February, 2017

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GPM China Advances in Line With National Environmental Goals

Green Project Management

Train the Trainer Sessions at Beijing (Peking) University Take Off! GPM China successfully delivered the second of the three agreed train the trainer sessions in January. With this series, GPM China expects the promotion of GPM® and PRISM® across China to experience a growth period due to the strength of the institutions who have made […]. The post GPM China Advances in Line With National Environmental Goals appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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The Internet of Things Is Creating Smart Airports

Daniel Burrus

For countless travelers, the term “smart airport” is an oxymoron. For these individuals, massive crowds, endless delays and a rash of other headaches hardly add up to an intelligent environment. One exponential technology—a technology that is growing at an exponential rate—that’s helping to create smarter, more efficient airports is the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Global suppliers achieve significant emissions reduction

Edouard Stenger

More good news showing progress on climate change as suppliers around the world are cutting their carbon emissions significantly. To a new report by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) , The Carbon Trust and BSR , the suppliers of 89 large multinationals have cut their emissions by 434 million tonnes of carbon dioxide last year alone. This is more than the annual emissions of my home country, France.

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“One Year of SDG 4”: Your Response to EQUAL’s Call for Essays

Sustainable Development Network

On July 5, 2016 the SDSN Global Education, Quality and Learning for All (EQUAL) Network –co-hosted by Global TIES for Children and Pratham– invited researchers and practitioners to contribute short papers on “One Year of SDG4.” One month later, submissions poured in from 16 different countries, each explaining how education has changed in their respective area since September 2015.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Why GPM® Green Project Manager Certification Goes Hand in Hand with US Green Building Council’s LEED® and The Green Building Initiative Green Globes®

Green Project Management

Guest Post by Jan Russell, President of the GreenSpring Institute, USA. We live in a world with a growing population of over 7 billion people. As long as records have been kept, we know there haven’t been this many people using Earth’s resources at one time. As a result, we now use 1.6 Earth’s resources […]. The post Why GPM® Green Project Manager Certification Goes Hand in Hand with US Green Building Council’s LEED® and The Green Building Initiative Green Globes® appeared first on Deliver

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Sustainable Development Goal #11 of 17 and Project Management, Sustainable Cities.

Green Project Management

In this installment of our series on the SDGs, we look at #11 of 17, Sustainable Cities and Communities. This goal encompasses ten targets of sustainable development. The target stems from the following fact that: Half of humanity – 3.5 billion people – lives in cities today By 2030, almost 60 per cent of the world’s […]. The post Sustainable Development Goal #11 of 17 and Project Management, Sustainable Cities. appeared first on Delivering a better world, one project at a time.

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Leveraging Organizational Identity to Foster Growth

Daniel Burrus

A quote often attributed to Oscar Wilde urges people to be themselves because everyone else is taken. In a way, that bit of wisdom certainly applies to organizational identity, where what you are serves to differentiate you from both partners and competitors. But in building and managing identity, anticipatory organizations are very much aware that a valuable identity is not a one and done proposition.

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3 Steps to Build a Strong Team

Daniel Burrus

An old cliché has it that there is no “I” in team. Like many well-worn phrases, that one holds a certain amount of truth—and not just in the literal spelling. In effect, a strong team emphasizes the group, not just one individual. The thinking is, when the team advances as a whole, so, too, does everyone within it. That begs a question: How do you build a team that is characterized by strong, coordinated teamwork?

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Two potential solutions to cool down the Arctic

Edouard Stenger

As the Arctic is 30 degrees Celsius (50 F) warmer than what it should be right now, finding local solutions to cool down the poles suddenly doesn’t seem this far-fetched anymore. . Years ago I read a short article on how bringing more ice to the poles could help slow down climate change. A Professor of applied physics from Harvard, David Keith, was proposing a rather extreme approach to the problem.

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Global coal and oil use to peak in 2020

Edouard Stenger

That’s it ! Renewable energy sources and electric vehicles are progressing so fast around the world that according to a new study coal and oil use could peak worldwide in as little as three years. Yes, you read that right. We knew that global greenhouse gases emission from energy had been peaking for the past three years – largely thanks to China – but now, here is another series of nails in the coffins of coal and oil.

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Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?

Speaker: Hortense Grouvel

In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op

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France is late on its energy transition

Edouard Stenger

I came across several articles on my home country lately and thought it was the occasion to keep everyone updated on how the French energy transition is going on. First thing first, I am very disappointed that the Socialists running the country did so little on renewable energy sources during their mandate. After all, they are allied to the Greens, who should be adamant on renewables and energy efficiency.

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