Sustainability news sites
News updates in all areas of sustainability - economic, human, natural and review and renewal.
Economic
October 2006: BSR Report on Corporate Climate Strategy
BSR has released a 3-pronged approach to corporate climate strategy, including comment and ideas on: energy efficiency, emissions offsets and renewable energy:
www.bsr.org/meta/BSR_Climate-change-Report.pdf (PDF, 354 KB)
Human
The Council of Social Services of New South Wales has an extensive "media releases" section including a recent release on the pressure on community services in the state.
Australia November 2006: Social justice - up front
The "Social Justice - up front" media release from NCOSS comments on the NSW state plan for a set of measurable/accountable targets against which performance of State Government can be measured:
www.ncoss.org.au/media/current/mr061114.html
Natural
The "Media releases" section has news on young environmentalists actively working on waste audits and urban design as part of the Sir Peter Blake Foundation.
October 2006: Less waste, more recycling
The Packaging Accord is on track to meet the 2008 water reduction and recycling targets:
www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=27357.
Review and Renewal
Under "media releases" is news on social capital, volunteering, awards and funding.
UK, October 2006: Unclaimed assets should become community funding pot
A UK community proposal for unclaimed assets to become part of a community funding pot:
www.cdx.org.uk/news/news.htm#Unclaimed