Drinking water from the tap - Innovative Urban Water Management Moderator: Roland Winkler Time: 28.06.2010 15:00 - 18:30 Location: Shanghai International Energy Conservation & Environmental Protection Park Baoshan District, West Changjiang Rd. No.101. Language: English or Chinese with Simultaneous Translation 15.00 Welcome Address by Wilfried Eckstein (Goethe Institute Shanghai) 15.20 General ...

This is the definition of the value of human life from an entrepreneur based in Brooklyn. "I think there is one metric that can be used to measure the value of a human life and that’s impact. How did you change things? How many people did you touch? How ...

With all the news about BP's mistakes and disruptions to our environment what better time to be thinking about how we get away from BP and other companies and start using more Clean Energy. The NYTimes ran a piece (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/business/global/18yuan.html?hp)  talking about China's push and lead in this important area. 'Mr. Li ...

We have a vision Make the World a Better Place one Initiative at the time We have crowdsourced the vision and have created URBAN RECIPES - a cook book for changemakers WHAT: A day full of inspiration, dialogue and tools... and great network opportunities. WHY: Come if you have a perspective on how to change the World. We ...

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The NYTimes ran a story about companies ranging from Nike, Herman Miller, to Tandus Flooring which are pushing the envelope in terms of Green and Sustainability. Why are all these companies doing this? Of course it makes them feel good and helps make the world a better place but the ...

For those of you who are free this evening, the Shanghai Foreign Correspondents' Club will be hosting, "Shanghai: A Green and Sustainable City?", a panel discussion analyzing the viability of Shanghai's commitment to becoming a sustainable city.  On the panel will include Adam Minter, author of the blog "Shanghai Scrap", ...

Dear Green Drinkers,  亲爱的GREENDRINKS会员们, Presentation by: W A Y N E   V I S S E R Wayne Visser is Founder and Director of the think-tank CSR International and the author/editor of ten books, including eight on the role of business in society, the most recent of which is The World Guide to CSR. His ...

Dear Friend of the Million Tree Project, On behalf of Shanghai Roots & Shoots, I would like to thank you all for the generous support you have shown for the Million Tree Project throughout the years.  Your commitment to helping raise awareness about climate change and desertification in ...

Hello Hangzhou Green Drinkers! Join us next Wednesday, June 2, at the Vineyard in welcoming summer with a cold drink at Hangzhou Green Drinks! Our guest speaker, Adam Cameron, is the co-founder of Silk Ventures Group. He will be speaking on his firm’s effort to counterbalance ...