http://www.wbcsd.org Updates on the latest news and issues related to business & sustainable development. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:40:00 +0100 en-us http://www.wbcsd.org/web/images/logo-wbcsdnewsfeed.gif http://www.wbcsd.org/ 89 30 WBCSD Logo http://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4NjgThe International Code Council today released the first public version of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), a comprehensive standard for improving the environmental performance of commercial buildings.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100GreenerBuildings.comhttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4NjkResearch has found that the vast majority of the resources used by consumer products happens not in manufacturing, shipping or at their end of life, but in how they're used at home. In order to help reduce the overall impact of these goods, and to help individuals lower their environmental impacts, Procter & Gamble next month will launch in the United States its Future Friendly campaign.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100GreenBiz.comhttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4MzUTop Japanese carmakers Toyota and Nissan helped set up a group to standardise fast-charge stations for electric cars on Monday in a bid to promote the spread of the zero-emission vehicles.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100Reutershttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4MzYAustralia circa 2050, population 35 million, climate change induced rising sea levels have flooded the Gold Coast resort region, apartment blocks are now used to grow food and people commute in monorail pods above the sea.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100Reutershttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4NTUDrinking less beer and more water is usually a good diet plan -- unless you're the world's largest beer brewer. Instead, Anheuser-Busch InBev is planning to make more beer while reducing water use.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100ClimateWirehttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4NTYAustralia's pension funds industry, the fifth largest in the world with A$1.2 trillion ($1.1 trillion) under management, is dragging its feet on climate change risk when making investment decisions, a survey has found.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100Reutershttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4NjUA European Commission handbook published on Friday (12 March) hopes to give businesses and politicians the right tools to assess the life cycle of all products and services in order to help boost the green economy.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100EurActiv.comhttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4MjEGermany invented the modern internal-combustion engine and intends to be a leader in any future automotive technology.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100The Economist via LN Publisherhttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4MjINatural gas is becoming less like oil and more like coal, which is a good thing.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100The Economist via LN Publisherhttp://www.wbcsd.org/includes/getTarget.asp?type=DocDet&id=Mzc4MjMIt is hard for people in the rich world to imagine what it is like to live on $2 a day. But for those who do, the problem is often not just a low income, but an unpredictable one. Living on $2 a day frequently means living for ten days on $20 earned on a single day. The task of smoothing consumption is made more complicated if there is nowhere to store money safely.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100The Economist via LN Publisher