Via Cisco / The Platform: By Carlos Dominguez - SVP, Cisco’s Office of the Chairman of the Board and CEO
It’s 6:15pm EST on Wednesday May 13th, 2009 and I have just gotten up from my chair to get a cup of coffee before joining the next session. This is Day 2 of Cisco’s annual Strategic Leadership Offsite (SLO) where directors and above from all around the world and from all functions of the company congregate to align on the key priorities for the coming year. The difference this year is that we are doing it virtually.
MIT Sloan Management Review (April 2009): MIT urban studies prof Judy Layzer is an expert on how sustainability pressures will drive change in the built environment of the city - and believes those pressures might make some “healthy changes and opportunities” more possible than ever.
This white paper will appeal to anyone interested in climate change and how conferencing and collaboration can impact efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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The World Wildlife Fund identifies and assesses the opportunities to reduce the first billion tonners of CO2.
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There is no doubt that increased usage of telepresence — a consequence of both improved technology and behavior modification — will reduce the need for corporate travel. This revolution in how business is conducted will lead to significant cost savings, improved efficiency, and greater opportunities for the creative exchange and synthesis of ideas. Telepresence will most certainly reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the transportation sector, and possibly the building maintenance sector, as the need for new hotels and conference centers decreases.
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SolarWorld Industries America has officially opened what is currently the largest solar cell manufacturing facility in North America. Located in Hillsboro, Oregon, the new plant is expected to reach a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) by 2011.
Facilities like the one SolarWorld is pioneering will reduce the costs of solar power and increase the number of green jobs, accelerating commercial and residential installations of solar panels and overall economic growth.
“The need for affordable and efficient energy alternatives represents a global issue and is more critical than ever,” said Frank A. Asbeck, CEO of SolarWorld.
When faced with the need to develop additional sources of energy, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation recently decided that its best option was not to build conventional power plants. Instead, the electricity provider opted to fulfill its energy needs by building Africa’s largest wind farm. The 120 megawatt Ashegoba plant in north Ethiopea will provide for 15 percent of the nation’s present energy capacity.
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