http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news Helping Business Leaders Create a More Sustainable Corporate Future Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:37:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has created the ICT Green Hall so customers world-wide can easily obtain information on technology products and services that meet their energy and environmental needs. In addition to Sustainability Virtual Summits promotions, the ICT Green Hall will be featured on tiaonline.org and eiatrack.org. TIA ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2009/09/telecommunications-industry-association-to-host-ict-green-hall/ 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 ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2009/05/the-future-is-here-the-virtual-world-for-large-meetings/ Via It's All Virtual: In my former role as a b-to-b media industry product manager, I developed product packages that utilized audio podcasts for delivering IT-specific content to IT practitioners and IT managers. The conventional wisdom at the time (early on, at least) was, “CIO’s will not download ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2009/05/virtual-event-adoption-by-the-c-suite-cio-cmo-etc/ 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. Judy Layzer isn’t, by any common ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2009/04/the-mit-sustainability-interview-an-urban-planners-dream/ This white paper will appeal to anyone interested in climate change and how conferencing and collaboration can impact efforts to reduce carbon emissions. For complete white paper, click here. http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2008/10/using-conferencing-and-collaboration-to-reach-carbon-neutrality/ Hewlett Packard outlines existing innovations and solutions that can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in different parts of the economy. For complete white paper, click here. http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2008/10/low-carbon-it-solutions-contributing-to-the-first-billion-tonnes-of-global-co2-reduction-with-smart-it-solutions/ The World Wildlife Fund identifies and assesses the opportunities to reduce the first billion tonners of CO2. For complete white paper, click here. http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2008/10/world-wildlife-white-paper-the-potential-global-co2-reductions-from-ict-use/ 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 ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2008/10/projected-impact-of-telepresence-technology-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/ 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 ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2008/10/solarworld-opens-north-americas-largest-solar-cell-manufacturing-facility/ 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 ... http://sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com/news/2008/10/ethiopia-announces-largest-wind-farm-in-africa/