Tag: World Business Council for Sustainable Development
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Report details strategies for Yixing, China, to be ‘sustainable city’
Culminating from extensive collaboration between the business-led Urban Infrastructure Initiative (UII) and City of Yixing, China, a report was released June 17 identifying strategies for Yixing’s vision to become a “sustainable city” by 2020. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) UII report, “A Solutions Landscape for Yixing, China,” delivers findings from an interdisciplinary team of sustainability…
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Report details strategies for Yixing, China, to be ‘sustainable city’
Culminating from extensive collaboration between the business-led Urban Infrastructure Initiative (UII) and City of Yixing, China, a report was released June 17 identifying strategies for Yixing’s vision to become a “sustainable city” by 2020. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) UII report, “A Solutions Landscape for Yixing, China,” delivers findings from an interdisciplinary team of sustainability…
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Taking Action at Rio+20
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council Note: this blog was cross-posted from UK Green Building Council The Rio+20 Earth Summit represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a roadmap for the “Future We Want” —the f…
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The Road to Rio+20: Houston is a city leading by example
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Note: this blog was originally published on The Guardian Houston’s sustainability strategy is impressive, an example of the key position cities have in driving the green econom…
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The Road to Rio+20 Reminds Us to Think Globally and Act Locally
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council On Monday, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) convened the fourth installment of…