Green Data Centre Forum 2011 [Events]
March 17, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Date: March 31, 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 8:15 am – 5:30 pm
Venue: Singapore Management University, Conference Hall 1, Level 5, Administration Building, 81 Victoria Street, Singapore 188065
Data centres can no longer pay scant attention to the rising costs of energy prices as power typically takes up half the operating costs of a data centre. An energy efficient data centre, along with concerns for its environmental impact, should now be in the radar of CXOs.
Jointly organised by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and SPRING Singapore, the Green Data Centre Forum is a full day free event that brings together a host of distinguished speakers to share on various topics ranging from standards, best practices, energy assessment and innovations that will help the forum delegates embark on a journey to green or greener data centres.
The Keynote Speaker is Ray Pfeifer, Co-chair, Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Data Centre Efficiency Initiative. IDA and SPRING Singapore will also jointly unveil the Singapore Standard for Green Data Centres, which is developed to help organisations establish the necessary policies, systems and processes to improve the energy efficiency and minimise the environmental impact of their data centres (DCs) in Singapore.
Visit the event website for more info and registration.
Source: Green Data Centre Forum
Global Green Building China Focus 2011 [Events]
March 11, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Date: June 14th – 17th
Venue: Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan Park Hotel，China
Hosting Organization: SZ&W Group
Event Website: http://www.szwgroup.com/2011/greenbuilding/
Tel: +86 21 5830 0710
Fax: +86 21 5831 1668
E-mail: info@szwgroup.com
Supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) of PRC, the United Nations Environment Program, World Green Building Council, China Association of Real Estate Developers and China Building Materials Federation, GBG will bring together over 200 leaders and specialists from more than 30 countries.
China has the largest building construction market in the world and it is growing at an explosive rate. The World Bank estimates that by 2015, half of the world’s building construction will take place in China. Chinese government has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in green building in order to combining further economic growth with increased energy supply security and reduced local air pollution. The combination of China’s booming construction industry and its critical need for green buildings makes it a very exciting international opportunity for green building products and services. Read more
Clean Technology Investment World Asia 2011 [Event]
February 24, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Date: 11-14 July 2011
Venue: Singapore
URL: www.terrapinn.com/cleantechasia
Event description:
Clean Technology Investment World Asia is strategic platform that brings together private equity, venture & corporate venture capitalists, clean technology innovators, financiers & fund players investors to identify investment opportunities, raise capital, access licensing rights to new innovative technologies and form strategic partnerships in Asia.
Come to Clean Technology Investment World Asia 2011 and learn how to:
- Access cleantech as an asset class in your portfolio
- Evaluate different investment strategies to achieve higher returns in cleantech
- Identify good cleantech companies in Asia
- Understand the risks in different cleantech sectors & geography
- Integrate newly acquired technologies into existing operations
- Create successful partnerships and alliances with Asian cleantech companies
- Attract funding from institutional investors
You’ll come away with great new ideas to make calculated investments in cleantech space.
Contact person: Chua Yee Ling
Contact Tel: +65 6322 2757
Contact email: Yeeling.chua@terrapinn.com
Webinar: Engaging with Green Consumers in Asia [Event]
February 22, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Are you speaking the right language to Asian consumers when talking about sustainability?
Find out at the upcoming LOHAS Webinar: Engaging with Green Consumers in Asia
11:00 a.m. (GMT)/ 7:00 p.m. (SGT), 10th March 2011
Adam Horler, President of LOHAS Asia, will show how LOHAS has become a common language for sustainability between consumers and companies in Asia.
Typically speaking, Western companies market environmentally-friendly products and services as “green, eco, planet-friendly, sustainable etc.. But what if there already exists a common language of sustainability in Asia, among different countries with different spoken languages? Well, there is such a language and it is “LOHAS”.
LOHAS stands for Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability and started out as a market research acronym in the United States in 2000. In 2002 the Japanese picked it up and since then it has spread virally among the consumers in North East Asia and down to South East Asia to come to represent the new way of living.
In this webinar, Adam Horler, President of LOHAS Asia, will show how LOHAS has become a common language for sustainability between consumers and companies in Asia, and present findings from ground-breaking 18-city surveys into the LOHAS consumers in Asia and how companies can access them to promote environmentally-friendly goods and services.
To register, simply sign up at the following link before March 4th:
https://www.2degreesnetwork.com/register/ac92145d-24b4-4e12-bbe3-d3bb3e7225b9/
Seminar on the International Standard ISO 26000 – Guidance on Social Responsibility [Event]
February 21, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Date: 15 March 2011, Tuesday
Time: 1.30pm to 5.00pm
Venue: MND Auditorium (Annex A – Level 2), Ministry of National Development Building, 5 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069110
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has published the International Standard ISO 26000 – Guidance on Social Responsibility. The standard provides voluntary guidance and is non-certifiable. It is intended for use by all types of organizations.
ISO 26000 provides guidance on the underlying principles and issues in social responsibility and addresses seven core subjects on social responsibility covered in the standard. These seven core subjects are 1) organizational governance, 2) labor practices, 3) the environment, 4) fair operating practices, 5) consumer issues, 6) human rights and 7) community involvement & development. The International Standard also provides guidance on putting social responsibility into practice in an organization.
The seminar aims to enhance the understanding of ISO 26000 among potential users and will share on how organizations can learn to implement ISO 26000 and align their current policies and practices on social responsibility in their organizations.
Organizations around the world are recognising the need for socially responsible behaviour. The perception of an organisation’s social responsibility behaviour and policy affects its reputation and its ability to attract and retain employees, customers and stakeholders.
Members from the National Working Group on Social Responsibility under the Management Systems Standards Committee will provide valuable insights on the ISO 26000 and its implications to business and society.
Register at the SPRING Singapore website.
Source: SPRING Singapore
A Global New Green Deal for Global Economic Recovery [Event]
February 21, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Date: Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Time: 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm
Venue: ISEAS Seminar Room I
Speaker: Professor K S Jomo, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
In early 2009, the UN Secretary-General proposed a Global Green New Deal (GGND) to accelerate economic recovery and job creation while addressing sustainable development, climate change, and food security challenges. This was undertaken by front-loading massive, multilaterally cross-subsidized public investments in developing countries in renewable energy and smallholder food agriculture to induce complementary private investments.
Following years of easy credit and over investment before the crisis, the world now faces underutilized over-capacity in most profitable economic sectors. In this situation, only well-coordinated cross-border public investments can fund needed green public goods and induce complementary private investments, for example, through public-private partnerships to address these global challenges.
Besides contributing to sustained economic recovery, such investments would also enhance climate change mitigation while advancing developing countries’ developmental aspirations and ensuring affordable food security. The Green Revolution of the 1960s – with considerable government and international not-for-profit support – increased crop yields and food production in wheat, corn and rice, requiring a second Green Revolution for other food crops was not extended to other crops, especially water-stressed agriculture in arid areas.
What does the Global Green New Deal involve and what are some of the major challenges for developed and developing countries?
Register at the ISEAS website.
Source: ISEAS
Asia Smart Grid 2011 [Event]
February 9, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Event Title: Asia Smart Grid 2011
Dates: 2 – 4 November 2011
Venue: Suntec Singapore
Website: www.asiasmartgrid.com.sg
Contact Person: Ms. Peggy Phor
Tel: +65 6780 4666
Email: peggy.phor@reedexpo.com.sg
Asia Smart Grid 2011 is the event for international smart grid providers and suppliers to exchange and share knowledge with Asia’s policy makers, regulators, utilities companies and system integrators. It is a key platform for networking, exploring business opportunities and keeping abreast with industry developments. Asia Smart Grid 2011 is part of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) 2011 organised by the Energy Market Authority of Singapore.
EnviroAsia2011 [Event]
January 31, 2011 by Eugene Tay
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Strong economic growth throughout Asia has put substantial pressure on the region’s resources and is straining the environment. The various forms of waste generated – solid waste, air pollutants and contaminated water – impact human health and economic efficiency that threaten the prosperity of the region.
In its 5th edition, EnviroAsia2011 serves as the key networking platform for governments and industry to keep abreast with the latest global trends and form partnerships to foster sustainable development and energy efficiency. Held in conjunction with EnviroAsia2011, the Sustainable Energy Conference will address sustainable practices and innovation in energy efficiency.
Please visit www.enviro-asia.com for more information.
EnviroAsia2011 at a glance:
Show: EnviroAsia2011, The 5th International Environmental Technologies Exhibition & Conference (Held alongside CIA2011 and AnaLabAsia2011)
Exhibition Dates: 22 – 25 November 2011
Venue: Suntec Singapore, Level 4
Opening Hours: 10.30am – 6.00pm
[Green Business Times is a media partner of EnviroAsia2011]
[Event] 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia
December 21, 2010 by Eugene Tay
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Conference name: 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia
Dates: 22 – 25 February 2011
Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, SINGAPORE
Website: www.greenbuildingsapac.com
Stay abreast of critical issues and learn about leading-edge solutions and global trends associated with green buildings and sustainable architecture in Asia at the 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia in Singapore from 22 – 25 February 2011.
Do not be left behind in Asia’s green building movement! Are you updated on the government policies and initiatives that drive the growing green building industry in Asia? Do you know the latest in sustainability products, technologies and practices in green roofing, mobility systems, energy-efficient building systems that you can incorporate into your design? Are you aware of the massive commercial opportunities in green building and retrofit projects around Asia?
Meet regional authorities, industry leaders as well as experts who will share their sustainability strategies and award-winning designs that contribute to the betterment of the built environment at the 2nd Annual Green Buildings Asia – your essential and strategic platform for learning, sharing and networking!
Special Offer: 10% off normal rates for Green Business Times and AsiaIsGreen subscribers
Contact Name: Eileen David
Contact Email: Eileen.david@ibcasia.com.sg
Contact Tel: +65 – 6508 2458 / +65 – 6508 2400
Contact Fax: +65 – 6508 2407
Organiser Name: IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
Organiser URL: www.ibc-asia.com
[Event] The Third Clean Energy World Expo
December 7, 2010 by Eugene Tay
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Date: April 12-14th, 2011
Venue: Nanjing International Expo Center, China
CEW 2011 Introduction
An grand occasion in clean energy field, the Third Clean Energy World Expo will be held at China Nanjing International Expo Center on April 12 to14th, 2011. Boasting 6 International Summits, 400 exhibitors and 20,000 square meters exhibition area, CEW 2011 aims to provide an effective communicative platform for government officials, scholars, developers, product manufacturers, and investors, and to promote fast and healthy development of clean energy in China and the world as a whole. Read more
