Archive for September, 2009
Frog Celebrates 40 Years with China Events (Sept 24 – 27)
Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:10 Comments OffIn the past 40 years, our work include: Apple Macintosh computer, Sony’s Trinitron television, Lufthansa’s brand and fleet image, Disney’s Cruise Lines and Consumer Electronics, and Louis Vuitton’s brand aesthetic etc.In honor of frog’s 40 year anniversary, we will host a series of programs in China to celebrate! In honor of frog’s 40 year anniversary, [...]
Duplicating the Success of Tianjin Eco-Park. Can We Wait 10 Years?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 3:03 1 CommentEco-cities in China have been a hit and miss proposition for the most part, with projects like Huangbaiyu and Donftan serviing as constant reminders of how bad even things can go. The Tianjin Eco-park launched 2 years ago is a different model though. It leverages one of the most successful partnerships in China’s investment history, [...]
Restructuring in China’s Solar Industy
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 0:25 Comments OffThe Beijing Review article Going Solar is an excellent piece showing the industry as one is poorly structured, and one that will see changes.
Where do the Food and Beverage Industry Stand on Sustainability?
Monday, September 14, 2009 7:42 3 CommentsIf you cannot view the above, please click here During a conversation last week between myself and the strategic director of a global eNGO, the topic of industrial based programs came up. It was a conversation that she and I had had in the past as part of a project to help them target 4 [...]
What is the Goal of Sustainability?
Monday, September 14, 2009 2:02 Comments OffWith nearly every analyst report, news column, blogpost, or conference, I usually find myself wondering how that particular voice or medium would achieve the goals of sustainability, and more widely, the more I read… the more I realize we (as a people) need to sit down and work out just what exactly the goals are. [...]
Cleantech in China and Social Media: a Follow Up
Thursday, September 10, 2009 0:28 2 CommentsAs a follow up to my post last week Cleantech in China and Social Media, I thought I would put together an update reflecting two events that occurred since, the first being the fact that I presented on the topic of Harnessing the New Media in China at a conference and the second being a [...]
JUCCCE is Hiring!
Monday, September 7, 2009 8:34 Comments OffAre you looking for an opportunity to work with a group that is working to develop cleaner greener solutions? A group who is dynamic, in the middle of the action, and for one someone named by Time Magazine in 2008 as an Environmental Hero? If so, then you should review JUCCCE’s current job openings: Mayoral [...]
Coming Clean on Sanitation: Suzhou Creek
Friday, September 4, 2009 11:14 Comments OffAs part of the Asia Development Bank coming clean series, this clip (sorry, blocked in China) highlights the state of Suzhou’s creek before its clean up, and where it stands now.
China’s Trash Dumps Are… a Dump
Friday, September 4, 2009 8:26 Comments OffLearning that China’s landfills are an environmentally mixed bag should come as no surprise to anyone, a story that Eastday’s article Landfill sites fail green screenfocuses on, but more alarmingly, though this article the size of the problem becomes apparent: China generated more than 150 million tons of household trash last year, as well as [...]







