1. Efficient car use? Share it!
(blog/Dr. Gastl's Blog)

... Mobility (see external Link) has proven that, if well organized, car sharing can be a very successful business, reaching far more people then one might expect and thus generating a great deal of environmentally ...

2. Cradle to cradle vs dependency
(blog/Dr. Gastl's Blog)

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3. Wake up your staff - and get fresh ideas!
(blog/CIP)

Wake up your staff - and get fresh ideas! When did you last get a useful suggestion of one of your colleagues to improve your organizations environmental performance? One week ago – or two years? ...

4. Maintain ISO 14001 certification - yes or no?
(blog/Dr. Gastl's Blog)

... two types of organizations: Those who where dissapointed by customer and market response, and those who believe they can't find no more environmental issues to deal with. In fact, it's always one of these ...

5. PEFC
(blog/Labels)

... third party certification. This offers customers and consumers the option to choose products from environmentally and socially responsible and economically viable forestry. Its 35 worldwide independent ...

6. FSC
(blog/Labels)

... to choose products from socially and environmentally responsible forestry.   Links:   International Center FSC International FSC Controlled Wood Resource Center FSC online worldwide product ...

7. How to avoid bureaucracy in EMS?
(blog/CIP)

... many cases, processes are overdocumented, but in many other cases, the problem is another one: As the field of environmental issues is a very wide one, the EMS of course wants to deal with ALL of these ...

8. Green IT: Unknown and Underestimated
(blog/CIP)

Green IT: Unknown and Underestimated You are sitting in front of your computer, looking for ideas to improve your environmental performance? Well, look deep into your monitor, and let the chips, streams ...

9. Why you should link your environmental strategy to your market strategy
(blog/CIP)

Why you should link your environmental strategy to your market strategy We've been talking about target conflicts in another blog entry recently. There, we looked at potential practical problems that ...

10. CIP development paths
(blog/CIP)

CIP in Environmental Management System: typical development paths Have you ever wondered how corporate environmental development typically looks like? Well, of course, it depends... However, we ...

11. Environmental Friendly Officing
(blog/CIP)

Environmental Friendly Officing "Environmental Friendly Officing", or EFO, is one of the most popular topics for organizations starting with EMS. Too bad that this is often reduced to issues like ...

12. Target Conflicts - and how to avoid them
(blog/CIP)

Target Conflicts - and how to avoid them We all want to act environmentally friendly, but that's not the (only) goal of organizations, whether they run for financial profit or not. This means: We ...

13. New Summary for CIP in Practice
(No1/Newsflash)

We have enhanced the practical part of wide spread Management Summary "CIP in Environmental Management" and can now offer you a seperate volume with a broad collection of considerations and recommendations ...

14. GRI-Worksheet
(Products/Downloadables)

... Sustainability Reporting thus means to provide transparency not only in financial matters, but also when it comes to environmental, social, human rights and labour related points of interest. GRI-based ...

15. Abstract: CIP in Environmental Management
(Products/Downloadables)

Baseline concept and practical advice: Abstract "CIP in Environmental Management" Quick-Link:  Download here CIP in environmental management is the core prerequisite for any company seriously dealing ...

16. pick of the day
('Uncategorised Content')

... ideas! When did you last get a useful suggestion of one of your colleagues to improve your organizations environmental performance? One week ago – or two years? The longer this time span, the less ...

17. Submit an Event
('Uncategorised Content')

Miss an event on the agenda? Add it yourself! We're currently listing all events that fit into one of the following categories: Conferences and Forums with environmental and/or sustainability focus ...

18. Consulting and Coaching
('Uncategorised Content')

... and especially in the field of CIP in Environmental Management, we are able to offer the latest in tools, instruments and coaching programs, whose outcomes are new perspectives, higher ...

19. Eco-Design
('Uncategorised Content')

R&D is known as the stage of a products lifetime in wich the environmental impact in later stages is defined to a major extent. The materials used, the efficiency and effectiveness in usage, and other ...

20. Upgrade the EMS
('Uncategorised Content')

... effectively implement such measuerments. These areas can be developed by the application of suitable tools and instruments as well as the development of a corporate culture, in which environmental protection ...