From the Environmental Leader:

• An evaluation of 21 sustainability ratings has found that most fall short on transparency and lack sufficient quality controls.

• The research by think tank and consultancy SustainAbility also found that ratings systems are often too general in their stated goals and too complex in terms of their criteria and scoring.

Vision 2050 is the World Business Council on Sustainable Development’s response to the global sustainability challenge. It lays out a pathway for arriving at a place where we are able to meet the needs of society within the limits of nature: in other words, sustainability. If you haven’t already read the summary report, I encourage you to do so–it’s fascinating and exciting, at a time when we could use both!

(3BLMedia/theCSRfeed) MONTREAL - February 23, 2011 - On February 10, the L’Oréal Canada Distribution Center was promoted to the highest and most demanding rank of the ICI ON RECYCLE! Program: Level 3 - Performance. 

Leonardo Academy is offering two full-day LEED® training courses at the National Geographic Society in Washington D.C. on March 22 and 23, and they are open to the public.