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May 22, 2008 at 11:00 am
Nearly 200 college teams will being revving their engines. But the winner will not be determined by speed but by the cleanest exhaust and best fuel efficiency. Philippe Maindru, head of last year's winner, St. Joseph's La Joliverie College of Nantes, said F1 teams could take a cue from these students: "Imagine what could be achieved if their thousands of engineers concentrated on going far rather than fast."
May 20, 2008 at 11:00 am
Graham Hill and Meaghan O'Neill, founder and writer respectively of treehugger.com, are trying to make it a tad less difficult in reducing your environmental impact. Although most people have little control over the materials used to build their homes, the duo are offering an eight-week holistic program with steps anyone can take.
May 12, 2008 at 7:00 am
From May 12 - 14, 2008, the Laurel Centre for Social Entrepreneurship will be presenting the inaugural Social Entrepreneurship Intensive, which we have lovingly termed the "bootcamp."
The Intensive will run for three full days at the University of Waterloo and will cover an in-depth exploration of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the budding or growing social entrepreneur. With workshops run by experts and veterans in the field of social enterprise, the Intensive will provide you with a venue and a network of like-minded peers to expand your social entrepreneurial horizons.
You may be a good fit for the Social Entrepreneurship Intensive if:
* You are starting a social enterprise and seek support and direction;
* You are a student thinking about pursuing a career in social entrepreneurship;
* Your organization is developing a social enterprise for growth or financial support;
* You work for an established not-for-profit organization that could benefit from our many workshops;
* You work in a sector that supports social enterprises (government, corporate, etc) and are seeking firsthand knowledge of the needs and challenges of today's social enterprises.
Highlights will include presentations from Alan Quarry, CEO of Quarry Integrated Communications, on branding and marketing; John Baker, CEO of Aperio Inc., on revenue generation; Cheryl Rose, director of partnerships and projects for the Social Innovation Generation at the University of Waterloo, on engaging universities; Geoff Malleck, associate director of the Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology at UW, on entrepreneurship; and Bob Copeland, associate vice-president of annual giving and alumni affairs at UW, on seeking sponsorship.
The Social Entrepreneurship Intensive program will be limited to 30 participants. The three-day event costs $250 for students and $450 for community members. Workshop materials, accommodations and meals are provided for all participants as part of the program. University of Waterloo undergraduate students are eligible to apply for one of 13 grants generously provided by UW's Federation of Students and the Arts Endowment Fund.
Interested? Want to learn more? Visit http://laurelcentre.ca/bootcamp.html for more information on who should attend and why, the event schedule, the cost breakdown, the venue, how to register, and how to apply for a student grant.
May 7, 2008 at 11:00 am
2,600 executives from enterprises around the world are registered to meet and discuss the effects of the Bali climate agreement and new carbon capture technology. Last year's expo resulted in trading of 2.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide -- worth a hefty $59 million.
May 7, 2008 at 11:00 am
Gap and 78 other companies (including Nokia and Tata Motors) are shortlisted for a Global Reporting Initiative Readers' Choice Award. The big winner will be announced at this three-day corporate conference in Holland. Goals for the conference are to further the goals of the GRI and to push for social-responsibility documentation to be as important in business as P&L statements and analyst reports.
