While recently speaking at the Net Impact Event, ARUP’s Kate Dunham told the crowd that she felt there were three constraints that limited China’s potential for adopting sustainability 1) Regulatory Standards – standards she says have roots to the 1950s. 2) Business Environment – many have failed their responsibilities to the environment and are still [...]

Getting back to the roots of a problem can be a painful process, especially when it is known far in advance that the truth is going to hurt. It is in many ways perhaps the biggest inhibitor to growth, change, and progress around the world, and in China that is no different. When discussing the [...]

Dear Green Drinkers, 亲爱的GREENDRINKS会员们, What: It’s that great time of the month again: Green Drinks! 每个月最让您愉悦的集会: “GREEN DRINKS”! When: August 13th from 6:30-8:30 PM8月13日 晚6:30-8:30 Where: BAU International Lounge (4th Floor) Lane 1252, Fuxing Mid Road (near Xiangyang Road), No.17. Tel. 5466 6969国际四楼休息室 复兴中路1252弄17号 近襄阳路 电话. 5466 6969 Who: Everyone is welcome and it is [...]

The next Green Drinks will be held on Wednesday 12 August at the Philia Lounge at 4-8 Arbuthnot Road, Central. It is very close to Lang Kwai Fong, for a map visit http://www.philialounge.com. The Philia Lounge will offer us their happy hour deal – 2 for 1 on standard drinks including juice, wine and beer. [...]

Urban planning in China’s mega-cities

While waiting at a light along the expressway, the cabbie next to me caught my eye when he began throwing his trash out the driver side window… one receipt at a time.

One of the best parts of being in China,and being focused on the social sector, is that every once in a while you get to be part of something that could become something important. Design 4 Disadvantaged is one of those things, and I would like to encourage you all to join their launch party [...]

Submission from -  David Sutton PhD, Professor of Ecology The first commandment of economics is: Grow. Grow forever. Companies must get bigger. National economies need to swell by a certain percent each year. People should want more, make more, earn more, spend more – ever more. The first commandment of the Earth is: Enough. Just [...]

Just an interesting screen shot from my RSS reader just now. Apparently, there is some confusion on just how good bad the air quality in Beijing is

following the post from last week (part 1), I found a July 14 article on the Australia Trade website Environment and water to Hong Kong (h/t: Jennifer Marohasy) where the following successes have been highlighted within the transportation sector: • Hong Kong became the first city in Asia to switch to ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel [...]