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Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Redwoods Group: Serving Others
The Redwoods Group, based in Morrisville, NC, is the nation’s largest provider of property and casualty insurance services to YMCAs and Jewish Community Centers (JCCs) and also offers these services to nonprofit resident camps. Redwoods has developed extensive expertise in … Continue Reading
Institute Names Six Summer Fellows
The Institute for Sustainable Development named its six 2009 Summer Sustainability Fellows: Amanda Campbell, Dale Hammer, Elizabeth Liedel, Brooks Rainey Pearson, Teddy Salgado, and Napoleon Wallace. The Fellows, currently graduate and undergraduate students at Duke University and University of North … Continue Reading
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Tagged Amanda Campbell, Brooks Rainey Pearson, Chris Carmody, Dale Hammer, Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative, Elizabeth Liedel, Environmental Law Project, Fenwick Foundation, Fuqua School of Management, Fuqua’s Net Impact chapter, GlaxoSmithKline, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Lenovo, Napoleon Wallace, Nicholas School for the Environment, Redwoods Group, Talent Capital, Teddy Salgado, UNC Chapel Hill City and Regional Planning
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Small Businesses Offer Innovative Health and Wellness Initiatives
Health and wellness benefits (like gym memberships or low-cost access to weight loss programs) are more than a way for employers to keep their employees happy, they can also help to reduce costs in the long run. Healthy employees take … Continue Reading
ENERGY STAR for Small Business
You may already be familiar with the Energy Star label on efficient appliances, a program by the federal government (EPA–Environmental Protection Agency, and DOE–Department of Energy). Energy Star labeled computers, washing machines, and refrigerators are sold in stores and offer … Continue Reading
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Sony Pictures Entertainment Joins Culver City for Compost Pilot Program
An article posted on Greenbiz.com on May 26th, 2009, Sony Pictures Entertainment Joins Culver City for Compost Pilot Program, gives an example of business partnering with local government to solve a problem facing the municipality while simultaneously reducing waste generated … Continue Reading
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Non-Profit Roundtable Session on Channeling Strong Emotions
Zemo Trevathan will lead an interactive session on channeling strong emotions while leading nonprofit organizations and activities: June 10, 2009, 11:30 am, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce. Continue Reading
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Economic Outlook Improves
Optimism about the U.S. economy’s prospects improved sharply in the second quarter, but compensation freezes, layoffs and capital spending cuts are still on the horizon for about half of companies, according to a new survey of CPA financial executives. Nearly … Continue Reading
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Don’t Talk About Green
Don’t talk about green. And while we’re at it, let’s not talk about climate change, environmentalism or being socially responsible. Instead, let’s talk about efficiency and reflecting the true cost of our lifestyle choices in our product prices. This is … Continue Reading
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Net Impact Releases Guide to Make Any Job a Green Job
Suzanne Henricksen created a community outreach program for her marketing department at The Clorox Co., which led to quarterly volunteer events. Shoshannah Lenski headed a team that developed a greenhouse gas reduction strategy for her firm, the Boston Consulting Group. … Continue Reading
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GreenBiz: How Wal-Mart Measures and Manages Its Social and Environmental Impact
If you are trying to do good in the world (as opposed to just making money), how do you know if you’re having an impact? How do you measure and manage that good? The recent Global Social Venture Competition culminated … Continue Reading
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