For some great information on CSR, what it means, how it can be implemented etc check out the link below:
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/lgm/build/event/show.asp?id=04
Comments, thoughts, ideas and suggestions are welcome as always!
Friday 24 April 2009
Tuesday 21 April 2009
AWARENESS
In May, the Tomorrow's Leaders Project is looking to start an awareness campaign targeting paper, lights, and perhaps water through the university and in our lives. The slide show below came through my email and got us to thinking how wasteful we all really are (and these figures are just from the US).
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&attid=0.1&thid=120b4b3a21008584&mt=application%2Fvnd.ms-powerpoint&pli=1
Here is a sample of whats in the link above...AMAZING stuff!!
Check it out and let me know if you have any ideas or would like to help with the campaign!!
http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&attid=0.1&thid=120b4b3a21008584&mt=application%2Fvnd.ms-powerpoint&pli=1
Here is a sample of whats in the link above...AMAZING stuff!!
Check it out and let me know if you have any ideas or would like to help with the campaign!!
Friday 3 April 2009
G20, Earth Hour, and Other Great Events!
It has been a busy week or two. I know many of you have been finishing final projects and looking forward to the approaching holiday, but we appreciate everyone who has found time to attend the events as of late.
G20
As you know, the G20 is going on this week and many people are taking to the streets to march for their concerns of the current global environment. The G-20 now has a crucial role in driving forward work between advanced and emerging economies to tackle the international financial and economic crisis, restore worldwide financial stability, lead the international economic recovery and secure a sustainable future for all countries.
Below are some photos from Saturdays march at Picadilly Circus. If anyone has experiences or photos from any peaceful G20 protests, please feel free to tell us about your experience and share the photos.
Earth Hour 2009
For those of you who participated, we are greatful!! The University of Westminster had great success in turning off all of the lights at all four sites of the campus, great thanks to all involved!!
Earth Hour 2009 was a great success, here is what the World Wild Life Fund posted on their site "WWF’s Earth Hour 2009 was a massive global phenomenon. Our thanks to the millions of people around the world who switched off their lights for one hour on Saturday 28 March – you sent a dramatic visual signal to world leaders that they must take urgent action on climate change. This awe-inspiring event kickstarted our efforts to secure a strong ‘global deal’ at the Copenhagen UN climate summit in December."
Below are some photos of Parliment before and after:
There was some concern voiced that an hour is not enough, I agree, it is not, but it is a start. Below is an article talking about how it is improtance of raising the issue, not always the actual grandure of the act. As WWF States, it is a great inspiration to the world leaders to know people are watching and it is time to make some real decisions on global efforts to climate change.
http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/2009/03/earthhour-inspiration-collective-meaning-and-the-dangers-of-virtual-absolution/
JADE Conference and Business Combat Workshop
We had great success in educating students from our university and others on what CSR is and some initiatives they could take within their universities or in an SME.
If you have any comments, photos, or stories to add- please feel free to email us at csr.westminster@gmail.com, we would be happy to feature you in our blog!
G20
As you know, the G20 is going on this week and many people are taking to the streets to march for their concerns of the current global environment. The G-20 now has a crucial role in driving forward work between advanced and emerging economies to tackle the international financial and economic crisis, restore worldwide financial stability, lead the international economic recovery and secure a sustainable future for all countries.
Below are some photos from Saturdays march at Picadilly Circus. If anyone has experiences or photos from any peaceful G20 protests, please feel free to tell us about your experience and share the photos.
Earth Hour 2009
For those of you who participated, we are greatful!! The University of Westminster had great success in turning off all of the lights at all four sites of the campus, great thanks to all involved!!
Earth Hour 2009 was a great success, here is what the World Wild Life Fund posted on their site "WWF’s Earth Hour 2009 was a massive global phenomenon. Our thanks to the millions of people around the world who switched off their lights for one hour on Saturday 28 March – you sent a dramatic visual signal to world leaders that they must take urgent action on climate change. This awe-inspiring event kickstarted our efforts to secure a strong ‘global deal’ at the Copenhagen UN climate summit in December."
Below are some photos of Parliment before and after:
There was some concern voiced that an hour is not enough, I agree, it is not, but it is a start. Below is an article talking about how it is improtance of raising the issue, not always the actual grandure of the act. As WWF States, it is a great inspiration to the world leaders to know people are watching and it is time to make some real decisions on global efforts to climate change.
http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/2009/03/earthhour-inspiration-collective-meaning-and-the-dangers-of-virtual-absolution/
JADE Conference and Business Combat Workshop
We had great success in educating students from our university and others on what CSR is and some initiatives they could take within their universities or in an SME.
If you have any comments, photos, or stories to add- please feel free to email us at csr.westminster@gmail.com, we would be happy to feature you in our blog!
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