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Shanghai Net Impact (free) event

Shanghai Chapter’s Summer Happy Hour July 14 @ 7:30PM Free Admission Tandus Flooring, 731 Hongxu Lu, Building 2, 3rd Floor 闵行区虹许路731号2号楼3楼 CSR Industry Snapshot : Methane Utilization How Rural Biogas and Coal Mine Methane are Providing Clean Energy to China Methane is 22 times more powerful than CO2 in its heat trapping capabilities ...

Little bits going a long way

What is better than taking that (hopefully) extra pocket change and helping a Chinese entrepreneur significantly improve his/her life and those around him/her? That is what WoKai and Casey Wilson are doing. Check more here They're also going for a challenge and why not help a great cause. ---- Dear Friends, Wokai is in ...

Green Drinks Shanghai: July

Dear Green Drinkers,  亲爱的GREENDRINKS会员们, Presentation by: Hamish Jacobs Hamish, a native of South Africa, joined The Coca-Cola Company in 1996 with the China Division based in Hong Kong. Over the years he has held number of positions in various areas of the business and is currently the Capability Head Living Positively for Coca-Cola China Industries ...

Eco-art in Shanghai

The Eco Art Workshops at Donut King attracted a crowd of all ages, who actively participated and listened to presentations provided by Marine Dream and Sage Vision from Eco Design Fair. The participants learnt about the different environmental initiatives and gained greater understanding of what they can do both individually and ...

MBAddressing change

It's great to see business schools are starting to incorporate ---and in some cases to mandate--- sustainability as part of their curriculum. Of course the point of a company is to make a profit but also about positively influencing the people, society, and world around you. Thanks to Shanghai's very own ...

Videos related to URBNhotels

Check out the videos that the founder of URBN hotel Jules Kwan and Marketing Director Victoria Hajjar are been interviewed: [youku id="XMTg1NDQ5MTIw" w="360" h="273"] [youku id="XMTg1NDQ0NTk2" w="360" h="273"]

Green Drinks Shanghai now at Xin Dan Wei

Dear Green Drinkers, 亲爱的绿色畅饮会员们: We are very excited to announce the new location of Green Drinks Shanghai. This next month GDS will take place at Xin Dan Wei (literally New Working Environment) located at 4C, Building 4, IIInShanghai Hub, Number 727 DingXi Road, Changning District. 我们非常高兴地通知上海绿色畅饮在下个月(即七月份)聚集的新地址:中国上海市长宁区定西路727号映巷创意工场4号楼4楼C座“新单位”(靠近延安西路) It is about a 10 minute walk from Yan ...

Start Small. Accomplish More?

Shanghai's very own Richard Brubaker was quoted in a recent Special Report in the NYtimes regarding the Eco cities falling through recently. Sure, maybe the Government and different planners were being too ambitious but that is one great thing about being in China is that we can try. And keep trying ...

Tap Water Event

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 ...

Value of Human Life

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 ...

URBN green tip
Lower the temperature of water heater in summer.