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A critical reason why cities and towns are able to be at the forefront of sustainable development is their ability to engage a broad swath of stakeholders and create effective partnerships. Communities are able to harness talent, energy and capital in innovative ways that drive progress.
With the judging period for the Siemens Sustainability Community awards currently underway, sustinability is on our minds at BCLC. It's the perfect time to look into how companies, not just communities, are creating a more sustainable world.
It is hard not to be optimistic about the future of sustainability in the U.S. business sector. Ten, fifteen years ago, sustainability was a side-concern, a box that often was checked with a glitzy ad campaign.
Government and the environment: Put those two thoughts together and many conjure an anti-business attitude and the specter of over-regulation. Remember snail darters? Now the Illinois Cave amphipod requires protection; and in Iowa there is a legal battle over regulation of storm water discharge.
[Editor's Note: Best Buy won BCLC's Corporate Stewardship Award on Nov. 30, 2010, for various leadership factors including its electronics recycling program.]
Upon announcing the 5th-ever round of finalists in the annual Siemens Sustainable Community Awards, today BCLC founder and executive director called American cities "hotbeds of social and environmental innovation."
Today the U.S. Chamber BCLC and Siemens Corporation announced the finalists for the 2012 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards.
Boston is one of America's oldest cities, with a rich economic and social history.
Communities both large and small face the common challenge of following through on ambitious sustainability plans.
BCLC is thrilled to announce that Daniel Hendrix (pictured), president and CEO of Interface, Inc., will keynote the 2012