{"id":52,"date":"2012-11-13T15:06:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T22:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/yuxi\/?p=52"},"modified":"2012-11-19T01:46:52","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T08:46:52","slug":"going-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/yuxi\/2012\/11\/13\/going-green\/","title":{"rendered":"GOING GREEN"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the trend of being green is spreading around the world, people are realizing the importance of leading a lifestyle that is eco-friendly<\/a>, in class 20 we talked about Sustainability<\/a> and Corporate Social Responsibility<\/a> with James Tansy. Corporate social responsibility means achieving economic growth with social and environmental limits. And as consumers are becoming more and more aware of the impacts that businesses can have on the environment and making better choices regarding consumption, a lot of businesses are switching gears and becoming more sustainable. The showcase of clean technology during the Vancouver Olympics and the harbour air<\/a> carbon neutral strategy, not to mention the ever so famous LuluLemon<\/a> are just some of the examples.<\/p>\n

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Recently another company has caught the attention of many with its contributions to becoming more sustainable. Walmart<\/a> is kicking its sustainability up another notch. In a recent even, the company has announced more initiatives that will green its supply chain worldwide. It is proposed, \u201cby 2017, 70% of all products sold in the US will come from suppliers that use its sustainability index.\u201d Slowly, recognition of the importance of being more sustainable will spread through out the business world.<\/p>\n

In class we were also asked to calculate our carbon footprints, it was very useful to know how lightly or heavily we each tread on the earth, and helpful to think first in personal terms and then translate to understand the carbon footprints<\/a> of various businesses<\/p>\n

To calculate your carbon footprint go to<\/p>\n

http:\/\/go-beyond.ca\/carbon-footprint-calculator<\/a><\/p>\n

To read the full article on Walmart going green<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.sustainablebusiness.com\/index.cfm\/go\/news.display\/id\/24279<\/p>\n

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