Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Scope 1, Student Leader Zachary Whitney

Zachary Whitney named to Clark Atlanta Operations Team: Student Leader

Name: Zachary Whitney
Research: Green Supply Chain , Transportation, Manufacturing Management

Employment Interest: Procurement, Logistics, Business Analyst












Biographical Summary:
Senior Business Administration major with a concentration in Supply Chain Management at Clark Atlanta University. Former United States Department of Transportation intern. Strong analytical and communication skills.

Clark Atlanta University- Green Supply Chain Team Leader Named

Name: Renel Tanis
Research Interest:  Green Supply Chain
Industry:   Retail
Employment Target: Supply Chain Analyst/Manager, Marketing, and Sports Management

Biographical Summary:
Senior Business Administration with a concentration in Supply Chain.
Captain of the football team at Clark Atlanta University. Interned at ESPN. Currently considering Law School.

Clark Atlanta University- Green Supply Chain Team Leader Named

Airano Mays named to Clark Atlanta University Procurement Team

Name: Airano Mays Jr
Research Interest: Supply Chain, Marketing, Logistics, Green Supply Chain
Industry: Retail, Technology, Transportation, Hospitality
Employment Target: Supply Chain Analyst/Manager, Logistics






Biographical Summary:
Junior Business Administration major with dual concentration in Marketing and Supply Chain Management. Currently Vice President of the Atlanta University Center Young Entrepreneurs Club. Member of CAU Toastmaster's club.

CAU Sustainability Leader: A. Philanda Moore

Name: A. Philanda Moore
Research: Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Technology, Manufacturing, Green Supply Chain
Employment Interest: Technology Sector (Apple, Google)




Biograpical Summary: A Senior Business Administration concentrating in Supply Chain Management. Currently, CAU Student Government Association Undergraduate President. Also, held many leadership positions during time in college as well as being active with many different organizations. Internship with MetLife.

CAU Supply Chain Leader: Quiana Lewis

 Quiana Lewis named to Clark Atlanta Sustainability Marketing Team

 

Name: Quiana Lewis
Research Interest: Sustainability, Logistics,Technology, Green Supply Chain
Employment Interest: Food & Beverage Supply Chain, Logistics
Industry: Logistics, Transportation






 Biographical Summary: Senior Business Administration major with dual concentration in Management and Supply Chain at Clark Atlanta University. Expertise includes SAP, Human Resource Management, Green Supply Chain Management, International Business.

CAU Sustainablity Leader Profile: Samuel Ogunmola

Samuel Ogunmola named to Clark Atlanta Sustainability Marketing Team

Name: Samuel Ogunmola, 2nd Year MBA Student
Research Interest: Supply Chain/Marketing/Sport Marketing/Pharmaceutical Companies
Employment Target: Pharmaceutical, Logistics, SAP Business Analyst
Industry: Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Media, Logistics, Health care, Automotive




Biographical Summary:
A graduate from Clark Atlanta University with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 2007. Currently working on my MBA in Supply Chain/Marketing expected date of graduation May 2011. 2 years of professional business experience.
     
Actively involved in African and other Foreign Organizations.

Water Footprint: Why Bother and How to Reduce It

Credit: Water Footprint Network

First of all, environmental awareness and strategy is often part of what a business regards as its ‘corporate social responsibility’. Reducing the water footprint can be part of the environmental strategy of a business, just like reducing the carbon footprint. Second, many businesses actually face serious risks related to freshwater shortage in their operations or supply chain. What is a brewery without secure water supply or how can a company in jeans survive without continued supply of water to the cotton fields? A third reason to do water footprint accounting and formulate measures to reduce the corporate water footprint is to anticipate regulatory control by governments. In the current stage it is not so clear how governments will respond, but obviously regulations in some sectors of business may be expected. Finally, some businesses see a corporate water footprint strategy also as an instrument to reinforce the corporate image or to strengthen the brand name.

Businesses can reduce their operational water footprint by saving water in their own operations and bringing water pollution to zero. Keywords are: reduce, recycle and treat before disposal. For most businesses, however, the supply-chain water footprint is much larger than the operation footprint. It is therefore crucial that businesses address that as well. Achieving improvements in the supply chain may be more difficult – because not under direct control – but they may be more effective. Businesses can reduce their supply-chain water footprint by making supply agreements with certain standards with their suppliers or by simply changing to another supplier. In many cases it probably means quite something, because the whole business model may need to be transformed in order to incorporate or better control supply chains and to make supply chains fully transparent to consumers. Among the various alternative or supplementary tools that can help improving transparency are: setting quantitative water-footprint reduction targets, benchmarking, product labelling, certification and water footprint reporting.

For more information visit http://www.waterfootprint.org/

Workforce Sustainabilty: Work for Water

Credit: Water Environment Federation

A shortage of workers spurred by the gradual aging and retirement of baby boomers is beginning to affect all organizations across the nation, and the water sector is no exception. As more and more baby boomers age and retire, the workforce shortage is projected to be even more acute in the next 10 to 15 years.  To respond to these challenges, WEF is working with its members and partners to develop a variety of resources, fact sheets, case studies and networking opportunities.

The Water Environment Federation and the American Water Works Association have joined forces on a public outreach campaign and web-based clearinghouse that enhances the image of water careers and exhorts students and job-seekers to “Work for Water.”

The “Work for Water” campaign promotes water careers as both professionally fulfilling and aligned to the greatest public health and environmental cause of our day. The outreach addresses one of the water community’s top concerns in the coming decade: the expected retirement of 30 percent of the water workforce and the need to recruit new talent to the industry.

For more log onto http://www.workforwater.org/

US women more likely to accept climate science than men, study finds

Credit:   Guardian.co.uk

Just when you thought the climate debate couldn't get any more divisive, along comes an academic paper which looks into the "effects of gender on climate change knowledge and concern in the American public".

The headline conclusion? "Women exhibit slightly higher levels of both than do their male counterparts."

Aaron M McCright, an associate professor at Michigan State University's Department of Sociology whose paper is published in the September issue of the journal Population and Environment, examined eight years of data from Gallup's annual environment poll and found that "women tend to believe the scientific consensus on global warming more than men". However, he also discovered that his findings reinforced past research which suggests women lack confidence in their science comprehension.

Read more... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/sep/15/climate-change-gender-divide-belief 

The Top 25 Green Cities in the U.S.

Credit Green Guide

In recognition of the efforts of cities across the country to provide energy-efficient, least polluting and healthy living spaces, the Green Guide presents the environmental leaders, those cities whose green achievements set the standard for others. As The New York Times has reported, in the absence of federal direction, cities across the country are taking environmental stewardship into their own hands and reducing their burden on the planet.

We asked cities with populations over 100,000 to complete our survey and, in combination with environmental data we gathered from government sources, scored cities on an eleven-point scale. Our results are below and for more information about our criteria, see "What Makes A City Green?"

Highlights of the Top 25 Green Cities

1. Eugene, OR

- Sustainable business incubator

- Renewable energy supplying 85% of city's power

- Extensive wetlands program

2. Austin, TX

- Green Builder program

- Smart growth initiative

- Committed to solar power

Follow this link for more information...









http://www.thegreenguide.com/travel-transportation/top-25-green-cities

Smart Travel Next Practices

Credit Green Guide

Smart Travel best practices from Green Guide...   http://www.thegreenguide.com/travel-transportation/green-travel-quiz

Greener Board Meetings – Get On Board!

Repost from The Green Economy Post

There are a number of ways in which you can make sure that your board meetings are green.   The most common way isto invest in a web-based board portal system. However, meeting remotely is not always an option.  Other options include: receiving electronic rather than printed documents and receiving links to news articles rather than printed versions.

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Sustainability: What’s In It for Me? Creating a Cycle of Employee Engagement with Incentives

Credit Green Economy Post

Companies are attempting to motivate employees to do the “right,” or sustainable, thing when at work by increasing environmental and sustainability education and awareness and it is paying off with increased profits. Complementing education with incentives to engage a diverse workforce with varying levels of engagement and social consciousness motivates employees to take action.

Follow this link for more details... http://greeneconomypost.com/sustainability-creating-employee-engagement-incentives-11178.htm