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Specialty fabrics industry members doing business Canada gathered March 6-8 in Montreal for the annual IFAI Canada Expo, networking and educational event. Keynote speaker Rodney Wilts spoke on measurable indicators for sustainability.

The Renewable Energy Centre.co.uk headlined a seminar entitled “Go Green – Get Rich” at the Grand Designs Live Show last week. Richard Simmons, MD spoke frankly about the domestic and national picture of renewable energy in the UK.

A firm which helps businesses successfully deal with major changes to their workplaces is reshaping its own operation – by launching new Sustainability Services.

Small is business is now more important than ever. Comprising 99.9% of all business in the US, the environmental impact should not be overlooked. Can small business become the innovators and capitalise on the upward trend towards ethical consumerism?

Live Gourmet launches new sustainability resource to promote conservation education highlighting the company's commitment to successful green strategies including hydroponics, recycled packaging, and energy conservation

Molecular Synergy Nonprofit Design planning to use aquaponics, organic hydroponics and recycling to provide what is needed to sustain human life.

Interior Design students and faculty from The Art Institutes International Minnesota are volunteering their time to design and develop a temporary and sustainable (green) art student gallery.

Faced with mounting scientific evidence that climate change threatens the health of our planet, homeowners are compelled to ask how they can make a difference.

Workplace Law Network is dedicating an entire week to helping businesses understand what sustainability is, what we should be sustaining, and why we should be bothering!

The AR100 features the top 100 annual report designs and CSR Corporate Sustainability Award Show. The Ar100 and CSR Guide includes an extensive Talent and Resource section offering design, photography, illustration, printing and paper services.

GOOD LIFE LIVING GREEN magazine is a Canadian National “consumer lifestyle and business magazine", that will appeal to anyone who is interested in taking a mainstream approach to green and environmental issues.

We would like to announce that we have changed our logo to reflect our desire to work in harmony with the planet and its people.

The deadline for presentations for the "International Conference on Peak Oil & Climate Change: Paths to Sustainability" is March 31. The conference takes place from May 30 to June 1 at the Calvin College Fine Arts Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Visit NewBelgium.com for a Whimsical Tour of Life at the Mothership

Woodward Electrical Ltd, of Swadlincote, Derbyshire is pleased to announce their expansion into the North West, after over 20 years success in the Midlands.

Multi-national companies are under pressure to tweak product lines and change operations in order to become more sustainable. Executives are under pressure to look for ways to reduce the carbon footprint, eliminate waste and conserve energy.

StandbySaturday.com.au launches today in Australia to campaign and educate how standby power is costing every Australian household an average 10% of their power bill, wasting over $60 million, AND contributing to global warming.

StandbySaturday announces GreenPrint World launch, new version of GreenPrints paper-saving software available free to home users worldwide. GreenPrint could save over 100 million trees and reduce greenhouse gas by over 300 million tons globally.

The UK government has stated its intention to solve the housing shortage by building 3 million new homes by 2020.

Online eco shopping site, Nigel's Eco Store www.nigelsecostore.com has been chosen by the judges as the winner in the shopping category of Yahoo! Finds of the Year 2007 – announced today.

'Sustainability' is the buzzword of the moment, but what does it mean for businesses? Workplace Law has published "Sustainable Workplaces 2008: Special Report" to answer this question.

If you’re looking to make a dent in your carbon footprint, you can’t go far wrong if you start shopping locally. It may be the easiest green campaigning you’ll ever have to do, and it can all be done online.

Customers and suppliers can be helped to make choices that benefit the environment. Author of new book shows how companies can enable sustainable development.

Roughstock Studios teams up with city government to achieve Green Business Certification.

Ethicalsuperstore.com are now taking pre-orders for the new solar powered Powermonkey eXplorer mobile phone and iPod charger

Think has launched a brand new online networking site called ‘i-Think’. Designed to facilitate the debate around sustainability and regeneration, i-Think is an essential resource for professionals and academics operating in the built environment.

Portakabin Group, the UK’s leading modular building supplier and manufacturer, has announced significant savings in carbon emissions following the implementation of an energy saving and environmental policy across its business.

When teachers and site coordinators in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) advocated healthier snacks for their students, People’s Grocery answered their call.