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Top 10 CSR Studies of 2010

By Tracey de Morsella on January 12, 2011 1 Comment Adam Grant, C.B. Bhattacharya, carbon metrics, Carbon Volker Hoffman, corporate social responsible, CSR, employee engagement, employee volunteerism, environmental performance, environmental reputation, ETH Zurich, European School of Management and Technology, Francesco Perrini, Harvard Business School, Heli Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, IESE Business School, Julian Marshall, loyalty, Max Bazerman, Melbourne Business School, Mike Toffel, Network for Business Sustainability, Pat Auger, performance, personal development, poor performance, reputation, risk, Singapore Management University, stakeholder relations, stakeholdersJaepil Choi, sustainability, sustainability reporting, sustainable innovation, Sydney, The Analyst Institute, Tim Devinney, Timo Busch, Todd Rogers, University of BocconiPascual Berrone, University of Minnesota, University of Technology, University of Texas, volunteering, Wharton Business School, work-life balance, Xueming Luo

The following is a list of the year’s 10 best research findings related to CSR, compiled by the Network for Business Sustainability. They focus on the impact of sustainable innovation on profit, the affect volunteering has on performance, employee engagement, product quality, stakeholder buy-in, reputation, carbon metrics and honoring stakeholders.

U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of the 2009 Solar Decathlon

By Chris de Morsella on October 17, 2009 Comments Off on U.S. Department of Energy Announces Winners of the 2009 Solar Decathlon 2009 Solar Decathlon, appliances, California, Canada, Cube House, Daniel Poneman, Darmstadt, energy-efficient solar powered house, Germany, home entertainment, hot water, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, net metering, Solar Decathlon, space heating and cooling, Spain, Team California, Team Germany, United States, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of Minnesota, US Department of Energy, Washington D.C., zero carbon home

The Solar Decathlon is a competition in which teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient solar powered house. The winners of the 2009 competition – the fourth to be held – were announced on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. by U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman. The contest is organized by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and supported by event and team sponsors from the private sector.

DOE Awards $24M in Wind Energy Research Grants

By Chris de Morsella on October 16, 2009 Comments Off on DOE Awards $24M in Wind Energy Research Grants American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Chicago, deepwater wind energy, Department of Energy, DOE, floating offshore wind turbine, hybrid composite materials, Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology, Isle of Shoals, Maine, Marseilles, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Obama administration, Orono, renewable energy, research grant, Rosemount, Siemens 2.3 MW turbine, Steven Chu, turbine wake interaction, University of Maine, University of Maine's Deepwater Offshore Wind Test Site, University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Outreach Research, University of New Hampshire, wind career opportunity, wind energy, wind energy efficiencies, wind energy research, wind farm interaction, wind internship, wind research fellowship, wind turbine, wind turbine drive train control, wind turbine rotor control

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced grant awards for up to $24 million, from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to three university-led wind energy research facilities that have been selected to support university research and development programs to improve land-based and offshore wind turbine performance and reliability and to provide career educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in wind energy technologies. The three universities are: Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Maine and University of Minnesota.