The theme of buildings, and their importance in the climate change and (more importantly) carbon reduction movement, has grown rapidly over the past six months.
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Nike and Apple Inc amongst those who mount a challenge on the US Chamber of Commerce.
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EcoSecurities, ClimateBiz and Baker & McKenzie LLP have recently published the findings of their recent ‘Carbon Management and Offsetting Trends’ survey results 2009 and are ‘whooping up’ the fact that a surprising number of companies have reported that they have in place, or are planning, a carbon management strategy -  despite the economic downturn.
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A word of caution to all companies and organisations who will likely be liable to account for their carbon emissions under the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme, which comes into effect in 2010 (and there are +/- 20,000 of you out there).
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The latest activity dreamt up to make both politicians and large business look like they are doing something has hit the street with the ‘tck, tck, tck’ campaign. Here’s how it works:
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Last week New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, launched the “One Year, One Thousand Supers” programme, intended to provide up to 40 hours training to 1,000 building superintendents as part of a campaign to reduce the carbon footprint for the city.
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A couple of recent news items highlight how common sense and quality leadership can help build sustainable practices and how the lack of it is still hindering it.
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“Businesses in Northern Ireland are putting the rest of the UK to shame.”

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A recent article caught my eye which highlights just how badly the business community (in this case in the USA) wants to deny reality in a last ditch effort to obviate the need to be come responsible in its actions and become more focused on the energy issue.
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In a week that marks the one year anniversary of Lehman Brothers’ announcement of bankruptcy and the start of the collapse of the global financial house of cards, it is appropriate to reflect on the implications of this event and what the wider business community can, and should, learn from this.
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