Adam J. Sulkowski
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- Update: Summing-Up COP19, plus: what do Dartmouth MA and Warsaw PL have in common?
- Warsaw's Latest Sustainability Report: thanks to those who made it happen (and why every city should do something like this)
- Being Happy ... and Everything Else. Plus: Are You Happy?
- Packing tip--but really life advice--try it!
- Top 10! Gee thanks :) but where are other governmental sustainability reports?
- 20 Years Ago He Gave Cannibals Forks. Now John Asks: Where’s the Disruption?
- Country data: emitting carbon not essential for wealth, development & happiness
- #ClimateAction: why our business school's founder would be excited about the opportunities
- Flipping Pyramids: anyone else think these ought to be inverted?
- Nov. 29 - Dec. 10: the Hot Action You Want in Cancun? Plus observations about Brazil, China, India, Russia, and South Korea.
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Author Archives: Adam Sulkowski
Country data: emitting carbon not essential for wealth, development & happiness
This chart shows average development (HDI), income (GNI), emissions (CO2 per capita), and happiness (Gallup data) within groups of countries identified using model-based cluster analysis (click here for a draft of the full paper). The least developed group on average generated just 5% of the carbon emissions … Continue reading
Top 10! Gee thanks :) but where are other governmental sustainability reports?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just published its 5th Assessment Report (AR5). We’re now a quarter-century (about 25 years) into regularly summing-up thousands of peer-reviewed scientific studies. It’s striking that the language of the report is already partly in the … Continue reading
Being Happy … and Everything Else. Plus: Are You Happy?
There’s growing interest in happiness (or well-being/satisfaction) across academic disciplines. Want Happiness? Health, Age, Relationships & Work Matter. A great primer on the basics is this podcast interview with Carol Graham of Brookings. Among other fascinating realities, Carol and interviewer Fred Dews discuss the … Continue reading
Update: Summing-Up COP19, plus: what do Dartmouth MA and Warsaw PL have in common?
Wow, does time fly! Here’s an update on a few items from November 2013 to March 2014: (1) the UN Climate Conference in Warsaw (COP19) was quite an experience. I’ve posted a few pics below. Click here for the best summary that … Continue reading
UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw Opens
The UN Climate Change Conference (known as COP19/CMP9) has opened. Here are some reflections/updates, roughly 2-and-a-half days into the 13-day event: (1) the most powerful moment so far was the speech of the representative of the Philippines at the opening session, … Continue reading
Posted in GRI, Net Impact, sustainability, sustainability reporting, Uncategorized
Tagged 2013 Warsaw Integrated Sustainability Report, City of Warsaw, climate change, COP19, G4, GRI, sustainability, Sustainability reporting, sustainable business, sustainable development, The City of Warsaw, UN Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Warsaw Integrated Sustainability Report, Warsaw Sustainability Report, Warszawa
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UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw to Engage with Stakeholders & Cities & Promote Replicable Best Practices & Measurement
According to several sources, the UN Climate Summit (November 11-22) in Warsaw, Poland (know as COP19/CMP9) will be noteworthy for a few reasons: (1) A Range of Stakeholders Will Have Their Voices Heard. Polish Environment Minister and President of the … Continue reading
Warsaw 2013 Integrated Sustainability Report – and why cities are vital focal points for measurement and action
The City of Warsaw recently published its 2013 Integrated Sustainability Report (press releases and the report are available in English and Polish). 95% of the world’s largest 250 corporations over 4,000 organizations already publish data on their environmental, societal, and … Continue reading
Question: What’s cybersecurity got to do with sustainability? Answer: Materiality.
A student once asked me what an article on Duties and Risks Related to Cyber-Extortion has in common with the other things I research. Previously, my answer was (paraphrasing the Brundtland Commission definition): “sustainability means thriving today in a way … Continue reading
Congrats students, Net Impact, Fall River & Town of Dartmouth: 3 world firsts, 2 national firsts!
Congrats students, Net Impact, Fall River & Town of Dartmouth: 3 world firsts, 2 national firsts!.
Posted in GRI, Net Impact, sustainability, sustainability reporting
Tagged city, community sustainability, Dartmouth, experiential learning, Fall River, first in the USA, first in world, Global Reporting Initiative, GRI, Net Impact, service learning, Sulkowski, sustainability, Sustainability reporting, sustainable business, UMass Dartmouth, University of Massachusetts, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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Congrats students, Net Impact, Fall River & Town of Dartmouth: 3 world firsts, 2 national firsts!
Not every student project gets a press conference with a mayor! Our students’ hard work with the City of Fall River, MA, got noticed by CSR Wire, Environmental Leader, the Standard Times, and Fall River Herald, as well as EBI Consulting, Triple Pundit (twice), and ISOS Group. A similar project for … Continue reading
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Tagged city, first in world, Net Impact, sustainability, Sustainability reporting, UMass Dartmouth
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