. and Canadian companies, seek a range of concessions ...

Etiquetas Feature Finance & Reporting Financial People ceres climate change global warming Investor Network on Climate Risk shareholder resolutions


Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility to Corporate Social Engagement

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/03/2010

Our civilizations central organizing project is to transform our adverse impact on the climate system. Scientists tell us that we must act now to mitigate the most severe effects of climate change; that we have a very small window before we reach an irreversible tipping point, after which the pla ...

Etiquetas Carbon Footprint Climate Guest Column Strategy & Leadership corporate social engagement Corporate Social Responsibility David Gershon Empowerment Institute


Vodafone Tops ICT Sustainability Ranking

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/03/2010

Vodafone is ranked as the number one sustainability leader among the 20 largest information and communications technology (ICT) companies, according to Tomorrow’s Value Rating. Nokia, HP, France Telecom and Siemens round out the top five leaders.The ranking shows that ICT businesses are coo ...

Etiquetas Charts Climate E-Waste Emissions Major Players Manufacturing Strategy & Leadership Supply Chain Sustainability Electronic Waste France Telecom HP ICT Sustainability Ranking Nokia Siemens Tomorrow's Value Rating Vodafone


Protecting “Cleantech” IP Rights

Publicado Posted by Environmental Leader on 01/03/2010

One of the commitments coming out of the Copenhagen conference on climate change was the provision that developed countries make available less polluting technologies to poorer nations. Technology development and transfer envisioned by this pledge includes so-called cleantech ranging from solar ...

Etiquetas Climate Guest Column Strategy & Leadership arthur mitchell cleantech White & Case