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Fall 2012
Mining Issue
A spotlight on diversity, cleantech & the most sustainable mining companies around the world
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Clean Tech
Mining gets a low-carbon lift
Hybrid airships powered by solar can go where no planes dare go.
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Climate Crisis
The $36-trillion question
Maria van der Hoeven, head of the International Energy Agency, talks about transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
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Clean Tech
Do no harm
John Warner - a founding father of the "green chemistry" movement - seeks a world where manufactured goods are harmless.
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Food
Tech Savvy: PepsiCo
Recovering water from fresh potatoes helps chip factory turn off the taps, part of a pilot project with worldwide potential
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Clean Tech
A green giant on the prowl
Siemens Canada CEO Robert Hardt opens up about the company's cleantech ambitions.
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Waste
Heroes & zeros: vol. 7
General Electric gets serious about refrigerator recycling; Hudbay Minerals fails on human rights.
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Leadership
Being ‘less bad’ isn’t enough
Companies that see the link between growth and sustainability need to look beyond incrementalism to achieve lasting results.
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Health & Lifestyle
An energy crisis of our own
In Green Illusions, author Ozzie Zehner says we simply consume too much stuff.
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Water
A clear need for water
New technologies are making it easier and less expensive to clean, manage, protect and waste less of the life-giving liquid.
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Mining
Human rights report card
Oxfam America sees more oil and mining companies taking the principle of "free prior and informed consent" seriously.
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Climate Crisis
Heroes & zeros: vol. 6
Office Depot is applauded for its emission-reduction initiatives, while Chevron faces off with the EPA.
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Mining
When push comes to shovels
Fast-growing Goldcorp says it takes corporate social responsibility seriously, but words don't always line up with actions.
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Mining
Too close for comfort
When mining companies work with NGOs, lifting poor communities out of poverty may come at a cost to the environment.
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Workplace
Glass closet
Does being gay or lesbian in the corporate world give you an advantage or limit your career?
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Workplace
Competitive disadvantage
Social Capital Partners is breaking down employment barriers that are keeping millions of North Americans out of work.
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Workplace
Dear prudence
Female-friendly boards have yet to reach a critical mass while a growing minority population watch from the sidelines.
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Mining
Not your dad’s mining company
New innovations like gold-extracting bacteria are helping the mining sector economically reduce its environmental footprint.
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