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Green Investment Summit 2009

September 16, 2009

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Green Investments Summit (GIS) 2009 Singapore sets the platform for investors, financiers, clean energy developers, government representatives and global experts to successfully engage in global efforts to address the energy crisis and climate change. The conference offers an unparalleled platform for clean energy stakeholders to discuss and discover practical strategies to develop clean energy technologies and infrastructures under such challenging economic times.

GIS 2009 Singapore will give you:

• Policy and regulatory updates and show you how green deployment is here to stay
• Access to the global capital markets and investments in the clean energy market
• Access to the future of merger and acquisition activities in the green industry
• Updates on clean energy developments and outlining emerging opportunities in Asia
• Carbon finance opportunities for the clean energy market

Please visit http://www.alleventsgroup.com/greeninvest2009/ for more information.

Conversations with Green Gurus: The Collective Wisdom of Environmental Movers and Shakers

Author: Laura Mazur and Louella Miles

ISBN: 978-0-470-71431-7

Hardcover: 326 pages

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recommended Retail Price: SGD 70.57 (including GST)

Available at all major bookstores

Book Review

Conversations with Green Gurus introduces various environmental pioneers from different sectors, including business, government, academics and non-governmental organisations:

• Ray Anderson (Founder of Interface, Inc)
• James Cameron (Founder, Executive Director and Vice-Chairman of Climate Change Capital)
• Paul Dickinson (CEO of the Carbon Disclosure Project)
• John Elkington (Founding Partner and Director of Volans)
• John Grant (Author of The Green Marketing Manifesto)
• Denis Hayes (President and CEO of The Bullitt Foundation)
• Gary Hirshberg (President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm)
• Tony Juniper (Former Executive Director of Friends of the Earth, England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
• Professor Sir David King (Former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government)
• Amory B. Lovins (Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute)
• Professor Wangari Maathai (Founder of the Green Belt Movement and Nobel Peace Prize Winner)
• Ricardo Navarro (Founder and Director of the Salvadoran Centre for Appropriate Technology)
• Dr Vandana Shiva (Physicist, Environmental Activist and Author)
• Jeffrey Swartz (President and CEO of Timberland)
• Sir Crispin Tickell (Diplomat, Academic and Environmentalist)

These leaders share insights on their professional and personal lives, and their current views on sustainability. The book gives a concise overview of how these green gurus started their green journey, and their wish to see a more sustainable world.

Here’s some thoughts from the gurus:

Well, it’s easiest to start with the first principle of natural capitalism: radical resource efficiency. Just look for muda, that wonderful Japanese word that means waste, purposeless and futility. Look for any measurable input that produces no customer value, and set a goal of reducing it to zero. - Amory B. Lovins

So sustainability really can and should be at the core of what companies are now planning, in terms of, for example, where markets will go and what will be some of the future risk factors. At that fundamental level sustainability, for a company, is about being able to continue in business. - Tony Juniper

The beautiful thing about business is that it doesn’t have any ideology except to make money. If you can demonstrate that you make more money by saving the world, then businesses will save the world really quickly. And so all we have to do is wake up the consumer to stop putting money into their own endangerment. And that shouldn’t be very difficult. - Paul Dickinson

I think the biggest problem, which I must admit I’m still dealing with, is the fact that very many people do not see the environment as something that is integral to our daily lives. It tends to be seen as an outside issue, often associated with scientists and academics, but in fact it is very, very central to our lives. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat - all these things that we cannot live without. - Professor Wangari Maathai

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Cleantech Happy Hour IV

July 8, 2009
7:00 pm	to	9:30 pm

What is it: A relaxed get-together of the Green and Clean Community of Singapore.

For who: Everyone working on, with a passion for or just an interest in clean technologies, renewable, carbon management, water, energy efficiency, etc. Feel free to forward this message to anyone who may be interested. Friends, colleagues, anyone with an interest is welcome!

When: Wednesday July 8, there is no agenda so feel free to drop by anytime between 7:00 to 9:30 pm

Venue: Orgo (http://www.esplanade.com/eat_drink_shop/dining/orgo/index.jsp); Located on Esplanade’s spacious Roof Terrace overlooking the bay (we are getting a 10% discount on drinks!); 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore 038981; Tel: +65 97336911; Nearest MRT: City Hall MRT

China Solid Waste Management Summit 2009

September 24, 2009

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September 25, 2009

This event newsletter is from the organizer of China Solid Waste Management Summit 2009.

China Solid Waste Management Summit 2009 - China’s BIGGEST solid waste management summit inspiring you with unique business know-how and intelligence will be hold on September 24th -25th in Shanghai, China. The high-profile event will consist of 200+ top professionals from global solid waste fraternity including environment & solid waste authorities, solid waste operators, solid waste treatment plants, engineering consulting companies, technical solution suppliers, equipment & software providers, CDM project developers, investors and accounting & legal firms, etc. Read more

Green Building China 2009

November 3, 2009

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This News Report is from the organizer of Green Building China 2009.

New Highlight of environment conservation - Green Building China 2009

In the continuously evolving global contraction market, Asia has been proved to be the hot area with the most rapid development. In a year, it is expected that China, with an annual increase of over 9%, will come to the leadership in the construction industry. On the other hand, on the basis of energy-saving building, as the upgrade and development, green building seems to fit much more into the economic and social progress and to meet the demands of livelihood better.

Developing green building is an extremely important measurement of adapting China’s strategy to the global economic transformation and a curtail composition of the strategy to establish an innovative country, which makes green building an outstanding strategic position. China’s per capita natural resources seems at out elbows. Many existing buildings have a serious problem of resource and energy waste in the process of construction and use. Read more

Nanotechnology for Next Generation Solar Energy

June 9, 2009
10:30 am	to	12:00 pm

Venue: Seminar Room II, ISEAS

Speaker: Mr Jon Brodd, Chairman and CEO, Cima NanoTech, Inc

This seminar discusses the use of nanotechnology and nano materials to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of photovoltaics. For details and registration, visit the ISEAS website.

Water Policy Dialogue

June 25, 2009
9:30 am	to	5:30 pm

The Institute of Water Policy (IWP) is organising a Water Policy Dialogue on 25 June 2009 at the National University of Singapore, Bukit Timah Campus. If you’re interested in attending, pls register your attendance with IWP at iwplkyspp@nus.edu.sg. There will be a series of speakers covering the following themes:

1. Water Policy Dialogue | Water Governance

9.30 am - 2.00 pm

The Auditorium

2. Asian Water Review | Patterns, Achievements and Challenges

2.00 pm - 3.30 pm

Manasseh Meyer Building Room 3-1

3. Good Practices for Urban Water Management in Asia

3.50 pm - 5.30 pm

Manasseh Meyer Building Room 3-1

Singapore International Water Week 2009

June 22, 2009

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June 26, 2009

The Singapore International Water Week 2009 will be held from 22 to 26 June at Suntec Singapore, with the theme: Sustainable Cities - Infrastructure and Technologies for Water. This global platform for water solutions aims to bring together leaders, experts and practitioners to address water challenges, technologies and opportunities.

The event programmes include:

• Water Leaders Summit
• Water Convention
• Water Expo
• Business Forums
• Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize

During the Water Week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will also open the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, Singapore’s largest and most advanced used water treatment facility.

For more information on the Singapore International Water Week, visit www.siww.com.sg.

Standard Chartered @ Changi Awarded Environmental Platinum Green Mark Certification

This is a press release from Standard Chartered Bank.

Standard Chartered @ Changi awarded Environmental Platinum Green Mark Certification

Features first-of-its-kind endangered species educational garden in commercial buildings

27 May 2009, Singapore - Standard Chartered announced today that its new office building, Standard Chartered @ Changi at Changi Business Park, has been awarded the Platinum Green Mark Certification by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (“BCA”).

The built-to-suit office building integrates energy and water efficient features and is expected to reduce energy consumption by up to 36 percent compared to conventional buildings in Singapore. The building will also incorporate an endangered species educational garden as part of its comprehensive range of eco-friendly features.

First-of-its-kind in office buildings, the garden is designed to be a recreational space as well as to raise awareness of environmental conservation among employees and the community. Located on the ground level, the garden will feature a range of plants which are extinct or at risk of extinction in the wild due to over-collecting or de-forestation. Read more

Smart Green: How to Implement Sustainable Business Practices in Any Industry - and Make Money

Author: Jonathan Estes

ISBN: 978-0-470-38779-5

Hardcover: 224 pages

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Recommended Retail Price: SGD 52.38 (including GST)

Available at all major bookstores

Book Review

Smart Green is a green resource guide for entrepreneurs and business leaders interested in creating sustainable businesses. There is no single definition of a green company or what sustainability means for every company, but the author managed to describe the steps for a company to become Smart Green, which includes the following:

Smart Green companies must first reflect on what it takes to be green and be aware of sustainability issues. They should become green-aware; bio-aware; socially-aware; energy-aware and regionally-aware.

Smart Green companies conduct a needs analysis through footprint analysis, product life cycle analysis, business relationship analysis, and cash flow analysis. The outcomes help in the preparing of a green mission statement, which includes goals and objectives, desired outcomes, and involving stakeholders.

When Smart Green companies work on their strategic planning, they understand the seven tiers of Smart Green growth:

1. Awareness of the Need for Change
2. Recognition of Implications
3. Analysis of Current State
4. Applying a Systems View Approach
5. Planning and Implementing a Strategy
6. Analysis of and Reflection on Outcomes and Impacts
7. Innovation, Creativity, Growth, and Meaning

Smart Green companies also measure sustainability outcomes based on the analytics approach that looks at financial outcomes, long-term strategies, return on investment, continuous growth and best practices.

Smart Green companies are led by leaders who are aware of environmental, social and economic indicators, and measure success on profit and the extended footprint of the company.

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Promotion for Green Business Times Readers

Readers in Singapore can now buy the book from John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd at a 20% discount from 18 May 09 to 18 June 09.

1. Place your order to this email address: csd_ord@wiley.com or call: +65 6463 4604
2. Quote the ISBN of the book title
3. Quote the 4 digit promotion code to be entitled to the 20% discount - Promo Code 2402

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