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Call for Presentations: 2010 Lean and Green Summit

By Naimish Upadhyay on February 22, 2010 Comments Off on Call for Presentations: 2010 Lean and Green Summit Burt Klein, call for presentations, case studies, conference, corporate culture, environment, executives, GA, green, industry, Jim Huntzinger, Lean and Green Summit, lean principles, management, marketing, PortionPac Chemical, process innovation, proposals, Rand Waddoup, Savannah, stakeholder engagement, summit, sustainability, Walmart

Presentation proposals are now being accepted for the 2010 Lean and Green Summit that will be held July 12 – 13, 2010 in Savannah, GA. Proposals are invited in the areas of Governance and Management, Operations and Facilities, Design and Process Innovation, Human Resources and Corporate Culture, Marketing and Communications, and Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement. The Summit aims to bring together the passions and knowledge of advocates of operational excellence who see the implications lean principles have in sustainability, as well as environmental advocates who wish to move industry toward sustainability and want to learn how lean operations can contribute to that goal. Senior level executives in diverse industries who have first-hand experience with instituting lean and green processes should consider presenting at this Summit. They will make 30 minute presentations about real life case studies of implementing lean and green principles in one of the six areas listed above. Each presentation will be followed by interactive discussion and Q&A session in order to expand the information flow and idea generation in the group.

EPA Gives Awards for Turning Trash into Power

By Chris de Morsella on January 14, 2010 1 Comment Alameda, Altamont Landfill Resource and Recovery Facility, Ameresco, biogas, Bureau of Waste Management, Byron Center, CA, cogeneration, EcoLineTM, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, GA, Gina McCarthy, global warming, greenhouse gas, Half Moon Bay, Jefferson City, Jefferson City Missouri Renewable Energy Project, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kent County Department of Public Works, landfill gas, landfill methane capture, Landfill Methane Outreach Program, LFG, Livermore, LMOP, methane, methane emission, MI, Mo., MSW, municipal solid waste, NH, Office of Air and Radiation, Ox Mountain LFG Energy Project, Palo Alto, renewable energy, Rochester, SD, Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Landfill & Poet LFG Pipeline, University of New Hampshire, Winder, Winder Renewable Methane Project

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized eight landfill methane capture projects for innovations to reduce their emissions of methane – a potent greenhouse gas — and in the process recover renewable energy. The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) gives these awards to acknowledge excellence in innovation, successful project development that achieves both environmental and economic benefits.

Thinking About a Green MBA?

By Chris de Morsella on October 26, 2009 5 Comments Arizona, Arthur D. Little, AZ, CA, California, CareerBuilder, CO, Colorado, corporate social responsibility, corporate sustainability, CSR, CSR Jobs Report, CSR MBA, D.C., distribution, District of Colombia, Ellen Weinreb CSR Recruiting, energy efficiency, environmental practices, environmental professionals, FL, Florida, GA, Georgia, Green Dream Jobs, Green Economy Post, Green Marketing, Green MBA, Green MBA Program Directory, green packaging, green workforce development, greenbiz, Hawaii, HI, IA, Illinois IL, IN, Indiana, Iowa, Jim Cassio, MA, Maine, Massachusetts, Master of Business Administration, ME, MI, Michigan, Minnesota, MN, NC, Net Impact, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, NH, NJ, North Carolina, NY, OH, Ohio, Online Green MBA, OR, Oregon, PA, Pennsylvania, recent college graduate, reducing waste, sustainability professionals, sustainable business degree, sustainable practices, sustainable product development, sustainable production, sustainable supply chain, Tennessee, Texas, TN, triple bottom line, TX, UT, Utah, Vermont, VT, WA, Washington, Washington D.C., WI, Wisconsin

Are you a recent graduate discovering how difficult the current market is, unemployed, worried you might soon lose your job or just feel that your career seems stuck in place? Are you thinking that now may be the best time to re-tool your career? Going for a green MBA, now, while the job market is stagnant may be a smart move; both for recent graduates, currently unemployed (or underemployed) professionals as well as for those who want to forge a path into a career in corporate sustainability. But what is a Green MBA, why is it important and what schools are offering them? These are the questions this post delves into.

Princeton Review Rolls Out List of The Greenest Colleges

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The Princeton Review, today released its second annual Green Ratings of colleges. In this measure of how environmentally friendly the institutions are on a scale of 60 to 99, the company tallied its Green Ratings for 697 institutions based on data it collected from the colleges in 2008-09 concerning their environmentally related policies, practices, and academic offerings. The Princeton Review also named 15 colleges to its “2010 Green Rating Honor Roll” – a list that salutes the institutions that received the highest possible score – 99 – in this year’s rating tallies.