Environmental sustainability seems to be new to public administration. Since the late 1990s, walls of books on environmental sustainability and sustainable development line libraries and the offices of urban developers, community planners, and specialist from fields ranging from biology to construction to management. Environmental sustainability and sustainable development have become a component of government planning and policymaking. In the US, there is an increased policy focus on global climate change through the reduction of carbon-dioxide emissions and on the development of alternative energies in light of limited petroleum resources. Environmental sustainability is not a new concept, of course, but the recent increased focus on it warrants discussion. The problems of environment...
This paper demonstrates the significance of culture in examining the relationship between income and the environment. Specifically, we examine the relationship among scores on the Environmental Sustainability Index of the World Economic Forum and the four dimensions of national culture proposed and measured by Hofstede (1983). We find that there are significant multidimensional interrelationships among the cultural and environmental sustainability measures. As an important application, we examine the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) phenomenon. Our finding suggests the limited applicability of the EKC notion when cultural variables are included in the model.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Target today announced its comprehensive company-wide sustainability commitments, designed to guide the company's ongoing efforts toward environmental sustainability. Target also set several key milestones which the company aims to achieve over the next five years. Target has long invested in the health and sustainability of our communities by integrating rigorous programs throughout our business that reduce our environmental impact," said Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Target. "We believe the commitments announced today will guide our ongoing efforts to further engage Target suppliers, team members and guests in our sustainability initiatives.
CINCINNATI, May 12, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) today announced the launch of the Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecard and rating process to measure and improve the environmental performance of its key suppliers. The new scorecard will assess P&G suppliers' environmental footprint and encourage continued improvement by measuring energy use, water use, waste disposal and greenhouse gas emissions on a year-to-year basis. It is hoped that this breakthrough work will lay the foundation for an industry standard and the scorecard will be "open code" for use by any organization to help promote a working discussion and determine common supply chain evaluation processes across all industries.
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