Posts tagged "sustainable"

CSR Minute December 13 – New Belgium Brewing Reports Sales Increase as Sustainable Business

New Belgium Brewing Reports Sales Increase as Sustainable Business ; Oregon Christmas Tree Farms Certify as Sustainable – CSR Minute for December 13, 2011 New Belgium Brewing reports a seven percent sales increase in its craft beer brands for 2011. The company operates on a sustainable business model, with ownership and decision-making shared among its 425 workers. New Belgium also pays 100 percent of health insurance premiums and matches 401(k) contributions. Its charitable giving includes donations of 0000 this year, and it is the first brewery to commit to wind energy and to recycle its brewing waste into fuel. Five Oregon tree farms have signed up for a new sustainability program for Christmas tree farms. The trees will bear a tag identifying their origin as a Socially and Environmentally Responsible Farm—SERF. To be certified, a farm must develop a plan that addresses five areas of social and environmental health: biodiversity, soil and water resources, integrated pest management, worker health and safety, and consumer and community relations. For more information on these and other stories, go to thecsrminute.com

VERTICAL AXIS WIND TURBINE WINDMILL ALTERNATIVE GREEN POWER

www.greenpowerscience.com A simple wind turbine all around you. Alternative energy green job training. Wind power.

Home Made Wind Turbine

Build your own wind generator. Very affordable very efficient. This system provides a marvelous opportunity for self employment. Check out the Green Employment Channel at lifeandlove.tv Alternative energy can be created by individuals. In these times of massive job losses ideas like these could pay your mortgage.

Swiss support grows for wind energy

Environmental groups have, until recently, resisted the expansion of win energy in Switzerland, but the mood among green campaigners has begun to change since Japan’s nuclear disaster. The Swiss Foundation for Countryside Protection is even advocating the expansion of wind parks. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

Good Energy – Solar Power at Home

In the Herefordshire countryside a couple use solar panels at home to heat water and generate electricity and help them to lead the good life.